Elections Archive

ST · Orissa

Keonjhar

Bhanj Deo Laxmi Narayan (IND) won by 40,163 votes (43.0%).

Electors
3,46,575
Votes polled
93,392
Valid votes
93,392
Turnout
26.9%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 43.0% (median 11.1%). Back to Orissa · 1957 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
7.9%(+2.2%)
Turnout
79.1%(-2.0%)
NOTA
2.0%
Top-2 squeeze
85.3%

Winning margin over time · Keonjhar

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202446%

Candidates

Candidates · Keonjhar 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhanj Deo Laxmi NarayanWinnerIND62,50966.9%
2Banshidhar RathaINC22,34623.9%
3Richard JustinIND8,5379.1%

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