Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1967

Cuttack Sadar

Assembly constituency 42 (SC) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1967

[01]Result · 1967

#42 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors79,118

Votes polled32,350

Turnout40.9%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerS.GenaJan Congress13,18840.8% of votes

MARGIN1,208 votes · 3.7 pp13,188 − 11,980

Runner-upL.Malik Indian National Congress11,98037.0% of votes

JC 52.4% of top-two votesINC 47.6%

All candidates 3

01 S.GenaJC13,188 40.8%
02 L.MalikINC11,980 37.0%
03 P.SethiCPI7,182 22.2%

Turnout 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 = 32,350Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
8.6 pp
Jyoti Prakash PanigrahiBiju Janata Dal
2014
5.1 pp
Jyoti Prakash PanigrahiBiju Janata Dal
2009
8.2 pp
Parsuram PanigrahiBiju Janata Dal
2004
3.3 pp
Rabindra Kumar MallickIndian National Congress
2000
1.1 pp
Panchanan KanungoBiju Janata Dal
1995
0.1 pp
Panchanan KanungoJanata Dal
1990
2.4 pp
Rabindra Kumar MallickIndependent
1985
1.8 pp
Trilochan KanungoIndependent
1980
7.7 pp
Antarjyami PradhanJanata Party (SECULAR) - CH. CHARAN SINGH
1977
8.7 pp
Panchanan KanungoJanata Party
1974
3.2 pp
Sudhansu Malini RayIndian National Congress
1971
18.2 pp
Sura SethiIndian National Congress
1967
3.7 pp
S.GenaJan Congress
1961
58.9 pp
Mahananda AchyutanandGantantra Parishad

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 58.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed CPI polled 7,182 votes, 5.9× the 1,208-vote margin.
7,182 ÷ 1,208 = 5.9
The top two polled 77.8% of votes; the other 1 candidate 22.2% between them.
(13,188 + 11,980) ÷ 32,350 = 77.8% · 7,182 ÷ 32,350 = 22.2%
Turnout of 40.9% matched the state's median seat.
40.9 − 40.9 = 0.0
The margin narrowed from 58.9 pp in 1961 to 3.7 pp.
3.7 − 58.9 = −55.2 pp
The seat changed hands: GP in 1961, JC in 1967.
1961 GP · 1967 JC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines32,350
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled32,350
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