BALIKUDA
Assembly seat no. 37 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1961.
Winner, 2000
UMESH CHANDRA SWAIN
INC
Elections held
11
1961–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2000
1,619
1.52% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
BJDRAGHUNANDAN DAS
- Votes
- 48,534
- Vote share
- 45.63%
- Behind by
- 1,619
Electors
1,66,420
Total votes polled
1,06,354
Valid votes
1,06,354
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
63.9%
Full result, 2000
11 candidates · 1,06,354 valid votes
UMESH CHANDRA SWAININCwon
50,153
47.2%
RAGHUNANDAN DASBJD
48,534
45.6%
JYOTISH CHANDRA DASIND
5,141
4.8%
BIJAYA MOHANTYCPI
1,212
1.1%
SURESH CHANDRA DASBSP
452
0.4%
PRAVAT MOHANTYIND
263
0.3%
SUSANT KANUNGONCP
148
0.1%
BHISMADEV DASAITC
124
0.1%
GHANASHYAM KANDIIND
119
0.1%
BIRABAR DALAIIND
116
0.1%
SUKANTA SAHOOIND
92
0.1%
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.
