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112. Sonepur

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1985

OD-SONEPUR

INC 62.4%won by 44.6%JNP 17.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 50.9% to 44.6%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 17.7% — 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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not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
36,016
Margin
16,074
44.63%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1ACGYUTA BISWALIndian National Congress · INC22,46362.4%
  2. 2DEBRAJ SETHJanata Party · JNP6,38917.7%
  3. 3MAHAKU NAGIndependent · IND3,1498.7%
  4. 4LAXMI PRASAD BEHERAIndependent · IND1,4404.0%
  5. 5ABHIMANYU BARIKBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,4274.0%
  6. 6SADANANDA MAHANANDAIndependent · IND6351.8%
  7. 7LANKESWAR TANDIIndependent · IND5131.4%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JNP swing
−21.6%
INC share
66.2% → 62.4%
JNP share
0.0% → 17.7%
Turnout
— → —
111. Bolangir113. Binka
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