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35. Padampur

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1957

OD-PADAMPUR

INC 24.8%won by 4.3%GP 20.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.9% to 4.3%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Independent (IND) to GP (GP).

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
50,465
Margin
2,191
4.34%

Candidates

11 contested · winner INC
  1. 1B. B. S. BARIHA (ST)Indian National Congress · INC12,52124.8%
  2. 2L. M. S. BARIHA (ST)GP · GP10,33020.5%
  3. 3PRAFULLA KUMAR BAHIDARGP · GP7,66715.2%
  4. 4LAL JOGINDRANATH SINGHIndian National Congress · INC7,12714.1%
  5. 5RAJENDRA PANDAIndependent · IND3,5877.1%
  6. 6BHOJRAJ PRADHANIndependent · IND3,2806.5%
  7. 7GOKULANAND NAYAKIndependent · IND1,5393.0%
  8. 8CHAKRADHAR SRIDAR (ST)Independent · IND1,3412.7%
  9. 9GOPI BINIHAL (ST)Independent · IND1,1672.3%
  10. 10BANAMALI SAHUIndependent · IND1,0752.1%
  11. 11KAMALA MISRAIndependent · IND8311.6%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–GP swing
−22.9%
INC share
34.5% → 24.8%
GP share
7.2% → 20.5%
Turnout
— → —
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