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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Kendrapara
Winner — 2024
Ganeswar Behera
BJD· BJD
BJD 57.5%BJP 34.9%7 others 7.6%
Votes
90,173
57.5% share
Winning margin
35,418
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.1%
of 2,30,413
Kendrapara is a safe seat — Ganeswar Behera won by 22.6%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganeswar Behera | BJD | 90,173 | 58.5% |
| 2 | Geetanjali Sethi | 54,755 | 35.5% | |
| 3 | Sipra Mallick | 7,478 | 4.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 638 | 0.4% |
| 5 | Ranjan Kumar Mallik | 451 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | Ranjan Behera | IND | 284 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Dinabandhu Mallik | IND | 147 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Narendra Kumar Malik | ICPa | 121 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Santosh Malik | SAMO | 119 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.8% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
124th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 58.5%BJP 35.5%OTH 5.6%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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