Elections Archive

GEN · Orissa

Puri

Lokanath Misra (INC) won by 16,268 votes (10.5%).

Electors
3,87,950
Votes polled
1,55,622
Valid votes
1,55,622
Turnout
40.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1952-03-27

Margin vs 1952 national median: 10.5% (median 14.5%). Back to Orissa · 1952 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
8.8%(+7.8%)
Turnout
75.4%(-0.2%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
97.0%

Winning margin over time · Puri

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202436%

Candidates

Candidates · Puri 1952
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lokanath MisraWinnerINC85,94555.2%
2Man Mohan MisraCPI69,67744.8%

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