Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1961

Banki

Assembly constituency 96 · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1961

[01]Result · 1961

#96

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants4

Electors63,253

Votes polled32,873

Turnout52.0%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerPraharaj GokulanandaPragati Sheel Party13,42840.9% of votes

MARGIN451 votes · 1.4 pp13,428 − 12,977

Runner-upRout Jogesh Chandra Indian National Congress12,97739.5% of votes

PRAGAT 50.9% of top-two votesINC 49.1%

All candidates 4

01 Praharaj GokulanandaPRAGAT13,428 40.9%
02 Rout Jogesh ChandraINC12,977 39.5%
03 Bhramarbar RayGP6,468 19.7%
04 Amarendra Man SinghIND0 0.0%

Turnout 52.0%

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 = 32,873Verified

Seat history 2014–1961

2014
30.0 pp
Bed Prakash AgarwallaBiju Janata Dal
2009
18.3 pp
Bed Prakash AgrawallaBiju Janata Dal
2004
12.5 pp
Bira SipkaBiju Janata Dal
2000
15.8 pp
Bira SipkaBiju Janata Dal
1995
1.2 pp
Bira SipkaJanata Dal
1990
21.3 pp
Bharat Bhusan BemalJanata Dal
1985
34.2 pp
Jugaram BeheraIndian National Congress
1980
28.7 pp
Gajanan NayakIndian National Congress
1977
4.0 pp
Gajanan NayakIndian National Congress
1974
34.6 pp
Dayanidhi NaikSwatantra Party
1971
10.6 pp
Gopal PradhanSwatantra Party
1967
13.0 pp
G.PradhanSwatantra Party
1961
1.4 pp
Praharaj GokulanandaPragati Sheel Party

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

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed GP polled 6,468 votes, 14× the 451-vote margin.
6,468 ÷ 451 = 14.3
The top two polled 80.3% of votes; the other 2 candidates 19.7% between them.
(13,428 + 12,977) ÷ 32,873 = 80.3% · 6,468 ÷ 32,873 = 19.7%
Turnout of 52.0% was 18.2 pp above the state's median seat (33.8%).
52.0 − 33.8 = +18.2

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines32,873
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled32,873
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