Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1967

Bhawanipatna

Assembly constituency 93 (SC) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1967

[01]Result · 1967

#93 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors56,168

Votes polled22,817

Turnout40.6%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerD.NaikSwatantra Party18,41180.7% of votes

MARGIN15,087 votes · 66.1 pp18,411 − 3,324

Runner-upA.Naik Indian National Congress3,32414.6% of votes

SWA 84.7% of top-two votesINC 15.3%

All candidates 3

01 D.NaikSWA18,411 80.7%
02 A.NaikINC3,324 14.6%
03 P.NayakPRAGAT1,082 4.7%

Turnout 40.6%

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, 196740.9%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 22,817Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
16.9 pp
Chandra Sarathi BeheraBiju Janata Dal
2014
18.4 pp
Chandra Sarathi BeheraBiju Janata Dal
2009
43.9 pp
Kalindi BeheraBiju Janata Dal
2004
10.0 pp
Dharmu GondBharatiya Janata Party
2000
7.4 pp
Parama PujariIndian National Congress
1995
17.3 pp
Parama PujariIndian National Congress
1990
21.3 pp
Gurubaru MajhiJanata Dal
1985
19.4 pp
Porama PujariIndian National Congress
1980
26.3 pp
Parama PujariIndian National Congress
1977
22.9 pp
Rabisingh MajhiJanata Party
1974
10.3 pp
Rabisingh MajhiUtkal Congress
1971
59.2 pp
Dayanidhi NayakSwatantra Party
1967
66.1 pp
D.NaikSwatantra Party
1961
8.4 pp
Patnaik RamachandraIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 66.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 95.3% of votes; the other 1 candidate 4.7% between them.
(18,411 + 3,324) ÷ 22,817 = 95.3% · 1,082 ÷ 22,817 = 4.7%
Turnout of 40.6% was 0.3 pp below the state's median seat (40.9%).
40.6 − 40.9 = −0.3
The margin widened from 8.4 pp in 1961 to 66.1 pp.
66.1 − 8.4 = +57.7 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 1961, SWA in 1967.
1961 INC · 1967 SWA

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines22,817
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled22,817
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