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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1991

Puri

Parliamentary constituency 8 (SC) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1991

[01]Result · 1991

#8 · SC
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants10Candidate lines
Electors9,68,881
Votes polled5,77,999
Turnout59.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerBraja Kishore TripathyJanata Dal2,75,60847.7% of votes
MARGIN38,957 votes · 6.7 pp2,75,608 − 2,36,651
Runner-upGangadhar Mahapatra Indian National Congress2,36,65140.9% of votes
JD 53.8% of top-two votesINC 46.2%

All candidates 10

  1. 01 Braja Kishore TripathyJD2,75,608 47.7%
  2. 02 Gangadhar MahapatraINC2,36,651 40.9%
  3. 03 Krushna Chandra JagdebBJP33,178 5.7%
  4. 04 Harihar BahinipatiJP7,669 1.3%
  5. 05 Rajkishore RayOVP3,828 0.7%
  6. 06 Narayan KandiBSP3,076 0.5%
  7. 07 Manorama Sarangi (W)IND2,782 0.5%
  8. 08 Ashwiny GautamLKD1,361 0.2%
  9. 09 Raj Kishore DashIND1,250 0.2%
  10. 10 Bibhupada MishraIND611 0.1%

Turnout 59.7%

025507510059.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 51.2%
Male 5.14 lakh53.0% Female 4.55 lakh47.0%

Share of 9,68,881 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males886
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 21 seats, 199151.2%
  • ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 5,66,014Residual 11,985

Seat history 2024–1977

  1. 2024
    0.1 pp
    Rabindra Narayan BeheraBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2019
    9.3 pp
    Sarmistha SethiBiju Janata Dal
  3. 2014
    32.7 pp
    Rita TaraiBiju Janata Dal
  4. 2009
    15.6 pp
    Mohan JenaBiju Janata Dal
  5. 2004
    6.9 pp
    Braja Kishore TripathyBiju Janata Dal
  6. 1999
    19.8 pp
    Braja Kishore TripathyBiju Janata Dal
  7. 1998
    7.5 pp
    Braja Kishore TripathyBiju Janata Dal
  8. 1996
    16.3 pp
    Pinaki MishraIndian National Congress
  9. 1991
    6.7 pp
    Braja Kishore TripathyJanata Dal
  10. 1989
    22.2 pp
    Nilamani RoutrayJanata Dal
  11. 1984
    22.3 pp
    Brajamohan MohentyIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    34.9 pp
    Brajamohan MohantyIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    23.5 pp
    Padmacharan SamantasinharBharatiya Lok Dal

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 34.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 88.6% of votes; the other 8 candidates 9.3% between them.

    (2,75,608 + 2,36,651) ÷ 5,77,999 = 88.6% · 53,755 ÷ 5,77,999 = 9.3%

  2. Turnout of 59.7% was 8.5 pp above the state's median seat (51.2%).

    59.7 − 51.2 = +8.5

  3. The margin narrowed from 22.2 pp in 1989 to 6.7 pp.

    6.7 − 22.2 = −15.5 pp

  4. JD held the seat it won in 1989.

    1989 JD · 1991 JD

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines5,66,014
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled5,77,999
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 11,985

Candidate votes miss the published total by 11,985, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1991 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates10 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 21 seats on the Odisha Lok Sabha 1991 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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