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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2024
Bhadrak
Winner — 2024
Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 41.7%BJD 33.6%7 others 24.7%
Votes
82,282
41.7% share
Winning margin
16,068
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.9%
of 2,74,332
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra | BJP (NDA) | 82,282 | 42.3% |
| 2 | Prafulla Samal | 66,214 | 34.0% | |
| 3 | Asit Pattnaik | 43,557 | 22.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 779 | 0.4% |
| 5 | Rajendra Lenka | 543 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | Sonam Bibi | IND | 358 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Chitta Ranjan Singh | IND | 334 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Mahendra Tiadi | IND | 299 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Rajendra Sahoo | IND | 216 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 0.6% · max 56.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
114th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
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43rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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119th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.3%BJD 34.0%INC 22.4%OTH 0.9%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.19 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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