Constituency
331. Sambalpur
Community mirrorOdisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 2004
IN-SAMBALPUR
BJD 48.2%won by 1.8%INC 46.4%
What changed here
DerivedBiju Janata Dal held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.3% to 1.8%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 7.1% to 65.2%.
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Electorate
12,42,861
Turnout
65.2%
Valid votes
8,10,601
Margin
14,770
1.82%
Candidates
3 contested · winner BJD- 1PRASANNA ACHARYABiju Janata Dal · BJD3,90,55648.2%
- 2SANJAY BHOIIndian National Congress · INC3,75,78646.4%
- 3ASHOK MITTALBahujan Samaj Party · BSP44,2595.5%
Since 1999
Derived- Winner then
- BJD
- Winner now
- BJD
- BJD–INC swing
- −16.5%
- BJD share
- 57.6% → 48.2%
- INC share
- 39.2% → 46.4%
- Turnout
- 58.2% → 65.2%