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Constituency

343. Puri

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Odisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-PURI

SSP 59.2%won by 24.4%INC 34.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP), which now leads by 24.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • SSP vote shareSSP went from 0.0% to 59.2% of the vote here (+59.2%).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 94.0% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 17.6% to 46.7%.

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

Electorate
5,20,581
Turnout
46.7%
Valid votes
2,43,164
Margin
59,258
24.37%

Candidates

3 contested · winner SSP
  1. 1R. RAYSamyukta Socialist Party · SSP1,43,90159.2%
  2. 2B. MISRAIndian National Congress · INC84,64334.8%
  3. 3R. C. DASIndependent · IND14,6206.0%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
SSPflipped
SSPINC swing
+85.1%
SSP share
0.0% 59.2%
INC share
60.7% 34.8%
Turnout
29.1% 46.7%