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68. Aska

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1985

OD-ASKA

INC 44.8%won by 11.9%JNP 32.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.0% to 11.9%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Communist Party of India (CPI) to Janata Party (JNP).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 77.7% between them, down from 83.8% — 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
58,753
Margin
6,994
11.90%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RAGHABA PARIDAIndian National Congress · INC26,30944.8%
  2. 2HARI HARA SWAINJanata Party · JNP19,31532.9%
  3. 3HARIHARA DASCommunist Party of India · CPI11,85520.2%
  4. 4SARAT CHANDRA APATAIndependent · IND5250.9%
  5. 5LALITA MOHAN SHAUIndependent · IND3840.7%
  6. 6M. JAGANATH SAWAMYIndependent · IND3650.6%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JNP swing
−17.8%
INC share
45.9% → 44.8%
JNP share
16.2% → 32.9%
Turnout
— → —
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