Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1967

Balasore

Assembly constituency 14 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1967

[01]Result · 1967

#14 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors62,500

Votes polled33,750

Turnout54.0%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerR.M.DasPragati Sheel Party20,44760.6% of votes

MARGIN11,063 votes · 32.8 pp20,447 − 9,384

Runner-upS.S.Mohapatra Indian National Congress9,38427.8% of votes

PRAGAT 68.5% of top-two votesINC 31.5%

All candidates 3

01 R.M.DasPRAGAT20,447 60.6%
02 S.S.MohapatraINC9,384 27.8%
03 K.C.RoutSWA3,919 11.6%

Turnout 54.0%

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, 196740.9%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 33,750Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
7.1 pp
Laxman MundaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2014
1.1 pp
Laxman MundaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2009
2.6 pp
Bhimsen ChoudhuryBharatiya Janata Party
2004
0.4 pp
Arun DeyOrissa Gana Parishad
2000
10.4 pp
Jiban Pradip DashBharatiya Janata Party
1996
Margin not recorded
Anadi Charan SahuIndian National Congress
1995
11.5 pp
Arun DeyIndependent
1990
77.8 pp
Arun DeyCommunist Party of India
1985
0.1 pp
Gopanarayan DasIndian National Congress
1980
4.8 pp
Arun DeyCommunist Party of India
1977
24.0 pp
Kartik Chandar RoutJanata Party
1974
1.4 pp
Arun DeyCommunist Party of India
1971
14.3 pp
Priyanath NandyIndian National Congress
1967
32.8 pp
R.M.DasPragati Sheel Party
1961
11.4 pp
Bhoya RamoIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 77.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 88.4% of votes; the other 1 candidate 11.6% between them.
(20,447 + 9,384) ÷ 33,750 = 88.4% · 3,919 ÷ 33,750 = 11.6%
Turnout of 54.0% was 13.1 pp above the state's median seat (40.9%).
54.0 − 40.9 = +13.1
The margin widened from 11.4 pp in 1961 to 32.8 pp.
32.8 − 11.4 = +21.4 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 1961, PRAGAT in 1967.
1961 INC · 1967 PRAGAT

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines33,750
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled33,750
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 1967 · 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 1967 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database