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Constituency

62. Bhanjanagar

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1967

OD-BHANJANAGAR

INC 41.8%won by 19.7%CPI 22.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.7% to 19.7%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1961 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 26.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 63.9% between them, down from 88.5% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
32,227
Margin
6,357
19.73%

Since 1961

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1961 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPI swing
−28.9%
INC share
68.6% 41.8%
CPI share
19.9% 22.1%
Turnout