Constituency
72. Chatrapur
Community mirrorOdisha Assembly Election, 1977
OD-CHATRAPUR
CPI 46.9%won by 8.4%JNP 38.5%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: UTC (UTC) lost it to Communist Party of India (CPI), which now leads by 8.4%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1974 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 38.5% — it did not contest here in 1974.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 85.4% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
45,776
Margin
3,858
8.43%
Candidates
6 contested · winner CPI- 1BISWANATH SAHUCommunist Party of India · CPI21,48346.9%
- 2DURYODHAN SAHUJanata Party · JNP17,62538.5%
- 3SRINIVAS KABIRATNAIndependent · IND2,8526.2%
- 4V. SITARAMAYAIndian National Congress · INC1,9474.3%
- 5RAGHUVEER YADAVIndependent · IND1,4783.2%
- 6ERESU ACHARIIndependent · IND3910.9%
Since 1974
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1974 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- UTC
- Winner now
- CPIflipped
- CPI–JNP swing
- −37.0%
- CPI share
- 45.4% → 46.9%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 38.5%
- Turnout
- — → —