BALIKUDA
Assembly seat no. 37 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1961.
Winner, 1980
BASUDEV MOHAPATRA
INC(I)
Elections held
11
1961–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1980
14,925
23.74% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
JNPSCUMESH SWAIN
- Votes
- 21,321
- Vote share
- 33.91%
- Behind by
- 14,925
Electors
97,882
Total votes polled
62,880
Valid votes
62,880
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.2%
Full result, 1980
4 candidates · 62,880 valid votes
BASUDEV MOHAPATRAINC(I)won
36,246
57.6%
UMESH SWAINJNPSC
21,321
33.9%
LALIT KUMAR LENKABJP
3,229
5.1%
KRUSHNA CHANDRA MOHANTYINC(U)
2,084
3.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UMESH CHANDRA SWAIN | INC | 48,242 | 42.76% | RAGHUNANDAN DAS | 8,722 |
| 2000 | UMESH CHANDRA SWAIN | INC | 50,153 | 47.16% | RAGHUNANDAN DAS | 1,619 |
| 1995 | LALATENDU MOHAPATRA | INC | 54,137 | 49.13% | UMESHA CHANDRA SWAIN | 1,777 |
| 1990 | UMESH SWAIN | JD | 57,432 | 62.90% | JYOTISH CHANDRA DAS | 23,563 |
| 1985 | JYOTISH CHANDRA DAS | INC | 38,443 | 51.86% | UMESH CHANDRA SWAIN | 7,234 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BALIKUDA assembly constituency in 2004?
UMESH CHANDRA SWAIN (INC) won BALIKUDA in 2004, by a margin of 8,722 votes.
Which party has won BALIKUDA the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 11 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has BALIKUDA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1961 to 2004.
Who has won BALIKUDA the most times?
UMESH CHANDRA SWAIN, with 2 wins between 2000 and 2004.
