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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2019

Barchana

Winner — 2019

AMAR PRASAD SATPATHY
BJD· BJD
BJD 46.6%BJP 45.6%6 others 7.8%
Votes
64,084
46.6% share
Winning margin
1,485
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,84,550

Barchana was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,485 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMAR PRASAD SATPATHY
BJD
64,08446.6%
2
AMAR KUMAR NAYAK
NDA
62,59945.5%
3
AJAY KUMAR SAMAL
9,3226.8%
NOTA
NOTA
4750.3%
5
UMAKANTA MALIK
3800.3%
6
JATINDRA KUMAR SAHOO
IND
2270.2%
7
MRUTYUNJAY PRASANNA PARIDA
IND
1800.1%
8
DIPAK SAHU
KS
1480.1%

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

Average turnout (89th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.0% · min 1.1% · max 65.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
89th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 46.6%BJP 45.5%INC 6.8%OTH 0.7%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
🏛️

Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions etc.

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions etc.

🏛️

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & Images

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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