Constituency
326. Koraput
Community mirrorOdisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996
IN-KORAPUT
INC 57.6%won by 26.3%JD 31.3%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 39.9% to 26.3%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 12.1% to 51.5%.
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Electorate
10,16,453
Turnout
51.5%
Valid votes
5,23,115
Margin
1,37,653
26.31%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1GIRIDHARI GAMANGIndian National Congress · INC3,01,24157.6%
- 2JAYARAM PANGIJanata Dal · JD1,63,58831.3%
- 3MUSRI SAUNTABharatiya Janata Party · BJP31,5946.0%
- 4PROBHUDAN BHATARAAIICT · AIICT14,8042.8%
- 5BIRISINGA KUMBRIKAIndependent · IND7,0751.4%
- 6KARTIKA GAMANGOCpi(M (L)L) · CPIMLL4,8130.9%
Since 1991
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JD swing
- −13.6%
- INC share
- 66.1% → 57.6%
- JD share
- 26.2% → 31.3%
- Turnout
- 39.3% → 51.5%