Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

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Assembly constituency 117 (SC) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#117 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors83,829

Votes polled23,006

Turnout27.4%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerTrinath NaikJanata Party11,68652.1% of votes

MARGIN3,084 votes · 13.4 pp11,686 − 8,602

Runner-upHarihara Sethi Independent8,60238.3% of votes

JNP 57.6% of top-two votesIND 42.4%

All candidates 3

01 Trinath NaikJNP11,686 52.1%
02 Harihara SethiIND8,602 38.3%
03 Bhagirathi NaikINC2,158 9.6%

Turnout 27.4%

Male 42,72351.0% Female 41,10649.0%

Share of 83,829 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males962
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 22,446Residual 560

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
5.8 pp
Jyotirindra Nath MitraBiju Janata Dal
2014
4.2 pp
Rajendra Kumar SahooBiju Janata Dal
2009
2.6 pp
Rajendra Ku. SahooIndependent
2004
5.6 pp
Anjali BeheraBiju Janata Dal
2000
38.1 pp
Anjali BeheraBiju Janata Dal
1995
13.6 pp
Maheswar NaikIndian National Congress
1993
28.5 pp
Smt. Pata NayakJanata Dal
1990
56.5 pp
Trinath NayakJanata Dal
1985
12.9 pp
Rabinarayan NaikIndian National Congress
1980
0.7 pp
Trinath NayakJanata Party (SECULAR) - CH. CHARAN SINGH
1977
13.4 pp
Trinath NaikJanata Party
1974
22.9 pp
Bhagirathi NaikIndian National Congress
1971
0.7 pp
Rameshwar NaikIndian National Congress
1967
36.9 pp
L.R.SinghSwatantra Party
1961
26.8 pp
Singh BaidharIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 56.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 88.2% of votes; the other 1 candidate 9.4% between them.
(11,686 + 8,602) ÷ 23,006 = 88.2% · 2,158 ÷ 23,006 = 9.4%
Turnout of 27.4% was 14.4 pp below the state's median seat (41.8%).
27.4 − 41.8 = −14.4
The margin narrowed from 22.9 pp in 1974 to 13.4 pp.
13.4 − 22.9 = −9.5 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 1974, JNP in 1977.
1974 INC · 1977 JNP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines22,446
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled23,006
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 560

Candidate votes miss the published total by 560, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1977 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 147 seats on the Odisha Vidhan Sabha 1977 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database