Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1967

Deogarh

Assembly constituency 120 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1967

[01]Result · 1967

#120 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors68,704

Votes polled26,830

Turnout39.1%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerB.T.D.RajaSwatantra Party16,32760.9% of votes

MARGIN10,735 votes · 40.0 pp16,327 − 5,592

Runner-upP.Pradhan Independent5,59220.8% of votes

SWA 74.5% of top-two votesIND 25.5%

All candidates 3

01 B.T.D.RajaSWA16,327 60.9%
02 P.PradhanIND5,592 20.8%
03 G.PadhanINC4,911 18.3%

Turnout 39.1%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 196740.9%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 26,830Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
61.0 pp
Soumya Ranjan PatnaikBiju Janata Dal
2014
0.5 pp
Anubhav PatnaikBiju Janata Dal
2009
14.9 pp
Siddharth Sekhar SinghBiju Janata Dal
2004
24.0 pp
Prafulla Kumar MallikBiju Janata Dal
2000
31.8 pp
Brahmananda BiswalBiju Janata Dal
1997
28.4 pp
Premalata MohapatraIndian National Congress
1995
32.8 pp
Kailash Chandra MohapatraIndian National Congress
1990
6.7 pp
Prasanna PattnaikJanata Dal
1985
5.1 pp
Prasan PattanayakBharatiya Janata Party
1980
25.3 pp
Kailash Chandra MohapatraIndian National Congress
1977
1.4 pp
Prasanna Kumar PattnayakJanata Party
1974
59.8 pp
Brahamananda BiswalIndian National Congress
1971
13.3 pp
Bhanugangaa T. Deb RajaSwatantra Party
1967
40.0 pp
B.T.D.RajaSwatantra Party
1961
1.9 pp
Jena MuralidharIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 61.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 81.7% of votes; the other 1 candidate 18.3% between them.
(16,327 + 5,592) ÷ 26,830 = 81.7% · 4,911 ÷ 26,830 = 18.3%
Turnout of 39.1% was 1.8 pp below the state's median seat (40.9%).
39.1 − 40.9 = −1.8
The margin widened from 1.9 pp in 1961 to 40.0 pp.
40.0 − 1.9 = +38.1 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 1961, SWA in 1967.
1961 INC · 1967 SWA

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines26,830
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled26,830
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1967 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Odisha Vidhan Sabha 1967 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database