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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2014
Basta
Winner — 2014
NITYANANDA SAHOO
BJD· BJD
BJD 47.7%INC 43.7%7 others 8.6%
Votes
76,737
47.7% share
Winning margin
6,433
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.4%
of 2,02,766
A closely fought contest. NITYANANDA SAHOO won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NITYANANDA SAHOO | BJD | 76,737 | 47.7% |
| 2 | JAY NARAYAN MOHANTY | UPA | 70,304 | 43.7% |
| 3 | SHYAMA PRASAD BEHERA | NDA | 11,165 | 6.9% |
| 4 | MADAN MOHAN JENA |  AITC | 690 | 0.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 604 | 0.4% |
| 6 | PRAMOD KUMAR PATTAYAT | BSP | 590 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SAROJ KUMAR ROUL | AAP | 447 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAMAKANTA PANDA | Samajwadi Party | 199 | 0.1% |
| 9 | GOURAB KUMAR ANDIA | IND | 186 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.5% · max 49.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
56th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
141st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 47.7%INC 43.7%BJP 6.9%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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