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36. Ersama

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1985

OD-ERSAMA

INC 41.1%won by 5.0%JNP 36.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: JNPSC (JNPSC) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 5.0%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 22.1% to 41.1% of the vote here (+19.1%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 36.1% — 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
—
not in source
Valid votes
91,256
Margin
4,586
5.03%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1KRUSHNA CHANDRA SWAINIndian National Congress · INC37,51041.1%
  2. 2DAMODAR ROUTJanata Party · JNP32,92436.1%
  3. 3DINABANDHU TARAICommunist Party of India · CPI18,83520.6%
  4. 4SUDHAKAR MANTRYIndependent · IND1,4031.5%
  5. 5HARI JENAIndependent · IND3740.4%
  6. 6KAILASH GACHHAYATIndependent · IND2100.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
JNPSC
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–JNP swing
−17.0%
INC share
22.1% → 41.1%
JNP share
0.0% → 36.1%
Turnout
— → —
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