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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1980

Balasore

Assembly constituency 14 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1980

[01]Result · 1980

#14 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants5
Electors1,06,936
Votes polled54,964
Turnout51.4%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerArun DeyCommunist Party of India21,18239.3% of votes
MARGIN2,617 votes · 4.8 pp21,182 − 18,565
Runner-upGopanarayan Das Indian National Congress18,56534.5% of votes
CPI 53.3% of top-two votesINC 46.7%

All candidates 5

  1. 01 Arun DeyCPI21,182 39.3%
  2. 02 Gopanarayan DasINC18,565 34.5%
  3. 03 Gagan Chandra PatraIND7,681 14.3%
  4. 04 Kartika Chandra RoutJPSCC3,567 6.6%
  5. 05 Rabindra Mohan DasJNP(JP)2,863 5.3%

Turnout 51.4%

025507510051.4%TURNOUT◦ state median 45.8%
Male 59,04155.2% Female 47,89544.8%

Share of 1,06,936 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males811
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 198045.8%
  • ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 53,858Residual 1,106

Seat history 2019–1961

  1. 2019
    7.1 pp
    Laxman MundaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  2. 2014
    1.1 pp
    Laxman MundaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  3. 2009
    2.6 pp
    Bhimsen ChoudhuryBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2004
    0.4 pp
    Arun DeyOrissa Gana Parishad
  5. 2000
    10.4 pp
    Jiban Pradip DashBharatiya Janata Party
  6. 1996
    Margin not recorded
    Anadi Charan SahuIndian National Congress
  7. 1995
    11.5 pp
    Arun DeyIndependent
  8. 1990
    77.8 pp
    Arun DeyCommunist Party of India
  9. 1985
    0.1 pp
    Gopanarayan DasIndian National Congress
  10. 1980
    4.8 pp
    Arun DeyCommunist Party of India
  11. 1977
    24.0 pp
    Kartik Chandar RoutJanata Party
  12. 1974
    1.4 pp
    Arun DeyCommunist Party of India
  13. 1971
    14.3 pp
    Priyanath NandyIndian National Congress
  14. 1967
    32.8 pp
    R.M.DasPragati Sheel Party
  15. 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

  1. Third-placed IND polled 7,681 votes, 2.9× the 2,617-vote margin.

    7,681 ÷ 2,617 = 2.9

  2. The top two polled 72.3% of votes; the other 3 candidates 25.7% between them.

    (21,182 + 18,565) ÷ 54,964 = 72.3% · 14,111 ÷ 54,964 = 25.7%

  3. Turnout of 51.4% was 5.6 pp above the state's median seat (45.8%).

    51.4 − 45.8 = +5.6

  4. The margin narrowed from 24.0 pp in 1977 to 4.8 pp.

    4.8 − 24.0 = −19.2 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: JNP in 1977, CPI in 1980.

    1977 JNP · 1980 CPI

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines53,858
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled54,964
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 1,106

Candidate votes miss the published total by 1,106, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1980 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates5 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 147 seats on the Odisha Vidhan Sabha 1980 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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