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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Baliguda

Winner — 2014

RAJIB PATRA
BJD· BJD
BJD 37.3%INC 34.6%7 others 28.2%
Votes
37,606
37.3% share
Winning margin
2,696
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,37,416

A closely fought contest. RAJIB PATRA won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJIB PATRA
BJD
37,60637.3%
2
KLESA PRADHAN
UPA
34,91034.6%
3
KARENDRA MAJHI
NDA
18,10317.9%
4
NABAGHANA KARJIMAJHI
BSP
2,7182.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,8561.8%
6
DUKHISHYAM MUTHAMAJHI
AOP
1,5821.6%
7
DEBENDRA KANHAR
IND
1,4291.4%
8
BIJESWAR MALLICK
OJM
1,4261.4%
9
MINATI MALLICK
IND
1,3141.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 1.1% · max 70.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
104th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
16th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 37.3%INC 34.6%BJP 17.9%OTH 8.4%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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