BALIKUDA
Assembly seat no. 37 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1961.
Winner, 1995
LALATENDU MOHAPATRA
INC
Elections held
11
1961–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1995
1,777
1.61% of valid votes
Result, 1995
Runner-up
JDUMESHA CHANDRA SWAIN
- Votes
- 52,360
- Vote share
- 47.52%
- Behind by
- 1,777
Electors
1,49,960
Total votes polled
1,10,183
Valid votes
1,10,183
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.5%
Full result, 1995
6 candidates · 1,10,183 valid votes
LALATENDU MOHAPATRAINCwon
54,137
49.1%
UMESHA CHANDRA SWAINJD
52,360
47.5%
LALIT KUMAR LEWKABJP
2,370
2.1%
HEMANTA BISWALSJPR
692
0.6%
LAXMIPRIYA MOHANTYSAP
369
0.3%
KRUSHNA CHANDRA BHOIIND
255
0.2%
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.
