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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1996

Phulbani

Parliamentary constituency 15 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1996

[01]Result · 1996

#15 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants11Candidate lines
Electors10,48,821
Votes polled5,92,938
Turnout56.5%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerMrutyunjya NayakIndian National Congress2,42,56540.9% of votes
MARGIN33,658 votes · 5.7 pp2,42,565 − 2,08,907
Runner-upPadmanava Behera Janata Dal2,08,90735.2% of votes
INC 53.7% of top-two votesJD 46.3%

All candidates 11

  1. 01 Mrutyunjya NayakINC2,42,565 40.9%
  2. 02 Padmanava BeheraJD2,08,907 35.2%
  3. 03 Sanjit Kumar MandalBJP65,207 11.0%
  4. 04 Ugresan NayakJMM35,194 5.9%
  5. 05 Tapana BeheraIND8,150 1.4%
  6. 06 Kubera BeheraIND6,645 1.1%
  7. 07 Alekha DigalIND4,133 0.7%
  8. 08 Bhagaban GandaIND2,663 0.4%
  9. 09 Panchanan DasIND2,608 0.4%
  10. 10 Nakul NayakSAP2,333 0.4%
  11. 11 Debanonda DigalIND1,452 0.2%

Turnout 56.5%

025507510056.5%TURNOUT◦ state median 59.7%
Male 5.41 lakh51.5% Female 5.08 lakh48.5%

Share of 10,48,821 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males940
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 21 seats, 199659.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 11 candidates = 5,79,857Residual 13,081

Seat history 2024–1977

  1. 2024
    5.2 pp
    Baijayant PandaBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2019
    12.3 pp
    Anubhav MohantyBiju Janata Dal
  3. 2014
    18.3 pp
    Baijayant PandaBiju Janata Dal
  4. 2009
    12.9 pp
    Baijayant PandaBiju Janata Dal
  5. 2004
    2.4 pp
    Sugrib SinghBiju Janata Dal
  6. 1999
    15.9 pp
    Padmanava BeheraBiju Janata Dal
  7. 1998
    14.8 pp
    Padmanava BeheraBiju Janata Dal
  8. 1996
    5.7 pp
    Mrutyunjya NayakIndian National Congress
  9. 1991
    11.1 pp
    Mrutyunjaya NayakIndian National Congress
  10. 1989
    11.6 pp
    Nakul NayakJanata Dal
  11. 1984
    34.5 pp
    Radha Kanta DigalIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    29.8 pp
    Mrutyunjaya NayakIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    1.3 pp
    Sribatcha DigalBharatiya Lok Dal

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 34.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJP polled 65,207 votes, 1.9× the 33,658-vote margin.

    65,207 ÷ 33,658 = 1.9

  2. The top two polled 76.1% of votes; the other 9 candidates 21.7% between them.

    (2,42,565 + 2,08,907) ÷ 5,92,938 = 76.1% · 1,28,385 ÷ 5,92,938 = 21.7%

  3. Turnout of 56.5% was 3.2 pp below the state's median seat (59.7%).

    56.5 − 59.7 = −3.2

  4. The margin narrowed from 11.1 pp in 1991 to 5.7 pp.

    5.7 − 11.1 = −5.4 pp

  5. INC held the seat it won in 1991.

    1991 INC · 1996 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 11 candidate lines5,79,857
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled5,92,938
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 13,081

Candidate votes miss the published total by 13,081, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1996 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates11 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 21 seats on the Odisha Lok Sabha 1996 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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