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323. Bhubaneswar

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Odisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-BHUBANESWAR

INC 47.4%won by 12.5%CPM 35.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 12.5%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 41.9% to 47.4% of the vote here (+5.6%).
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 3.5% to 52.0%.

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

Electorate
12,08,667
Turnout
52.0%
Valid votes
6,28,697
Margin
78,419
12.47%

Candidates

16 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SOUMYA RANJAN PATTNAIKIndian National Congress · INC2,98,28947.4%
  2. 2SIVAJI PATNAIKCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM2,19,87035.0%
  3. 3BRUNDABAN KALASBharatiya Janata Party · BJP62,0529.9%
  4. 4CHINTAMANI PANIGRAHIAIICT · AIICT15,5952.5%
  5. 5BAIKUNTHANATH BISWALJanahitha Paksha · JP8,8141.4%
  6. 6DINESH PRASAD SAHAIndependent · IND5,1110.8%
  7. 7DUKHISHYAM MANGARAJIndependent · IND4,7820.8%
  8. 8NAKUL CHANDRA MALLICKIndependent · IND2,9020.5%
  9. 9MANTOSH HALDARIndependent · IND2,4140.4%
  10. 10SARBESWAR BHOIIndependent · IND1,9870.3%
  11. 11SRIRAMA CHANDRAN SAHOO RATNA BEHERAIndependent · IND1,8100.3%
  12. 12KULAMANI SAHOOIndependent · IND1,4000.2%
  13. 13SANATAN BEHERAIndependent · IND1,2850.2%
  14. 14BIRA KISHORE DASIndependent · IND1,1070.2%
  15. 15MRUTYUNJAYA PRADHANIndependent · IND9450.2%
  16. 16BAJENDRA KUMAR RATHIndependent · IND3340.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–CPM swing
+14.1%
INC share
41.9% → 47.4%
CPM share
43.5% → 35.0%
Turnout
48.5% → 52.0%
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