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109. Saintala

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1985

OD-SAINTALA

INC 49.7%won by 20.4%JNP 29.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 32.1% to 20.4%.

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 29.3% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 79.0% of the vote between them, up from 72.1% — 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
39,124
Margin
7,990
20.42%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RADHA KANTA PANDAIndian National Congress · INC19,44749.7%
  2. 2JAGNESWAR BABUJanata Party · JNP11,45729.3%
  3. 3PARIKHIT MEHERBharatiya Janata Party · BJP5,46314.0%
  4. 4PARAMANANDA BHATIIndependent · IND1,2023.1%
  5. 5BHARAT CHANDRA BEHERAIndependent · IND8692.2%
  6. 6AKSHYAYA PATTNAIKIndependent · IND6861.8%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JNP swing
−31.7%
INC share
52.1% → 49.7%
JNP share
0.0% → 29.3%
Turnout
— → —
108. Patnagarh110. Loisingha
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