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331. Sambalpur

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Odisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-SAMBALPUR

INC 45.2%won by 13.0%JD 32.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 7.1% to 13.0%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 77.4% between them, down from 82.6% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 8.6% to 58.4%.

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

Electorate
11,09,875
Turnout
58.4%
Valid votes
6,47,571
Margin
84,507
13.05%

Candidates

11 contested · winner INC
  1. 1KRUPASINDHU BHOIIndian National Congress · INC2,92,89445.2%
  2. 2BIJAYA SINGH BARIHAJanata Dal · JD2,08,38732.2%
  3. 3BIMBADHAR KUANRBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,23,11419.0%
  4. 4DASHARATHA PATRAIndependent · IND11,3801.8%
  5. 5NIRMALJEET GULZAR PADHIAIICT · AIICT2,5990.4%
  6. 6SASHI BHOIIndependent · IND2,0490.3%
  7. 7NIRAL BARJOJharkhand Mukti Morcha · JMM1,7920.3%
  8. 8RAM KRUSHANA MAHANANDIndependent · IND1,6760.3%
  9. 9DADHIBABAN SATAPATHYIndependent · IND1,3860.2%
  10. 10TEJARAJ NAIKIndependent · IND1,3150.2%
  11. 11PURANDAR SHASHANIIndependent · IND9790.2%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JD swing
+6.0%
INC share
44.8% → 45.2%
JD share
37.7% → 32.2%
Turnout
49.8% → 58.4%
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