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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 112 · 2024
Bhubaneswar Central
Winner — 2024
Ananta Narayan Jena
BJD· BJD
BJD 47.7%BJP 47.6%12 others 4.7%
Votes
53,759
47.7% share
Winning margin
37
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
51.4%
of 2,19,233
Bhubaneswar Central was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 37 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.62 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ananta Narayan Jena | BJD | 53,759 | 47.7% |
| 2 | Jagannath Pradhan | 53,722 | 47.6% | |
| 3 | Prakash Chandra Jena | 3,308 | 2.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 689 | 0.6% |
| 5 | Dr. Arun Kumar Nayak | 506 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | Sanatan Behera | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Kishan Kumar Balodia | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Dr. Nagendra Nath Misra | 100 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | Laxmi Dora | 91 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | Dr. Akshaya Kumar Barik | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Srikanta Samal | KRUP | 66 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Ranjan Kumar Kar | BHRJWNKP | 61 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Uma Charana Mishra | SAMO | 57 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Naresh Chandra Sahoo | ODSHJP | 48 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.0% · max 50.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
147th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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98th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 47.7%BJP 47.6%OTH 4.1%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.62 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%
What's nearby?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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