Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1961

Pottangi

Assembly constituency 9 · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1961

[01]Result · 1961

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors57,005

Votes polled8,331

Turnout14.6%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerPangi Musuri SantaIndian National Congress4,20450.5% of votes

MARGIN77 votes · 0.9 pp4,204 − 4,127

Runner-upBoina, Allaya Gantantra Parishad4,12749.5% of votes

INC 50.5% of top-two votesGP 49.5%

All candidates 2

01 Pangi Musuri SantaINC4,204 50.5%
02 Boina, AllayaGP4,127 49.5%

Turnout 14.6%

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 2 candidates = 8,331Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
4.3 pp
Kusum TeteBharatiya Janata Party
2014
7.9 pp
Jogesh Kumar SinghIndian National Congress
2009
16.7 pp
Jogesh Kumar SinghIndian National Congress
2004
9.2 pp
Golak Bihari NaikBharatiya Janata Party
2000
4.0 pp
Golak NaikBharatiya Janata Party
1995
4.7 pp
Saraswati HembramIndian National Congress
1990
20.3 pp
Bira Bhadra SinghJanata Dal
1985
13.1 pp
Biram MurmuIndian National Congress
1980
34.6 pp
Ramesh SorenIndian National Congress
1977
8.5 pp
Ramesh SorenIndian National Congress
1974
21.0 pp
Ramesh SarenIndian National Congress
1971
0.1 pp
Birabhadra SinghUtkal Congress
1967
2.2 pp
H.HasdaPragati Sheel Party
1961
0.9 pp
Pangi Musuri SantaIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 34.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 14.6% was 19.2 pp below the state's median seat (33.8%).
14.6 − 33.8 = −19.2

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines8,331
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled8,331
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

Candidates2 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