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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2024
Bijepur
Winner — 2024
Sanat Kumar Gartia
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.5%BJD 42.4%3 others 10.1%
Votes
93,161
47.5% share
Winning margin
10,066
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.1%
of 2,41,753
A clear win with a 5.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanat Kumar Gartia | BJP (NDA) | 93,161 | 47.5% |
| 2 | Rita Sahu | 83,095 | 42.4% | |
| 3 | Kishor Dafadar | 15,707 | 8.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,055 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Dhabaleswar Mahananda | 2,010 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.3% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
25th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
56th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.5%BJD 42.4%INC 8.0%OTH 1.0%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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