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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNA CHANDRA BAKA | BJD | 41,192 | 31.9% |
| 2 | LAXMIPRIYA NAYAK | 38,647 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | PADU MAJHI | NDA | 29,579 | 22.9% |
| 4 | BALARAJU KOPE | IND | 6,605 | 5.1% |
| 5 | GHENU MUDULI | skd | 5,439 | 4.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,158 | 3.2% |
| 7 | SANATAN KAWASI | 3,361 | 2.6% |
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
safe2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.3% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
74th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.78
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.2%
lowerhigher
4th of 147Where 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%
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
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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.