Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1967

Balikuda

Assembly constituency 35 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1967

[01]Result · 1967

#35 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants4

Electors85,191

Votes polled40,624

Turnout47.7%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerB.MohantyPragati Sheel Party20,40150.2% of votes

MARGIN9,130 votes · 22.5 pp20,401 − 11,271

Runner-upN.Mohanty Indian National Congress11,27127.7% of votes

PRAGAT 64.4% of top-two votesINC 35.6%

All candidates 4

01 B.MohantyPRAGAT20,401 50.2%
02 N.MohantyINC11,271 27.7%
03 R.MohapatraSWA7,924 19.5%
04 R.SahirIND1,028 2.5%

Turnout 47.7%

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 4 candidates = 40,624Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
20.2 pp
Aswini Kumar PatraBiju Janata Dal
2014
20.5 pp
Aswini Kumar PatraBiju Janata Dal
2009
4.3 pp
Debi Prasanna ChandIndian National Congress
2004
2.9 pp
Chiranjib BiswalIndian National Congress
2000
3.7 pp
Debashish SamantarayBiju Janata Dal
1995
18.4 pp
Basanta Kumar BiswalIndian National Congress
1990
1.4 pp
Basanta Kumar BiswalIndian National Congress
1985
44.0 pp
Nityananda SamanarayIndian National Congress
1980
9.8 pp
Basant Kumar BiswalIndian National Congress
1977
40.9 pp
Pratap Chandra MahantyJanata Party
1974
14.2 pp
Pratapa Chandra MohantyUtkal Congress
1971
8.7 pp
Basudeb MohapatraIndian National Congress
1967
22.5 pp
B.MohantyPragati Sheel Party
1961
20.6 pp
Debi NabakumariGantantra Parishad

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 44.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 78.0% of votes; the other 2 candidates 22.0% between them.
(20,401 + 11,271) ÷ 40,624 = 78.0% · 8,952 ÷ 40,624 = 22.0%
Turnout of 47.7% was 6.8 pp above the state's median seat (40.9%).
47.7 − 40.9 = +6.8
The margin widened from 20.6 pp in 1961 to 22.5 pp.
22.5 − 20.6 = +1.9 pp
The seat changed hands: GP in 1961, PRAGAT in 1967.
1961 GP · 1967 PRAGAT

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines40,624
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled40,624
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

Candidates4 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