Constituency
83. Lakshmipur
Community mirrorOdisha Assembly Election, 1985
OD-LAKSHMIPUR
INC 61.5%won by 23.0%JNP 38.5%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 33.9% to 23.0%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 38.5% — 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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Turnout
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Valid votes
26,111
Margin
6,009
23.01%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1ANANTARAM MAJHIIndian National Congress · INC16,06061.5%
- 2AKHILL SOUNTAJanata Party · JNP10,05138.5%
Since 1980
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JNP swing
- −43.9%
- INC share
- 66.9% → 61.5%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 38.5%
- Turnout
- — → —