Election
Constituency

40. Mahanga

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1985

OD-MAHANGA

INC 52.7%won by 12.3%JNP 40.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.6% to 12.3%.

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 40.3% — 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
67,275
Margin
8,294
12.33%

Candidates

8 contested · winner INC
  1. 1S. K. MATLUB ALIIndian National Congress · INC35,42552.7%
  2. 2SARAT KUMAR KARJanata Party · JNP27,13140.3%
  3. 3BIKRAM KESHARI BURMAIndependent · IND1,9742.9%
  4. 4DEBENDRA KUMAR MAHAPATRABharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,0921.6%
  5. 5SANTI LALA CHOUDHARIIndependent · IND9411.4%
  6. 6NARAYAN MALLICKIndependent · IND2710.4%
  7. 7BADIRUDDIN KHANIndependent · IND2470.4%
  8. 8PARKASH KUMAR BALIndependent · IND1940.3%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JNP swing
−36.7%
INC share
49.1% → 52.7%
JNP share
0.0% → 40.3%
Turnout
— → —
39. Kissannagar41. Salepur
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