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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1961

Kendrapara

Assembly constituency 112 · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1961

[01]Result · 1961

#112
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants3
Electors78,657
Votes polled38,671
Turnout49.2%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerSahu Dhruba CharanPragati Sheel Party20,15652.1% of votes
MARGIN4,216 votes · 10.9 pp20,156 − 15,940
Runner-upNayak Purusottam Indian National Congress15,94041.2% of votes
PRAGAT 55.8% of top-two votesINC 44.2%

All candidates 3

  1. 01 Sahu Dhruba CharanPRAGAT20,156 52.1%
  2. 02 Nayak PurusottamINC15,940 41.2%
  3. 03 Panda DuryodhanIND2,575 6.7%

Turnout 49.2%

025507510049.2%TURNOUT◦ state median 33.8%

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 140 seats, 196133.8%
  • ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 38,671Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

  1. 2019
    11.4 pp
    Ananta Narayan JenaBiju Janata Dal
  2. 2014
    24.0 pp
    Bijaya Kumar MohantyBiju Janata Dal
  3. 2009
    45.9 pp
    Bijaya Kumar MohantyBiju Janata Dal
  4. 2004
    0.6 pp
    Binod PatraIndian National Congress
  5. 2000
    7.8 pp
    Kunduru KushalBiju Janata Dal
  6. 1995
    9.5 pp
    Kunduru KushalJanata Dal
  7. 1990
    25.4 pp
    Kunduru KushalJanata Dal
  8. 1985
    43.3 pp
    Acgyuta BiswalIndian National Congress
  9. 1980
    48.9 pp
    Dhaneswar KumbharIndian National Congress
  10. 1977
    4.1 pp
    Debraj SethJanata Party
  11. 1974
    7.4 pp
    Daulat BaghSwatantra Party
  12. 1971
    10.8 pp
    Kunja Bihari NaikIndian National Congress
  13. 1967
    8.7 pp
    S.PradhanIndian National Congress
  14. 1961
    10.9 pp
    Sahu Dhruba CharanPragati Sheel Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 48.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 93.3% of votes; the other 1 candidate 6.7% between them.

    (20,156 + 15,940) ÷ 38,671 = 93.3% · 2,575 ÷ 38,671 = 6.7%

  2. Turnout of 49.2% was 15.4 pp above the state's median seat (33.8%).

    49.2 − 33.8 = +15.4

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines38,671
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled38,671
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1961 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Odisha Vidhan Sabha 1961 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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