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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1971

Chowdwar

Assembly constituency 40 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1971

[01]Result · 1971

#40 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants7
Electors88,175
Votes polled44,869
Turnout50.9%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerKanhu LenkaIndian National Congress18,39241.0% of votes
MARGIN5,214 votes · 11.6 pp18,392 − 13,178
Runner-upBiju Patnaik Utkal Congress13,17829.4% of votes
INC 58.3% of top-two votesUC 41.7%

All candidates 7

  1. 01 Kanhu LenkaINC18,392 41.0%
  2. 02 Biju PatnaikUC13,178 29.4%
  3. 03 Basant Kumari DeviJC4,937 11.0%
  4. 04 Kailash Chandra LenkaIND3,784 8.4%
  5. 05 Srinivas MisraPRAGAT1,995 4.5%
  6. 06 Brahma Nanda PandaSWA1,755 3.9%
  7. 07 Trailokya Nath MohantyIND828 1.9%

Turnout 50.9%

025507510050.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 39.2%

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, 197139.2%
  • ReconciliationΣ 7 candidates = 44,869Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

  1. 2019
    1.0 pp
    Sukanta Kumar NayakBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2014
    9.8 pp
    Sukanta Kumar NayakBiju Janata Dal
  3. 2009
    2.6 pp
    Pratap Chandra SarangiIndependent
  4. 2004
    8.0 pp
    Bikram Keshari BarmaBiju Janata Dal
  5. 2000
    3.6 pp
    Sarat Kumar KarBiju Janata Dal
  6. 1995
    6.0 pp
    Matlub AlliIndian National Congress
  7. 1990
    16.7 pp
    Sarat Kumar KarJanata Dal
  8. 1985
    12.2 pp
    S. K. Matlub AliIndian National Congress
  9. 1980
    5.5 pp
    Sk. Matlub AliIndian National Congress
  10. 1977
    27.2 pp
    Pradipta Kishore DasJanata Party
  11. 1974
    6.0 pp
    Shaik Matlub AliIndian National Congress
  12. 1971
    11.6 pp
    Kanhu LenkaIndian National Congress
  13. 1967
    12.9 pp
    A.BehevaPragati Sheel Party
  14. 1961
    9.2 pp
    Majhi GahshiramIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 27.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 70.4% of votes; the other 5 candidates 29.6% between them.

    (18,392 + 13,178) ÷ 44,869 = 70.4% · 13,299 ÷ 44,869 = 29.6%

  2. Turnout of 50.9% was 11.7 pp above the state's median seat (39.2%).

    50.9 − 39.2 = +11.7

  3. The margin narrowed from 12.9 pp in 1967 to 11.6 pp.

    11.6 − 12.9 = −1.3 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: PRAGAT in 1967, INC in 1971.

    1967 PRAGAT · 1971 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 7 candidate lines44,869
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled44,869
  • 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 1971 · 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 1971 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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