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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1961

Kakatpur

Assembly constituency 94 · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1961

[01]Result · 1961

#94
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants7
Electors67,624
Votes polled35,601
Turnout52.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerMohanty UpendraIndian National Congress17,53949.3% of votes
MARGIN5,053 votes · 14.2 pp17,539 − 12,486
Runner-upSwain Gatikrushna Communist Party of India12,48635.1% of votes
INC 58.4% of top-two votesCPI 41.6%

All candidates 7

  1. 01 Mohanty UpendraINC17,539 49.3%
  2. 02 Swain GatikrushnaCPI12,486 35.1%
  3. 03 Rautra SaratchandraIND1,737 4.9%
  4. 04 Mahanty Adwaita CharanIND1,683 4.7%
  5. 05 Mohanty RajsishoreIND1,269 3.6%
  6. 06 Mitra RabinkumarGP667 1.9%
  7. 07 Barik BrahmanandaIND220 0.6%

Turnout 52.7%

025507510052.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 33.8%

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 7 candidates = 35,601Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

  1. 2019
    17.5 pp
    Prasanta BeheraBiju Janata Dal
  2. 2014
    1.3 pp
    Prakash Chandra BeheraIndian National Congress
  3. 2009
    0.9 pp
    Chandra Sarathi BeheraBiju Janata Dal
  4. 2004
    2.0 pp
    Rajendra DholakiaIndependent
  5. 2000
    29.6 pp
    Basanta Kumar PandaBharatiya Janata Party
  6. 1997
    7.7 pp
    Jagannath PattnaikIndian National Congress
  7. 1995
    15.6 pp
    Ghasi Ram MajhiJanata Dal
  8. 1990
    40.8 pp
    Ghasiram MajhiJanata Dal
  9. 1985
    1.6 pp
    Ghasi Ram MajhiJanata Party
  10. 1980
    19.1 pp
    Bhanu Prakash JoshiIndian National Congress
  11. 1977
    26.5 pp
    Ghansiram MajhiJanata Party
  12. 1974
    6.2 pp
    Jagannath PattanaikIndian National Congress
  13. 1971
    51.7 pp
    Dhaneswar MajhiSwatantra Party
  14. 1967
    41.7 pp
    A.MajhiSwatantra Party
  15. 1961
    14.2 pp
    Mohanty UpendraIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 51.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 84.3% of votes; the other 5 candidates 15.7% between them.

    (17,539 + 12,486) ÷ 35,601 = 84.3% · 5,576 ÷ 35,601 = 15.7%

  2. Turnout of 52.7% was 18.9 pp above the state's median seat (33.8%).

    52.7 − 33.8 = +18.9

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 7 candidate lines35,601
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled35,601
  • 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

Candidates7 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

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