Election
Constituency

68. Chatrapur

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1971

OD-CHATRAPUR

CPI 46.2%won by 11.8%INC 34.4%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.0% to 11.8%.

  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
36,391
Margin
4,312
11.85%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1LAKSHMANA MAHAPATRACommunist Party of India · CPI16,83046.2%
  2. 2V. SITARAMAYAIndian National Congress · INC12,51834.4%
  3. 3DURJYA DHANA SAHUUTC · UTC6,34617.4%
  4. 4SASIDHAR PATANAIKNCO · NCO6971.9%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPI–INC swing
−2.1%
CPI share
48.0% → 46.2%
INC share
34.0% → 34.4%
Turnout
— → —
67. Khallikote69. Hinjili
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