Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Jajpur

Assembly constituency 25 (SC) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#25 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors92,522

Votes polled42,692

Turnout46.1%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerJagannath MalikJanata Party25,60661.3% of votes

MARGIN11,758 votes · 27.5 pp25,606 − 13,848

Runner-upAnadi Charan Das Indian National Congress13,84833.1% of votes

JNP 64.9% of top-two votesINC 35.1%

All candidates 3

01 Jagannath MalikJNP25,606 61.3%
02 Anadi Charan DasINC13,848 33.1%
03 Adwati MallikCPI2,353 5.6%

Turnout 46.1%

Male 49,31853.3% Female 43,20446.7%

Share of 92,522 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males876
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 41,807Residual 885

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

The top two polled 92.4% of votes; the other 1 candidate 5.5% between them.
(25,606 + 13,848) ÷ 42,692 = 92.4% · 2,353 ÷ 42,692 = 5.5%
Turnout of 46.1% was 4.3 pp above the state's median seat (41.8%).
46.1 − 41.8 = +4.3
The margin widened from 15.3 pp in 1974 to 27.5 pp.
27.5 − 15.3 = +12.2 pp
Jagannath Malik 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 3 candidate lines41,807
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled42,692
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 885

Candidate votes miss the published total by 885, 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

Candidates3 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