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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2024
Balasore
Winner — 2024
Manas Kumar Dutta
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.9%BJD 34.6%6 others 14.5%
Votes
89,360
50.9% share
Winning margin
28,626
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.4%
of 2,29,852
Balasore is a safe seat — Manas Kumar Dutta won by 16.3%.
Seat history
3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manas Kumar Dutta | BJP (NDA) | 89,360 | 50.9% |
| 2 | Swarup Kumar Das | 60,734 | 34.6% | |
| 3 | Monalisa Samal | 19,259 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Bikram Keshari Panda | IND | 4,695 | 2.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 698 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Santosh Kumar Mohapatra | 331 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | Parshuram Lenka | NBBHNRSVP | 252 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Gopal Khandelwal | IND | 231 | 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 (75th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.4% · max 63.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
75th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
117th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.9%BJD 34.6%INC 11.0%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.22 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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