Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1967

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Assembly constituency 17 (SC) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1967

[01]Result · 1967

#17 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors81,092

Votes polled36,406

Turnout44.9%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerU.C.JenaPragati Sheel Party19,58553.8% of votes

MARGIN5,787 votes · 15.9 pp19,585 − 13,798

Runner-upK.C.Sethi Swatantra Party13,79837.9% of votes

PRAGAT 58.7% of top-two votesSWA 41.3%

All candidates 3

01 U.C.JenaPRAGAT19,585 53.8%
02 K.C.SethiSWA13,798 37.9%
03 B.DasINC3,023 8.3%

Turnout 44.9%

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 = 36,406Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
3.4 pp
Jaya Narayan MishraBharatiya Janata Party
2014
8.8 pp
Raseswari PanigrahiBiju Janata Dal
2009
8.9 pp
Jayanarayan MishraBharatiya Janata Party
2004
13.9 pp
Pratap Chandra SarangiBharatiya Janata Party
2000
14.9 pp
Pradipta PandaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1995
2.0 pp
Akshaya Kumar AcharyaIndian National Congress
1990
0.1 pp
Chittaranjan SadangiIndependent
1985
12.8 pp
Sukumar NayakIndian National Congress
1980
8.6 pp
Akshaya Kumar AcharyaIndian National Congress
1977
5.5 pp
Rajendra Chandra MardarajJanata Party
1974
0.1 pp
Banamali DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1971
5.6 pp
Chintamani JenaCommunist Party of India
1967
15.9 pp
U.C.JenaPragati Sheel Party
1961
44.1 pp
Narendra Deo SisirkumarIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 44.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 91.7% of votes; the other 1 candidate 8.3% between them.
(19,585 + 13,798) ÷ 36,406 = 91.7% · 3,023 ÷ 36,406 = 8.3%
Turnout of 44.9% was 4.0 pp above the state's median seat (40.9%).
44.9 − 40.9 = +4.0
The margin narrowed from 44.1 pp in 1961 to 15.9 pp.
15.9 − 44.1 = −28.2 pp
The seat changed hands: IND in 1961, PRAGAT in 1967.
1961 IND · 1967 PRAGAT

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines36,406
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled36,406
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