Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

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Assembly constituency 102 (ST) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#102 · ST

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants4

Electors83,775

Votes polled26,935

Turnout32.2%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerSadananda KonhorIndependent12,16847.2% of votes

MARGIN6,057 votes · 22.5 pp12,168 − 6,111

Runner-upRajkishore Mallik Janata Party6,11123.7% of votes

IND 66.6% of top-two votesJNP 33.4%

All candidates 4

01 Sadananda KonhorIND12,168 47.2%
02 Rajkishore MallikJNP6,111 23.7%
03 Sahura MallikINC5,701 22.1%
04 Naresh PradhanIND1,786 6.9%

Turnout 32.2%

Male 42,46550.7% Female 41,31049.3%

Share of 83,775 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males973
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 25,766Residual 1,169

Seat history 2020–1961

2020
25.0 pp
Bijaya Shankar DasBiju Janata Dal
2019
23.4 pp
Bishnu Charan DasBiju Janata Dal
2014
22.0 pp
Rajashree MallickBiju Janata Dal
2009
24.4 pp
Rabindra Nath BhoiBiju Janata Dal
2004
1.7 pp
Karendra MajhiBharatiya Janata Party
2000
1.1 pp
Surendra KanharBharatiya Janata Party
1995
8.8 pp
Sahura MallikIndian National Congress
1990
17.6 pp
Bhagaban KonharJanata Dal
1985
24.3 pp
Laxmikanta MallikIndian National Congress
1980
3.4 pp
Sahura MallikIndian National Congress
1977
22.5 pp
Sadananda KonhorIndependent
1974
1.4 pp
Sahura MallikIndian National Congress
1971
50.3 pp
Radhamohan MisraSwatantra Party
1967
57.0 pp
R.MisraSwatantra Party
1961
1.8 pp
Dey PriyanathIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 57.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 67.9% of votes; the other 2 candidates 27.8% between them.
(12,168 + 6,111) ÷ 26,935 = 67.9% · 7,487 ÷ 26,935 = 27.8%
Turnout of 32.2% was 9.6 pp below the state's median seat (41.8%).
32.2 − 41.8 = −9.6
The margin widened from 1.4 pp in 1974 to 22.5 pp.
22.5 − 1.4 = +21.1 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 1974, IND in 1977.
1974 INC · 1977 IND

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines25,766
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled26,935
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 1,169

Candidate votes miss the published total by 1,169, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1977 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates4 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 147 seats on the Odisha Vidhan Sabha 1977 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database