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Constituency

75. Berhampur

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1985

OD-BERHAMPUR

INC 51.4%won by 17.7%IND 33.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 39.1% to 17.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 14.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from INCU (INCU) to Independent (IND).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 85.1% between them, down from 93.5% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
51,911
Margin
9,182
17.69%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−45.4%
INC share
66.3% 51.4%
IND share
3.2% 33.7%
Turnout