Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1967

Dharamgarh

Assembly constituency 90 (SC) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1967

[01]Result · 1967

#90 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors58,791

Votes polled23,471

Turnout39.9%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerL.D.MajhiSwatantra Party16,15068.8% of votes

MARGIN11,667 votes · 49.7 pp16,150 − 4,483

Runner-upJ.Nayak Indian National Congress4,48319.1% of votes

SWA 78.3% of top-two votesINC 21.7%

All candidates 3

01 L.D.MajhiSWA16,150 68.8%
02 J.NayakINC4,483 19.1%
03 P.HarijanIND2,838 12.1%

Turnout 39.9%

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, 196740.9%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 23,471Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
2.9 pp
Mohammed MoquimIndian National Congress
2014
11.4 pp
Debashish SamantarayBiju Janata Dal
2009
25.2 pp
Debashish SamantarayBiju Janata Dal
2004
11.2 pp
Habibulla KhanIndian National Congress
2000
22.4 pp
Habibulla KhanIndian National Congress
1995
25.4 pp
Habibulla KhanIndian National Congress
1990
7.9 pp
Habibulla KhanIndian National Congress
1985
66.6 pp
Habibulla KhanIndian National Congress
1980
57.0 pp
Habibulla KhanIndian National Congress
1977
28.7 pp
Habibulla KhanIndian National Congress
1974
3.8 pp
Habibulla KhanSwatantra Party
1971
33.9 pp
Lochan Dhangada MajhiSwatantra Party
1967
49.7 pp
L.D.MajhiSwatantra Party
1961
28.5 pp
Patra GopabadhuIndependent

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

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 87.9% of votes; the other 1 candidate 12.1% between them.
(16,150 + 4,483) ÷ 23,471 = 87.9% · 2,838 ÷ 23,471 = 12.1%
Turnout of 39.9% was 1.0 pp below the state's median seat (40.9%).
39.9 − 40.9 = −1.0
The margin widened from 28.5 pp in 1961 to 49.7 pp.
49.7 − 28.5 = +21.2 pp
The seat changed hands: IND in 1961, SWA in 1967.
1961 IND · 1967 SWA

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines23,471
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled23,471
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 1967 · 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 1967 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database