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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1971

Khunta

Assembly constituency 9 (ST) · Odisha

State boardOdisha 1971

[01]Result · 1971

#9 · ST
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants5
Electors73,445
Votes polled25,510
Turnout34.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerBirabhadra SinghUtkal Congress6,74326.4% of votes
MARGIN15 votes · 0.1 pp6,743 − 6,728
Runner-upMaheswar Naik Swatantra Party6,72826.4% of votes
UC 50.1% of top-two votesSWA 49.9%

All candidates 5

  1. 01 Birabhadra SinghUC6,743 26.4%
  2. 02 Maheswar NaikSWA6,728 26.4%
  3. 03 Sarat Chandra SinghINC4,759 18.7%
  4. 04 Rohidas SinghIND3,918 15.4%
  5. 05 Gajendra Nath SorenPRAGAT3,362 13.2%

Turnout 34.7%

025507510034.7%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 5 candidates = 25,510Verified

Seat history 2019–1961

  1. 2019
    4.3 pp
    Kusum TeteBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2014
    7.9 pp
    Jogesh Kumar SinghIndian National Congress
  3. 2009
    16.7 pp
    Jogesh Kumar SinghIndian National Congress
  4. 2004
    9.2 pp
    Golak Bihari NaikBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2000
    4.0 pp
    Golak NaikBharatiya Janata Party
  6. 1995
    4.7 pp
    Saraswati HembramIndian National Congress
  7. 1990
    20.3 pp
    Bira Bhadra SinghJanata Dal
  8. 1985
    13.1 pp
    Biram MurmuIndian National Congress
  9. 1980
    34.6 pp
    Ramesh SorenIndian National Congress
  10. 1977
    8.5 pp
    Ramesh SorenIndian National Congress
  11. 1974
    21.0 pp
    Ramesh SarenIndian National Congress
  12. 1971
    0.1 pp
    Birabhadra SinghUtkal Congress
  13. 1967
    2.2 pp
    H.HasdaPragati Sheel Party
  14. 1961
    0.9 pp
    Pangi Musuri SantaIndian National Congress

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

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed INC polled 4,759 votes, 317× the 15-vote margin.

    4,759 ÷ 15 = 317.3

  2. The top two polled 52.8% of votes; the other 3 candidates 47.2% between them.

    (6,743 + 6,728) ÷ 25,510 = 52.8% · 12,039 ÷ 25,510 = 47.2%

  3. Turnout of 34.7% was 4.5 pp below the state's median seat (39.2%).

    34.7 − 39.2 = −4.5

  4. The margin narrowed from 2.2 pp in 1967 to 0.1 pp.

    0.1 − 2.2 = −2.1 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: PRAGAT in 1967, UC in 1971.

    1967 PRAGAT · 1971 UC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines25,510
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled25,510
  • 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

Candidates5 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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