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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2024Reserved (ST)
Baliguda
Winner — 2024
Chakramani Kanhar
BJD· BJD
BJD 35.8%INC 34.5%4 others 29.7%
Votes
43,586
35.8% share
Winning margin
1,671
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,65,501
Baliguda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,671 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chakramani Kanhar | BJD | 43,586 | 35.9% |
| 2 | Upendra Pradhan | 41,915 | 34.5% | |
| 3 | Kalpana Kanhar | 31,481 | 25.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,606 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Ajaya Kumar Mallick | MLD | 1,009 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Jayasing Mallick | NAPt | 866 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 1.1% · max 70.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
104th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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16th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 35.9%INC 34.5%BJP 25.9%OTH 1.5%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.51 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%
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.