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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1967

Kendrapara

Assembly constituency 31 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1967

[01]Result · 1967

#31 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants3
Electors82,069
Votes polled50,619
Turnout61.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerS.K.KawugoPragati Sheel Party32,73564.7% of votes
MARGIN17,172 votes · 33.9 pp32,735 − 15,563
Runner-upD.Sahu Indian National Congress15,56330.8% of votes
PRAGAT 67.8% of top-two votesINC 32.2%

All candidates 3

  1. 01 S.K.KawugoPRAGAT32,735 64.7%
  2. 02 D.SahuINC15,563 30.8%
  3. 03 B.MalikIND2,321 4.6%

Turnout 61.7%

025507510061.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 40.9%

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 = 50,619Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

  1. 2019
    0.9 pp
    Bhaskar MadheiBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2014
    6.2 pp
    Golakbihari NaikBiju Janata Dal
  3. 2009
    9.8 pp
    Shrinath SorenBiju Janata Dal
  4. 2004
    13.1 pp
    Kishor Chandra TaraiBiju Janata Dal
  5. 2000
    7.5 pp
    Tapash Kumar DasBiju Janata Dal
  6. 1995
    11.1 pp
    Ganeswar BeheraIndian National Congress
  7. 1990
    15.1 pp
    Radhakanta SethyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  8. 1985
    26.4 pp
    Ganeswar BeheraIndian National Congress
  9. 1980
    31.9 pp
    Biswanath MallikIndian National Congress
  10. 1977
    29.8 pp
    Tapas Kumar DasJanata Party
  11. 1974
    9.3 pp
    Biswanath MallikIndian National Congress
  12. 1971
    2.1 pp
    Bhagabat Prasad MohantyPragati Sheel Party
  13. 1967
    33.9 pp
    S.K.KawugoPragati Sheel Party
  14. 1961
    2.6 pp
    Padhi HimanusekharaIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 33.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 95.4% of votes; the other 1 candidate 4.6% between them.

    (32,735 + 15,563) ÷ 50,619 = 95.4% · 2,321 ÷ 50,619 = 4.6%

  2. Turnout of 61.7% was 20.8 pp above the state's median seat (40.9%).

    61.7 − 40.9 = +20.8

  3. The margin widened from 2.6 pp in 1961 to 33.9 pp.

    33.9 − 2.6 = +31.3 pp

  4. 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 3 candidate lines50,619
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled50,619
  • 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

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