Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Nawapara

Assembly constituency 94 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#94 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors76,648

Votes polled32,062

Turnout41.8%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerGhansiram MajhiJanata Party18,21059.1% of votes

MARGIN8,490 votes · 26.5 pp18,210 − 9,720

Runner-upJagannath Pattanaik Indian National Congress9,72031.5% of votes

JNP 65.2% of top-two votesINC 34.8%

All candidates 3

01 Ghansiram MajhiJNP18,210 59.1%
02 Jagannath PattanaikINC9,720 31.5%
03 Bimal Kanti BoseIND2,892 9.4%

Turnout 41.8%

Male 38,17149.8% Female 38,47750.2%

Share of 76,648 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,008
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 147 seats, 197741.8%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 30,822Residual 1,240

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
17.5 pp
Prasanta BeheraBiju Janata Dal
2014
1.3 pp
Prakash Chandra BeheraIndian National Congress
2009
0.9 pp
Chandra Sarathi BeheraBiju Janata Dal
2004
2.0 pp
Rajendra DholakiaIndependent
2000
29.6 pp
Basanta Kumar PandaBharatiya Janata Party
1997
7.7 pp
Jagannath PattnaikIndian National Congress
1995
15.6 pp
Ghasi Ram MajhiJanata Dal
1990
40.8 pp
Ghasiram MajhiJanata Dal
1985
1.6 pp
Ghasi Ram MajhiJanata Party
1980
19.1 pp
Bhanu Prakash JoshiIndian National Congress
1977
26.5 pp
Ghansiram MajhiJanata Party
1974
6.2 pp
Jagannath PattanaikIndian National Congress
1971
51.7 pp
Dhaneswar MajhiSwatantra Party
1967
41.7 pp
A.MajhiSwatantra Party
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

The top two polled 87.1% of votes; the other 1 candidate 9.0% between them.
(18,210 + 9,720) ÷ 32,062 = 87.1% · 2,892 ÷ 32,062 = 9.0%
Turnout of 41.8% matched the state's median seat.
41.8 − 41.8 = 0.0
The margin widened from 6.2 pp in 1974 to 26.5 pp.
26.5 − 6.2 = +20.3 pp
Jagannath Pattanaik, the 1974 winner, finished second in 1977.
1974 winner name = 1977 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines30,822
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled32,062
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 1,240

Candidate votes miss the published total by 1,240, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1977 · Odisha · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 147 seats on the Odisha Vidhan Sabha 1977 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database