Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1957

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Parliamentary constituency 259 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1957

[01]Result · 1957

#259 · GEN

Poll date25 Feb 1957

Contestants2Candidate lines

Electors4,14,908

Votes polled1,67,688

Turnout40.4%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerSurendra MohantyGanatantra Parishad92,14254.9% of votes

MARGIN16,596 votes92,142 − 75,546, from candidate lines

Runner-upBraja Kishore Dhal Indian National Congress75,54645.1% of votes

GP 54.9% of top-two votesINC 45.1%

All candidates 2

01 Surendra MohantyGP92,142 54.9%
02 Braja Kishore DhalINC75,546 45.1%

Turnout 40.4%

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 2 candidates = 1,67,688Verified

Seat history 1957–1957

1957
Margin not recorded
Surendra MohantyGanatantra Parishad

No contest on this seat carries a margin percentage.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 40.4% was 3.1 pp above the state's median seat (37.4%).
40.4 − 37.4 = +3.1

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines1,67,688
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled1,67,688
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

Candidates2 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