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96. Dharamgarh

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1980

OD-DHARAMGARH

INC 51.8%won by 29.9%BJP 21.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 4.1% to 29.9%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 21.9% — it did not contest here in 1977.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 73.7% between them, down from 79.0% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
27,581
Margin
8,254
29.93%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1GAJANAN NAYAKIndian National Congress · INC14,28851.8%
  2. 2PANCHANAN SINDURBharatiya Janata Party · BJP6,03421.9%
  3. 3JAGAMOHAN NAYAKJNPSC · JNPSC4,17815.1%
  4. 4MAHIRAJ SAGARINCU · INCU1,9387.0%
  5. 5BISEK JAINIndependent · IND1,1434.1%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
−11.6%
INC share
41.6% → 51.8%
BJP share
0.0% → 21.9%
Turnout
— → —
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