Election
Constituency

325. Koraput

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Odisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977

IN-KORAPUT

INC 55.1%won by 10.1%BLD 44.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 10.2% to 10.1%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 44.9% — it did not contest here in 1971.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 75.5% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 6.4% to 24.5%.

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

Electorate
5,81,428
Turnout
24.5%
Valid votes
1,42,559
Margin
14,429
10.12%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC
  1. 1GIRIDHAR GOMANGOIndian National Congress · INC78,49455.1%
  2. 2MUTIKA PAPANNABLD · BLD64,06544.9%

Since 1971

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBLD swing
−32.7%
INC share
42.8% 55.1%
BLD share
0.0% 44.9%
Turnout
31.0% 24.5%