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53. Brahmagiri

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1971

OD-BRAHMAGIRI

INC 27.7%won by 7.5%CPM 20.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 10.3% to 7.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Independent (IND) to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM).

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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Valid votes
36,527
Margin
2,738
7.50%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1GOPABANDHU PATRAIndian National Congress · INC10,13527.7%
  2. 2SIDHESWAR PANIGRAHICommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM7,39720.3%
  3. 3MADHUSUDAN NANDAUTC · UTC5,38914.8%
  4. 4PRAFULLA CHANDRA PATTNAIKSwatantra Party · SWA5,14114.1%
  5. 5AJAYA JENASOP · SOP5,13114.0%
  6. 6FAKIR MOHAN HARI CHANDANJAC · JAC3,3349.1%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPM swing
−7.0%
INC share
31.3% → 27.7%
CPM share
16.8% → 20.3%
Turnout
— → —
52. Puri54. Banpur
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