Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1971

Chatrapur

Assembly constituency 68 (GEN) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1971

[01]Result · 1971

#68 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants4

Electors83,472

Votes polled36,391

Turnout43.6%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerLakshmana MahapatraCommunist Party of India16,83046.3% of votes

MARGIN4,312 votes · 11.9 pp16,830 − 12,518

Runner-upV. Sitaramaya Indian National Congress12,51834.4% of votes

CPI 57.3% of top-two votesINC 42.7%

All candidates 4

01 Lakshmana MahapatraCPI16,830 46.3%
02 V. SitaramayaINC12,518 34.4%
03 Durjya Dhana SahuUC6,346 17.4%
04 Sasidhar PatanaikINCO697 1.9%

Turnout 43.6%

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, 197139.2%
ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 36,391Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

2019
3.1 pp
Narasingha MishraIndian National Congress
2014
7.9 pp
Narasingha MishraIndian National Congress
2009
13.0 pp
Anang Uday Singh DeoBiju Janata Dal
2004
1.7 pp
Saroj Kumar PadhyIndependent
2000
16.9 pp
Debaraj MohantyBiju Janata Dal
1995
13.4 pp
Usha Rani PandaIndian National Congress
1990
29.8 pp
Duti Krushna PandaCommunist Party of India
1985
11.7 pp
Raghaba ParidaIndian National Congress
1980
7.8 pp
Raghaba ParidaIndian National Congress
1977
21.1 pp
Harihar SwainJanata Party
1974
8.7 pp
Harihar DasCommunist Party of India
1971
11.9 pp
Lakshmana MahapatraCommunist Party of India
1967
14.0 pp
L.MahaptroCommunist Party of India
1961
20.1 pp
Mishra RajbalabhGantantra Parishad

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 29.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed UC polled 6,346 votes, 1.5× the 4,312-vote margin.
6,346 ÷ 4,312 = 1.5
The top two polled 80.6% of votes; the other 2 candidates 19.4% between them.
(16,830 + 12,518) ÷ 36,391 = 80.6% · 7,043 ÷ 36,391 = 19.4%
Turnout of 43.6% was 4.4 pp above the state's median seat (39.2%).
43.6 − 39.2 = +4.4
The margin narrowed from 14.0 pp in 1967 to 11.9 pp.
11.9 − 14.0 = −2.1 pp
CPI held the seat it won in 1967.
1967 CPI · 1971 CPI

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines36,391
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled36,391
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

Candidates4 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