Elections Archive

GEN · Orissa

Bhadrak

Kanhu Charan Jena (INC) won by 48,297 votes (38.5%).

Electors
4,82,279
Votes polled
1,30,783
Valid votes
1,25,489
Turnout
27.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 38.5% (median 12.2%). Back to Orissa · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
7.1%(+4.7%)
Turnout
73.3%(-4.0%)
NOTA
0.4%
Top-2 squeeze
81.7%

Winning margin over time · Bhadrak

196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202438%

Candidates

Candidates · Bhadrak 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kanhu Charan JenaWinnerINC86,89369.2%
2Sidheswar JenaPSP38,59630.8%

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