Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Chitrakonda

Assembly constituency 87 (ST) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#87 · ST

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors77,099

Votes polled11,541

Turnout15.0%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerPrahallad DoraJanata Party6,75361.1% of votes

MARGIN2,453 votes · 21.3 pp6,753 − 4,300

Runner-upGangadhar Madi Indian National Congress4,30038.9% of votes

JNP 61.1% of top-two votesINC 38.9%

All candidates 2

01 Prahallad DoraJNP6,753 61.1%
02 Gangadhar MadiINC4,300 38.9%

Turnout 15.0%

Male 41,74854.1% Female 35,35145.9%

Share of 77,099 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males847
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 11,053Residual 488

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
10.4 pp
Debiprasad MishraBiju Janata Dal
2014
43.2 pp
Debiprasad MishraBiju Janata Dal
2011
Margin not recorded
Subash GondBiju Janata Dal
2009
28.7 pp
Debiprasad MishraBiju Janata Dal
2004
2.5 pp
Prahalad DoraBharatiya Janata Party
2000
26.6 pp
Mamta MadhiIndian National Congress
1995
19.2 pp
Gangadhar MadiIndian National Congress
1990
27.3 pp
Prahallad DoraJanata Dal
1985
16.9 pp
Gangadhar MadiIndian National Congress
1980
28.4 pp
Gangadhar MadiIndian National Congress
1977
21.3 pp
Prahallad DoraJanata Party
1974
5.1 pp
Gangadhar MadiIndian National Congress
1971
0.2 pp
Rabisingh MajhiUtkal Congress
1967
2.8 pp
R.MajhiIndian National Congress
1961
28.4 pp
Patnaik BanamaliIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 43.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 15.0% was 26.8 pp below the state's median seat (41.8%).
15.0 − 41.8 = −26.8
The margin widened from 5.1 pp in 1974 to 21.3 pp.
21.3 − 5.1 = +16.2 pp
Gangadhar Madi, the 1974 winner, finished second in 1977.
1974 winner name = 1977 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines11,053
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled11,541
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 488

Candidate votes miss the published total by 488, 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