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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2020 by-elections
Balasore
Winner — 2020 by-elections
Swarup Kumar Das
BJD 52.0%BJP 43.8%4 others 4.2%
Votes
84,097
52.0% share
Winning margin
13,351
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swarup Kumar Das | 84,097 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Manas Kumar Dutta | 70,746 | 43.8% | |
| 3 | Mamata Kundu | 4,983 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Benudhar Barik | IND | 1,255 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Bhagyauddit Daspattanayak | IND | 312 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Md Numan Khan | IND | 246 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (75th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.4% · max 63.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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75th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
117th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 52.0%BJP 43.8%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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