Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1961

Bonai

Assembly constituency 66 · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1961

[01]Result · 1961

#66

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors58,707

Votes polled17,838

Turnout30.4%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerMohapatra Hemendra PrasadGantantra Parishad12,81671.9% of votes

MARGIN10,036 votes · 56.3 pp12,816 − 2,780

Runner-upDandpat Hamanda Kumar Singh Indian National Congress2,78015.6% of votes

GP 82.2% of top-two votesINC 17.8%

All candidates 3

01 Mohapatra Hemendra PrasadGP12,816 71.9%
02 Dandpat Hamanda Kumar SinghINC2,780 15.6%
03 Munda LucasJP2,242 12.6%

Turnout 30.4%

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, 196133.8%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 17,838Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
7.7 pp
Mukesh MahalingBharatiya Janata Party
2014
14.4 pp
Jogendra BeheraBiju Janata Dal
2009
2.9 pp
Ramakanta SethBiju Janata Dal
2004
5.4 pp
Bikram Keshari ArukhaBiju Janata Dal
2000
9.3 pp
Bikram Keshari ArukhaBiju Janata Dal
1995
1.6 pp
Bikram Keshari ArukhaJanata Dal
1990
28.8 pp
Rama Krushna GaudaJanata Dal
1985
19.8 pp
Umakanta MisraIndian National Congress
1980
1.9 pp
Somnath RathIndian National Congress
1977
18.7 pp
Jami Subarao PrustyJanata Party
1974
2.4 pp
Somnath RathIndian National Congress
1971
9.1 pp
Ramkrishna PatanaikUtkal Congress
1967
8.5 pp
B.MaharanaPragati Sheel Party
1961
56.3 pp
Mohapatra Hemendra PrasadGantantra Parishad

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 56.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 87.4% of votes; the other 1 candidate 12.6% between them.
(12,816 + 2,780) ÷ 17,838 = 87.4% · 2,242 ÷ 17,838 = 12.6%
Turnout of 30.4% was 3.4 pp below the state's median seat (33.8%).
30.4 − 33.8 = −3.4

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines17,838
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled17,838
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 1961 · 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 1961 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database