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45. Choudwar

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1985

OD-CHOUDWAR

INC 51.2%won by 5.4%JNP 45.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.9% to 5.4%.

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 45.8% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.9% of the vote between them, up from 87.4% — a tighter two-way contest.

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
60,909
Margin
3,283
5.39%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RASANANDA SAHUIndian National Congress · INC31,15951.2%
  2. 2RAJ KISHORE RAMJanata Party · JNP27,87645.8%
  3. 3SURENDRA NATH NAYAKIndependent · IND1,5692.6%
  4. 4HRUSHIKESH NATHIndependent · IND2130.3%
  5. 5BINODA MISHRAIndependent · IND920.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JNP swing
−47.3%
INC share
52.7% → 51.2%
JNP share
0.0% → 45.8%
Turnout
— → —
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