Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Jaleswar

Assembly constituency 12 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#12 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors98,590

Votes polled48,150

Turnout48.8%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerGadadhar GiriJanata Party29,61562.5% of votes

MARGIN15,672 votes · 32.5 pp29,615 − 13,943

Runner-upPrasanna Kumar Paui Indian National Congress13,94329.4% of votes

JNP 68.0% of top-two votesINC 32.0%

All candidates 3

01 Gadadhar GiriJNP29,615 62.5%
02 Prasanna Kumar PauiINC13,943 29.4%
03 Chaturbhuja ChakarbartyIND3,865 8.2%

Turnout 48.8%

Male 51,58852.3% Female 47,00247.7%

Share of 98,590 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males911
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 47,423Residual 727

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
8.2 pp
Sarada Prasad NayakBiju Janata Dal
2014
8.9 pp
Dilip Kumar RayBharatiya Janata Party
2009
29.6 pp
Sarada Prasad NayakBiju Janata Dal
2004
5.4 pp
Aswini Kumar PatraBharatiya Janata Party
2000
0.4 pp
Jayanarayan MohantyIndian National Congress
1995
5.4 pp
Jaynarayan MohantyIndian National Congress
1990
40.7 pp
Aswini Kumar PatraJanata Dal
1985
0.4 pp
Judisthir JenaIndian National Congress
1980
12.7 pp
Gadadhar GiriJanata Party (JP)
1977
32.5 pp
Gadadhar GiriJanata Party
1974
6.6 pp
Gadadhar GiriSamyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party
1971
2.2 pp
Prasant Kumar PalPragati Sheel Party
1967
34.0 pp
P.K.PaulPragati Sheel Party
1961
20.8 pp
Chowdhary BiswanathGantantra Parishad

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 40.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 90.5% of votes; the other 1 candidate 8.0% between them.
(29,615 + 13,943) ÷ 48,150 = 90.5% · 3,865 ÷ 48,150 = 8.0%
Turnout of 48.8% was 7.0 pp above the state's median seat (41.8%).
48.8 − 41.8 = +7.0
The margin widened from 6.6 pp in 1974 to 32.5 pp.
32.5 − 6.6 = +25.9 pp
Gadadhar Giri also won in 1974.
1974 winner name = 1977 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines47,423
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled48,150
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 727

Candidate votes miss the published total by 727, 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

Candidates3 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