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Constituency

331. Puri

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Odisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 2009

IN-PURI

BJD 48.0%won by 23.2%INC 24.8%

What changed here

Derived

Biju Janata Dal held the seat; the winning margin widened from 6.9% to 23.2%.

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 4.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.8% between them, down from 97.1% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
13,22,817
Turnout
68.8%
Valid votes
9,10,151
Margin
2,11,305
23.22%

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
+16.4%
BJD share
52.0% 48.0%
INC share
45.1% 24.8%
Turnout
69.0% 68.8%