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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Baliguda

Winner — 2019

CHAKRAMANI KANHAR
BJD· BJD
BJD 39.2%INC 32.9%5 others 27.8%
Votes
43,175
39.2% share
Winning margin
6,910
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.6%
of 1,55,813

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAKRAMANI KANHAR
BJD
43,17539.2%
2
SIMAN MALLICK
36,26533.0%
3
KARENDRA MAJHI
NDA
25,21722.9%
4
JAYASINGH MALLICK
BMUP
1,5661.4%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4861.4%
6
KUNAL PRADHAN
1,3191.2%
7
SUSAMA KANHAR
HND
1,0420.9%

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

Average turnout (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 1.1% · max 70.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
104th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
16th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 39.2%INC 33.0%BJP 22.9%OTH 3.6%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.39 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI

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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