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Constituency

126. Bhatli

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Odisha Assembly Election, 1985

OD-BHATLI

INC 59.0%won by 26.6%BJP 32.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 41.2% to 26.6%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
57,644
Margin
15,350
26.63%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJP swing
−14.5%
INC share
67.7% 59.0%
BJP share
26.5% 32.3%
Turnout