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23. Sukinda

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1985

OD-SUKINDA

INC 38.7%won by 7.7%JNP 31.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.0% to 7.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 31.0% — it did not contest here in 1980.

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
69,379
Margin
5,347
7.71%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SARATA ROUTIndian National Congress · INC26,83638.7%
  2. 2PRAFULLA CHANDRA GHADAIJanata Party · JNP21,48931.0%
  3. 3MAYADHARA NAYAKIndependent · IND14,23520.5%
  4. 4AKSHAYA SAHUIndependent · IND4,5796.6%
  5. 5PRASANA KUMAR SINGH SAMANTAIndependent · IND2,0793.0%
  6. 6SARANGADHARA MUDULIIndependent · IND1610.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JNP swing
−34.7%
INC share
42.4% → 38.7%
JNP share
0.0% → 31.0%
Turnout
— → —
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