Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Rayagada

Assembly constituency 82 (ST) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#82 · ST

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors84,530

Votes polled30,844

Turnout36.5%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerUlkaka RamachandraIndian National Congress18,55964.0% of votes

MARGIN8,097 votes · 26.3 pp18,559 − 10,462

Runner-upBidika Mallana Janata Party10,46236.1% of votes

INC 64.0% of top-two votesJNP 36.0%

All candidates 2

01 Ulkaka RamachandraINC18,559 64.0%
02 Bidika MallanaJNP10,462 36.1%

Turnout 36.5%

Male 45,13653.4% Female 39,39446.6%

Share of 84,530 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males873
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 29,021Residual 1,823

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
6.4 pp
Chakramani KanharBiju Janata Dal
2014
2.7 pp
Rajib PatraBiju Janata Dal
2009
4.1 pp
Karendra MajhiBharatiya Janata Party
2004
17.5 pp
Ulaka Rama ChandraIndian National Congress
2000
10.7 pp
Lalbihari HimirikaBiju Janata Dal
1995
45.6 pp
Ulaka Rama ChandraIndian National Congress
1990
19.5 pp
Ulaka RamachandraIndian National Congress
1985
55.5 pp
Ulaka Ramo ChandraIndian National Congress
1980
66.6 pp
Ulaka RamchandraIndian National Congress
1977
26.3 pp
Ulkaka RamachandraIndian National Congress
1974
24.2 pp
Ulka Rama ChandraIndian National Congress
1971
6.1 pp
Pratap Narayan Singh DeoSwatantra Party
1967
4.7 pp
N.RamaseshaiahSwatantra Party
1961
59.3 pp
Nayak SahebIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 66.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 36.5% was 5.3 pp below the state's median seat (41.8%).
36.5 − 41.8 = −5.3
The margin widened from 24.2 pp in 1974 to 26.3 pp.
26.3 − 24.2 = +2.1 pp
INC held the seat it won in 1974.
1974 INC · 1977 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines29,021
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled30,844
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 1,823

Candidate votes miss the published total by 1,823, 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