Constituency
355. Dhenkanal
Community mirrorOdisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-DHENKANAL
SWA 63.2%won by 38.4%INC 24.8%
What changed here
DerivedThe 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%
Candidates
3 contested · winner SWA- 1R.K.P.S.D.M. BAHADURSwatantra Party · SWA1,44,80663.2%
- 2M.M. PRADHANIndian National Congress · INC56,76124.8%
- 3C.S. MAHAPATRAIndependent · IND27,58412.0%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- SWAflipped
- SWA–INC swing
- +108.8%
- SWA share
- 0.0% → 63.2%
- INC share
- 70.4% → 24.8%
- Turnout
- 29.1% → 45.9%