ECI results
Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1952
Puri
Parliamentary constituency 189 (GEN) · Odisha
[01]Result · 1952
#189 · GENWinnerLokanath MisraIndian National Congress85,94555.2% of votes
MARGIN16,268
votes85,945 − 69,677, from candidate lines
Runner-upMan Mohan Misra
Communist Party of India69,67744.8% of votes
INC 55.2% of top-two votesCPI 44.8%
Turnout 40.1%
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 15 seats, 195235.0%
- ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 1,55,622Verified
Seat history 1952–1952
- 1952
Margin not recordedLokanath MisraIndian National Congress
No contest on this seat carries a margin percentage.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Turnout of 40.1% was 5.1 pp above the state's median seat (35.0%).
40.1 − 35.0 = +5.1
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines1,55,622
- NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
- Published totalVotes polled1,55,622
- Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds
Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1952 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates2 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 15 seats on the Odisha Lok Sabha 1952 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database