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316. Balasore

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Odisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-BALASORE

INC 52.9%won by 24.5%IND 28.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.2% to 24.5%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 28.4% — it polled just 1.5% in 1991.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 7.7% to 68.4%.

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

Electorate
11,36,681
Turnout
68.4%
Valid votes
7,77,266
Margin
1,90,681
24.53%

Candidates

12 contested · winner INC
  1. 1KARTIK MOHAPATRAIndian National Congress · INC4,11,16852.9%
  2. 2ARUN DEYIndependent · IND2,20,48728.4%
  3. 3M.A. KHARABELA SWAINBharatiya Janata Party · BJP99,40912.8%
  4. 4UPENDRANATH MAHANTAIndependent · IND31,7384.1%
  5. 5JUGAL PATTANAIKAIICT · AIICT7,2720.9%
  6. 6CHAITANYA SAHUJanahitha Paksha · JP2,3280.3%
  7. 7BHASKAR JENAPSSS · PSSS1,1500.1%
  8. 8JAGANNATH PATRAIndependent · IND1,0750.1%
  9. 9AJAYA LENKAIndependent · IND8430.1%
  10. 10PARSURAM MOHANTYIndependent · IND7110.1%
  11. 11GHASIRAM MAHANTAIndependent · IND5550.1%
  12. 12GAJENDRANATH JENAIndependent · IND5300.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–IND swing
−18.0%
INC share
44.1% → 52.9%
IND share
1.5% → 28.4%
Turnout
60.7% → 68.4%
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