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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2024

Barachana

Winner — 2024

Amar Kumar Nayak
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.4%BJD 45.0%8 others 5.6%
Votes
71,926
49.4% share
Winning margin
6,310
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.0%
of 1,94,341

A closely fought contest. Amar Kumar Nayak won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

6 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Amar Kumar Nayak
BJP (NDA)
71,92649.4%
2
Varsha Priyadarshini
65,61645.0%
3
Ajay Kumar Samal
6,6274.5%
NOTA
NOTA
4090.3%
5
Bijaya Kumar Das
3330.2%
6
Tarani Malik
IND
1960.1%
7
Lakshmi Malik
1730.1%
8
Ajaya Anurag Mohanty
IND
1650.1%
9
Manoranjan Jena
IND
1300.1%
10
Debendra Kumar Samal
NAPt
920.1%

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

Average turnout (89th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.0% · min 1.1% · max 65.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
89th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%BJD 45.0%OTH 5.3%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
🏛️

Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions etc.

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions etc.

🏛️

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & Images

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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