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Parliamentary Constituency Watch – Azamgarh
Azamgarh is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. It comprises 5 assembly constituencies and 1 district. The Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat has witnessed several winning candidates and parties since its inception. Azamgarh Parliamentary Constituency has seen a variety of winners since its inception in 1952. The first winner was Algu Rai…
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Odisha – Changing Vote Share of BJD and BJP in Last 3 Elections
The overall vote share of BJD in 2009 was 38.86%, in 2014 it was 43.40% and 44.71% in 2019. In the case of the BJP, it garnered 15.05% of the vote share in 2009 which increased to 18.0% in 2014. In 2019, BJP saw a significant increase in its vote share with 32.49% of vote share.…
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Odisha- Swing seats of BJD and BJP from 2014 to 2019
In the 2019 Odisha elections, 25 constituencies won by BJP in 2014 were secured by other parties. BJP managed to unseat BJD in 18 constituencies, INC in 6 seats and 1seat was won by an independent candidate. BJP too saw its 9 seats won by it in 2014 shift to other parties in 2014. The majority of…
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Odisha – Strong Hold Districts of BJD in 2019
Out of 28 districts, there were 16 districts where BJD either won or was 1st runner-up. In these districts, there are 95 assembly constituencies wherein BJD won 67 constituencies and came first runner-up in the remaining 28 seats. And out of 28 constituencies where BJD lost, BJP came triumph in 20 seats. BJD will not like…
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Odisha – Low margin wins and losses for BJD in 2019
In the 2019 Odisha elections, there were 47 constituencies where BJD had low winning/losing margin. Out of these 47 constituencies, it won 26 seats and lost 21 seats. In both winning and losing constituencies, the margin was less than 5%. In the losing 21 constituencies, it was defeated by BJP in 13 seats and lost 7 seats…
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Odisha – Winning Margin of Parties in 2019
In the 2019 Odisha elections, BJD’s average winning margin stood at 12.8%, whereas for BJP and INC it was 5.53% and 3.76% respectively. Like every election, the 2019 elections also bore witness to wafer-thin as well as landslide victories. For instance, 4 winners won with a margin of less than 1% and 2 winners who were both from…
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Odisha – Vote Share of Parties 2019
In the 2019 Odisha elections, BJD got the maximum vote share of 44.71%, whereas BJP garnered 32.49% of the vote share. INC, on the other hand, came distant 3rd by receiving 16.12% of vote share and CPI(M) was further reduced with a mere 0.30% of vote share. In terms of vote share, BJD had received the maximum number…
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Odisha – Party Wise Seats in 2019 Part: 1
In 2019, Odisha elections were held in 4 phases for the 147 assembly seats. BJD returned to power by winning 113 seats, while BJP increased its number of seats by registering wins in 23 seats. Congress won 9 seats and the remaining 2 seats went to the others. BJP emerged as the main opposition party…
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Odisha – Party Wise Seats in 2019
In 2019, Odisha elections were held in 4 phases for the 147 assembly seats. BJD returned to power by winning 113 seats, while BJP increased its number of seats by registering wins in 23 seats. Congress won 9 seats and the remaining 2 seats went to the others. BJP emerged as the main opposition party…
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Faster Roads Drive Engine Growth
The latest report released by IMF in May 2022 has once again put the relationship between faster roads and the economic growth of a country at the forefront. This correlation, time and again, has motivated many economists around the world to assess the state of a country’s economic health primarily through the prism of its…
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Assembly Constituency Watch: Umerkote
Location Umerkote assembly constituency is located in Nabarangpur district and consists of: Umerkote, Raighar block and 8 Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block. Category Designated as a Scheduled Tribes Constituency. Voter Turnout During the 2014 elections, the total number of electors was 174180 and the turnout stood…