Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

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Assembly constituency 145 (ST) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#145 · ST

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants5

Electors83,902

Votes polled14,839

Turnout17.7%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerNiladri NaikJanata Party6,99248.6% of votes

MARGIN4,084 votes · 27.5 pp6,992 − 2,908

Runner-upChandrasen Naik Independent2,90820.2% of votes

JNP 70.6% of top-two votesIND 29.4%

All candidates 5

01 Niladri NaikJNP6,992 48.6%
02 Chandrasen NaikIND2,908 20.2%
03 Laxman SorenINC2,413 16.8%
04 Kahnei DehuriIND1,092 7.6%
05 Baldhdra NaikIND970 6.8%

Turnout 17.7%

Male 44,50953.0% Female 39,39347.0%

Share of 83,902 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males885
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 14,375Residual 464

Seat history 2019–1974

2019
3.0 pp
Pitam PadhiBiju Janata Dal
2014
8.8 pp
Prafulla Kumar PangiBiju Janata Dal
2009
5.5 pp
Rama Chandra KadamIndian National Congress
2004
2.1 pp
Niladri NayakBiju Janata Dal
2000
14.9 pp
Niladri NayakBiju Janata Dal
1995
4.6 pp
Chandrasena NaikIndian National Congress
1990
51.6 pp
N. NayakJanata Dal
1985
31.2 pp
Pranaballav NaikIndian National Congress
1980
30.8 pp
Chandrasen NayakIndian National Congress
1977
27.5 pp
Niladri NaikJanata Party
1974
5.8 pp
Niladri NaikUtkal Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 51.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 66.7% of votes; the other 3 candidates 30.2% between them.
(6,992 + 2,908) ÷ 14,839 = 66.7% · 4,475 ÷ 14,839 = 30.2%
Turnout of 17.7% was 24.1 pp below the state's median seat (41.8%).
17.7 − 41.8 = −24.1
The margin widened from 5.8 pp in 1974 to 27.5 pp.
27.5 − 5.8 = +21.7 pp
Niladri Naik 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 5 candidate lines14,375
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled14,839
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 464

Candidate votes miss the published total by 464, 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

Candidates5 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