Constituency
326. Koraput
Community mirrorOdisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998
IN-KORAPUT
INC 53.9%won by 16.4%BJD 37.5%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.3% to 16.4%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBiju Janata Dal (BJD) finished second with 37.5% — it did not contest here in 1996.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 5.7% to 45.7%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
10,84,705
Turnout
45.7%
Valid votes
4,95,987
Margin
81,516
16.44%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1GIRIDHAR GAMANGIndian National Congress · INC2,67,42553.9%
- 2JAYARAM PANGIBiju Janata Dal · BJD1,85,90937.5%
- 3SANKAR BIDIKAJanata Dal · JD24,6775.0%
- 4KARTIKA GAMANGOCpi(M (L)L) · CPIMLL15,0233.0%
- 5ULAKA SADANANDAIndependent · IND2,9530.6%
Since 1996
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BJD swing
- −41.2%
- INC share
- 57.6% → 53.9%
- BJD share
- 0.0% → 37.5%
- Turnout
- 51.5% → 45.7%