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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2024

Bargarh

Winner — 2024

Ashwini Kumar Sarangi
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.3%BJD 43.5%8 others 10.2%
Votes
77,766
46.3% share
Winning margin
4,772
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.0%
of 2,17,952

A closely fought contest. Ashwini Kumar Sarangi won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

5 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.46 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Ashwini Kumar Sarangi
BJP (NDA)
77,76646.3%
2
Debesh Acharya
72,99443.5%
3
Nipon Kumar Dash
10,2726.1%
4
Nanda Nandan Mahananda
IND
2,0801.2%
5
Jayashankar Sinha
1,2020.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1870.7%
7
Bhakta Binod Baba
IND
7570.5%
8
Ashish Satpathy
7020.4%
9
Pandaba Karna
IND
4760.3%
10
Muktanag
RSHTMNVP
3840.2%

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

Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
63rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
85th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.3%BJD 43.5%INC 6.1%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.46 Cr

A 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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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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