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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2019

Basta

Winner — 2019

NITYANANDA SAHOO
BJD· BJD
BJD 42.0%INC 35.0%9 others 23.0%
Votes
71,737
42.0% share
Winning margin
11,864
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.3%
of 2,26,948

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NITYANANDA SAHOO
BJD
71,73742.0%
2
BIJAN NAYAK
59,87335.0%
3
RAGHUNATH MOHANTY
NDA
36,87421.6%
4
NANDAN PAL
AITC
6420.4%
NOTA
NOTA
4410.3%
6
MRUTYUNJAY DEY
3430.2%
7
MANAS DAS
IND
3090.2%
8
SACHINDRA DAS
IND
2820.2%
9
SAROJ KUMAR ROUL
AAP
2580.1%
10
AJAYA KUMAR NAYAK
IND
1170.1%
11
LAXMIDHAR GIRI
810.1%

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

Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.5% · max 49.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
56th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
141st of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 42.0%INC 35.0%BJP 21.6%OTH 1.2%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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