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23. Dharamsala

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1971

OD-DHARAMSALA

PSP 37.7%won by 13.3%UTC 24.4%

What changed here

Derived

Praja Socialist Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 20.8% to 13.3%.

  • New challengerUTC (UTC) finished second with 24.4% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 62.1% of the vote between them, up from 55.8% — a tighter two-way contest.

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
36,580
Margin
4,850
13.26%

Candidates

6 contested · winner PSP
  1. 1BANKA BIHARI DASPraja Socialist Party · PSP13,77937.7%
  2. 2RABI DRANATH DASUTC · UTC8,92924.4%
  3. 3KULAMANI PARIDAIndian National Congress · INC8,90924.4%
  4. 4RAMESH CHANDRA TRIPATHYJAC · JAC2,7287.5%
  5. 5SATYANANDA MISHRAIndependent · IND1,1953.3%
  6. 6CHAKRADHAR SAMALNCO · NCO1,0402.8%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
PSP
Winner now
PSP
PSP–UTC swing
−25.0%
PSP share
38.3% → 37.7%
UTC share
0.0% → 24.4%
Turnout
— → —
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