Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1967

Binijharpur

Assembly constituency 25 (SC) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1967

[01]Result · 1967

#25 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors77,077

Votes polled38,267

Turnout49.7%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerB.C.MullickPragati Sheel Party25,03065.4% of votes

MARGIN11,793 votes · 30.8 pp25,030 − 13,237

Runner-upN.Mullick Indian National Congress13,23734.6% of votes

PRAGAT 65.4% of top-two votesINC 34.6%

All candidates 2

01 B.C.MullickPRAGAT25,030 65.4%
02 N.MullickINC13,237 34.6%

Turnout 49.7%

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 2 candidates = 38,267Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
15.7 pp
Minakshi MahantaBiju Janata Dal
2014
9.4 pp
Sanatan MahakudIndependent
2009
0.1 pp
Jitu PatnaikIndependent
2004
13.0 pp
Parameswar SethiBiju Janata Dal
2000
18.2 pp
Suryamani JenaBiju Janata Dal
1995
15.4 pp
Suryamani JenaJanata Dal
1990
15.9 pp
Jagannath MallikJanata Dal
1985
4.1 pp
Jagannath MallickJanata Party
1980
12.7 pp
Niranjan JenaIndian National Congress
1977
27.5 pp
Jagannath MalikJanata Party
1974
15.3 pp
Jagannath MalikUtkal Congress
1971
27.3 pp
Pabitramohan JenaIndian National Congress
1967
30.8 pp
B.C.MullickPragati Sheel Party
1961
48.7 pp
Pradhan MagunicharanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 48.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 49.7% was 8.8 pp above the state's median seat (40.9%).
49.7 − 40.9 = +8.8
The margin narrowed from 48.7 pp in 1961 to 30.8 pp.
30.8 − 48.7 = −17.9 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 2 candidate lines38,267
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled38,267
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

Candidates2 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