Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1961

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Assembly constituency 5 · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1961

[01]Result · 1961

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants4

Electors56,704

Votes polled13,240

Turnout23.4%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerBakria MahadeboIndian National Congress8,16061.6% of votes

MARGIN5,013 votes · 37.9 pp8,160 − 3,147

Runner-upNayak Laichan Gantantra Parishad3,14723.8% of votes

INC 72.2% of top-two votesGP 27.8%

All candidates 4

01 Bakria MahadeboINC8,160 61.6%
02 Nayak LaichanGP3,147 23.8%
03 Mirgan JhituruCPI1,304 9.9%
04 Bissayi GoraIND629 4.8%

Turnout 23.4%

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 4 candidates = 13,240Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
12.6 pp
Susanta SinghBiju Janata Dal
2014
22.3 pp
Susanta SinghBiju Janata Dal
2009
3.4 pp
Susanta SinghBiju Janata Dal
2004
5.4 pp
Chaitanya Prasad MajhiBiju Janata Dal
2000
2.4 pp
Purusottam NaikIndependent
1995
1.4 pp
Ajen MurmuJharkhand Mukti Morcha
1990
6.9 pp
Sudam Chandra MarndiIndependent
1985
18.3 pp
Kangoi SinghIndian National Congress
1980
50.5 pp
Kangoi SinghIndian National Congress
1977
17.5 pp
Purusottam NaikJanata Party
1974
11.8 pp
Rudra Mohan DasCommunist Party of India
1971
6.8 pp
Radha Mohan NayakSwatantra Party
1967
19.3 pp
R.NayakSwatantra Party
1961
37.9 pp
Bakria MahadeboIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 50.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 85.4% of votes; the other 2 candidates 14.6% between them.
(8,160 + 3,147) ÷ 13,240 = 85.4% · 1,933 ÷ 13,240 = 14.6%
Turnout of 23.4% was 10.4 pp below the state's median seat (33.8%).
23.4 − 33.8 = −10.4

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines13,240
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled13,240
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

Candidates4 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