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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1971

Bhanjanagar

Assembly constituency 62 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1971

[01]Result · 1971

#62 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants4
Electors83,684
Votes polled40,034
Turnout47.8%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerSomnath RathIndian National Congress17,77844.4% of votes
MARGIN2,791 votes · 7.0 pp17,778 − 14,987
Runner-upBijayananda Patnaik Utkal Congress14,98737.4% of votes
INC 54.3% of top-two votesUC 45.7%

All candidates 4

  1. 01 Somnath RathINC17,778 44.4%
  2. 02 Bijayananda PatnaikUC14,987 37.4%
  3. 03 Ramesh Kumar SamalaSWA6,410 16.0%
  4. 04 Premalata Pata NayakIND859 2.2%

Turnout 47.8%

025507510047.8%TURNOUT◦ state median 39.2%

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, 197139.2%
  • ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 40,034Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

  1. 2019
    4.2 pp
    Susanta Kumar BeheraBiju Janata Dal
  2. 2014
    7.1 pp
    Susanta Kumar BeheraBiju Janata Dal
  3. 2009
    4.1 pp
    Khageswar BeheraBiju Janata Dal
  4. 2004
    2.4 pp
    Arun Kumar SahooBiju Janata Dal
  5. 2002
    14.5 pp
    Mandakini BeheraBiju Janata Dal
  6. 2000
    32.0 pp
    Bhagabat BeheraBiju Janata Dal
  7. 1995
    6.1 pp
    Sitakanta MishraIndian National Congress
  8. 1990
    49.1 pp
    Bhagabat BeheraJanata Dal
  9. 1985
    6.2 pp
    Bhagabat BeheraJanata Party
  10. 1980
    27.0 pp
    Bansidhar SahooIndian National Congress
  11. 1977
    27.8 pp
    Bhagabat BeheraJanata Party
  12. 1974
    34.9 pp
    Bhagabat BeheraSamyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party
  13. 1971
    7.0 pp
    Somnath RathIndian National Congress
  14. 1967
    19.7 pp
    D.BeheraIndian National Congress
  15. 1961
    25.9 pp
    Patel HariharGantantra Parishad

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 49.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed SWA polled 6,410 votes, 2.3× the 2,791-vote margin.

    6,410 ÷ 2,791 = 2.3

  2. The top two polled 81.8% of votes; the other 2 candidates 18.2% between them.

    (17,778 + 14,987) ÷ 40,034 = 81.8% · 7,269 ÷ 40,034 = 18.2%

  3. Turnout of 47.8% was 8.6 pp above the state's median seat (39.2%).

    47.8 − 39.2 = +8.6

  4. The margin narrowed from 19.7 pp in 1967 to 7.0 pp.

    7.0 − 19.7 = −12.7 pp

  5. INC held the seat it won in 1967.

    1967 INC · 1971 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines40,034
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled40,034
  • 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 1971 · 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 1971 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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