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Constituency

323. Dhenkanal

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Odisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 2009

IN-DHENKANAL

BJD 46.5%won by 21.8%INC 24.7%

What changed here

Derived

Biju Janata Dal held the seat; the winning margin widened from 15.5% to 21.8%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.3% between them, down from 91.6% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
12,83,608
Turnout
66.7%
Valid votes
8,56,631
Margin
1,86,587
21.78%

Since 2004

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
BJD
Winner now
BJD
BJDINC swing
+6.2%
BJD share
53.6% 46.5%
INC share
38.0% 24.7%
Turnout
67.3% 66.7%