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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 54 · 2024
Sukinda
Winner — 2024
Pradeep Bal Samanta
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.5%BJD 44.9%11 others 4.6%
Votes
86,733
50.5% share
Winning margin
9,577
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
81.4%
of 2,11,032
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pradeep Bal Samanta | BJP (NDA) | 86,733 | 50.6% |
| 2 | Pritiranjan Gharai | 77,156 | 45.0% | |
| 3 | Bibhu Bhusan Rout | 3,677 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,185 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Sandeep Chakra | IND | 514 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Lili Mahanta | 509 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | Ranajit Kumar Jamuda | IND | 351 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Sili Mallick | 321 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | Rakhal Parida | IND | 298 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Gunamani Shaw | IND | 287 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Kulamani Patra | IND | 204 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Dipaka Kumar Nayak | BHRBKP | 173 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Dayalratan Mohanta | 128 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (21st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.9% · max 43.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
21st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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88th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.6%BJD 45.0%OTH 3.8%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.