Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Khariar

Assembly constituency 95 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#95 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors76,193

Votes polled29,607

Turnout38.9%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerKapil Narayan TiwariIndependent15,88155.7% of votes

MARGIN9,372 votes · 31.7 pp15,881 − 6,509

Runner-upJihatram Patel Janata Party6,50922.8% of votes

IND 70.9% of top-two votesJNP 29.1%

All candidates 3

01 Kapil Narayan TiwariIND15,881 55.7%
02 Jihatram PatelJNP6,509 22.8%
03 Prabhash PattnaikINC6,130 21.5%

Turnout 38.9%

Male 38,43150.4% Female 37,76249.6%

Share of 76,193 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males983
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 28,520Residual 1,087

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
14.9 pp
Pratap JenaBiju Janata Dal
2014
15.4 pp
Pratap JenaBiju Janata Dal
2009
18.5 pp
Pratap JenaBiju Janata Dal
2004
20.2 pp
Duryodhan MajhiBiju Janata Dal
2000
23.6 pp
Durjyodhan MajhiBiju Janata Dal
1995
18.6 pp
Duryodhan MajhiJanata Dal
1990
27.5 pp
Duryodhan MajhiJanata Dal
1985
2.1 pp
Anup Singh DeoIndian National Congress
1980
8.6 pp
Anup Singh DeoIndependent
1977
31.7 pp
Kapil Narayan TiwariIndependent
1974
36.4 pp
Anupa Sing DeoUtkal Congress
1971
24.9 pp
Bhagawan BhoiSwatantra Party
1967
22.2 pp
B.BhoiSwatantra Party
1961
14.4 pp
Sethi GobindaIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 36.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 75.6% of votes; the other 1 candidate 20.7% between them.
(15,881 + 6,509) ÷ 29,607 = 75.6% · 6,130 ÷ 29,607 = 20.7%
Turnout of 38.9% was 2.9 pp below the state's median seat (41.8%).
38.9 − 41.8 = −2.9
The margin narrowed from 36.4 pp in 1974 to 31.7 pp.
31.7 − 36.4 = −4.7 pp
The seat changed hands: UC in 1974, IND in 1977.
1974 UC · 1977 IND

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines28,520
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled29,607
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 1,087

Candidate votes miss the published total by 1,087, 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

Candidates3 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