Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Mahanga

Assembly constituency 40 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#40 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors80,575

Votes polled41,893

Turnout52.0%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerPradipta Kishore DasJanata Party26,32363.8% of votes

MARGIN11,404 votes · 27.2 pp26,323 − 14,919

Runner-upShaikh Matlub Ali Indian National Congress14,91936.2% of votes

JNP 63.8% of top-two votesINC 36.2%

All candidates 2

01 Pradipta Kishore DasJNP26,323 63.8%
02 Shaikh Matlub AliINC14,919 36.2%

Turnout 52.0%

Male 40,68150.5% Female 39,89449.5%

Share of 80,575 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males981
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 41,242Residual 651

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
1.0 pp
Sukanta Kumar NayakBharatiya Janata Party
2014
9.8 pp
Sukanta Kumar NayakBiju Janata Dal
2009
2.6 pp
Pratap Chandra SarangiIndependent
2004
8.0 pp
Bikram Keshari BarmaBiju Janata Dal
2000
3.6 pp
Sarat Kumar KarBiju Janata Dal
1995
6.0 pp
Matlub AlliIndian National Congress
1990
16.7 pp
Sarat Kumar KarJanata Dal
1985
12.2 pp
S. K. Matlub AliIndian National Congress
1980
5.5 pp
Sk. Matlub AliIndian National Congress
1977
27.2 pp
Pradipta Kishore DasJanata Party
1974
6.0 pp
Shaik Matlub AliIndian National Congress
1971
11.6 pp
Kanhu LenkaIndian National Congress
1967
12.9 pp
A.BehevaPragati Sheel Party
1961
9.2 pp
Majhi GahshiramIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 27.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 52.0% was 10.2 pp above the state's median seat (41.8%).
52.0 − 41.8 = +10.2
The margin widened from 6.0 pp in 1974 to 27.2 pp.
27.2 − 6.0 = +21.2 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 2 candidate lines41,242
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled41,893
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 651

Candidate votes miss the published total by 651, 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

Candidates2 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