Elections Archive

GEN · Orissa

Balasore

Gokulananda Mahanty (INC) won by 29,559 votes (19.5%).

Electors
4,26,296
Votes polled
1,58,368
Valid votes
1,51,900
Turnout
37.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 19.5% (median 12.2%). Back to Orissa · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
11.9%(+10.8%)
Turnout
77.1%(-1.6%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
79.6%

Winning margin over time · Balasore

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202436%

Candidates

Candidates · Balasore 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gokulananda MahantyWinnerINC87,25057.4%
2Rabindra Mohan DasPSP57,69138.0%
3Rajkishore MohantyIND6,9594.6%

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