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Constituency

355. Dhenkanal

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Odisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-DHENKANAL

SWA 63.2%won by 38.4%INC 24.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Swatantra Party (SWA), which now leads by 38.4%.

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

  • SWA vote shareSWA went from 0.0% to 63.2% of the vote here (+63.2%).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 88.0% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 16.7% to 45.9%.

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

Electorate
4,99,572
Turnout
45.9%
Valid votes
2,29,151
Margin
88,045
38.42%

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
SWAflipped
SWAINC swing
+108.8%
SWA share
0.0% 63.2%
INC share
70.4% 24.8%
Turnout
29.1% 45.9%