Constituency
346. Chatrapur
Community mirrorOdisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-CHATRAPUR
INC 53.1%won by 20.7%SWA 32.4%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 31.6% to 20.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 20.3% to 39.6%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,08,555
Turnout
39.6%
Valid votes
2,01,619
Margin
41,661
20.66%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1J. R. RACHAKONDAIndian National Congress · INC1,07,07153.1%
- 2J. PRAHARAJASwatantra Party · SWA65,41032.4%
- 3C. PATROIndependent · IND15,1847.5%
- 4S. MISRAIndependent · IND13,9546.9%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–SWA swing
- −11.0%
- INC share
- 60.2% → 53.1%
- SWA share
- 28.5% → 32.4%
- Turnout
- 19.3% → 39.6%