Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1957

Balasore

Parliamentary constituency 256 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1957

[01]Result · 1957

#256 · GEN

Poll date25 Feb 1957

Contestants6Candidate lines

Electors8,19,485

Votes polled6,93,456

Turnout42.3%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerKanhu Charan JenaIndian National Congress1,58,97822.9% of votes

MARGINNot recorded

Runner-upNo runner-up on record

All candidates 6

01 Kanhu Charan JenaINC1,58,978 22.9%
01 Bhagbat SahuINC1,45,163 20.9%
03 Sidheswar JenaPSP1,24,795 18.0%
04 Karunakar DasPSP1,17,065 16.9%
05 Dharanidhar JenaGP86,974 12.5%
06 Girish Chandra RayGP60,481 8.7%

Turnout 42.3%

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 14 seats, 195737.4%
ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 6,93,456Verified

Seat history 1957–1957

1957
Margin not recorded
Kanhu Charan JenaIndian National Congress

No contest on this seat carries a margin percentage.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 42.3% was 5.0 pp above the state's median seat (37.4%).
42.3 − 37.4 = +5.0

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines6,93,456
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled6,93,456
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 1957 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates6 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 14 seats on the Odisha Lok Sabha 1957 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database