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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2014
Dharmasala
Winner — 2014
PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY
BJD· BJD
BJD 68.6%INC 14.7%7 others 16.7%
Votes
1,09,241
68.6% share
Winning margin
85,786
53.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.6%
of 1,95,224
Dharmasala is a safe seat — PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY won by 53.9%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY | BJD | 1,09,241 | 68.6% |
| 2 | SRINATH MISHRA | UPA | 23,455 | 14.7% |
| 3 | RAMESH CHANDRA PARIDA | NDA | 19,940 | 12.5% |
| 4 | AKSHAYA KUMAR DAS | 2,044 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,185 | 0.7% |
| 6 | NIRMAL KUMAR ROUT | IND | 1,108 | 0.7% |
| 7 | CHANDRAMANI NAYAK | SKD | 865 | 0.5% |
| 8 | GOBINDA SAHOO | BSP | 838 | 0.5% |
| 9 | PRAVAKAR NAYAK | OJM | 575 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe53.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 2.2% · max 57.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
36th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
121st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 68.6%INC 14.7%BJP 12.5%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.