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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 147 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Chitrakonda

Winner — 2019

PURNA CHANDRA BAKA
BJD· BJD
BJD 31.9%INC 30.0%5 others 38.1%
Votes
41,192
31.9% share
Winning margin
2,545
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,88,959

Chitrakonda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 2,545 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURNA CHANDRA BAKA
BJD
41,19231.9%
2
LAXMIPRIYA NAYAK
38,64730.0%
3
PADU MAJHI
NDA
29,57922.9%
4
BALARAJU KOPE
IND
6,6055.1%
5
GHENU MUDULI
skd
5,4394.2%
NOTA
NOTA
4,1583.2%
7
SANATAN KAWASI
3,3612.6%

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

Average turnout (74th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.3% · max 36.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
74th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.78
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.2%
lowerhigher
4th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 31.9%INC 30.0%BJP 22.9%IND 5.1%OTH 6.8%NOTA 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,13,192
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,791 km²
SC population22.6%
ST population57.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 97.9%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity17.9%
Sanitation9.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated94.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.3%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.9%
Women literate39.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Clean cooking fuel20.9%
Health insurance47.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Millets🏺Processed Fish🏺Tribal Jewellery🏺Turmeric

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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