Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1961

Kodala West

Assembly constituency 23 · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1961

[01]Result · 1961

#23

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors55,268

Votes polled30,695

Turnout55.5%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerDas BiswanathIndian National Congress15,40950.2% of votes

MARGIN3,721 votes · 12.1 pp15,409 − 11,688

Runner-upMaharana Banamali Pragati Sheel Party11,68838.1% of votes

INC 56.9% of top-two votesPRAGAT 43.1%

All candidates 3

01 Das BiswanathINC15,409 50.2%
02 Maharana BanamaliPRAGAT11,688 38.1%
03 Emarpu DasarathiGP3,598 11.7%

Turnout 55.5%

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, 196133.8%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 30,695Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
4.9 pp
Jagannath NaikBiju Janata Dal
2014
5.9 pp
Hrushikesh NaikBiju Janata Dal
2009
19.6 pp
Hrusikesh NaikBiju Janata Dal
2004
4.9 pp
Prafulla Chandra GhadaiBiju Janata Dal
2000
27.3 pp
Prafulla Chandra GhadaiBiju Janata Dal
1995
4.8 pp
Prafullachandra GhadaiJanata Dal
1990
21.6 pp
Prafulla Chandra GhadaiJanata Dal
1985
7.6 pp
Sarata RoutIndian National Congress
1980
12.6 pp
Sarat RoutIndian National Congress
1977
11.6 pp
Ananda Manjari DeviJanata Party
1974
16.5 pp
Sanatan DeoIndian National Congress
1971
13.3 pp
Banka Bihari DasPragati Sheel Party
1967
20.8 pp
P.MohantyPragati Sheel Party
1961
12.1 pp
Das BiswanathIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 27.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 88.3% of votes; the other 1 candidate 11.7% between them.
(15,409 + 11,688) ÷ 30,695 = 88.3% · 3,598 ÷ 30,695 = 11.7%
Turnout of 55.5% was 21.7 pp above the state's median seat (33.8%).
55.5 − 33.8 = +21.7

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines30,695
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled30,695
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 1961 · 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 1961 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database