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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2019

Bargarh

Winner — 2019

DEBESH ACHARYA
BJD· BJD
BJD 46.5%BJP 41.3%3 others 12.3%
Votes
75,133
46.5% share
Winning margin
8,452
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.8%
of 2,21,922

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEBESH ACHARYA
BJD
75,13346.5%
2
ASHWINI KUMAR SARANGI
NDA
66,68141.3%
3
NIPON KUMAR DASH
16,30510.1%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7901.1%
5
KAUSTUVA BUDHIA
1,7311.1%

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

Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
63rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
85th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 46.5%BJP 41.3%INC 10.1%OTH 1.1%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.47 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%

What's nearby?

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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.

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