Elections Archive

GEN · Orissa

Bhubaneswar

Raja Purna Chandra Deo Bhanj (INC) won by 37,494 votes (28.8%).

Electors
4,54,994
Votes polled
1,35,778
Valid votes
1,30,082
Turnout
29.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 28.8% (median 12.2%). Back to Orissa · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
3.3%(+0.9%)
Turnout
64.7%(+1.9%)
NOTA
0.8%
Top-2 squeeze
92.2%

Winning margin over time · Bhubaneswar

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202444%

Candidates

Candidates · Bhubaneswar 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raja Purna Chandra Deo BhanjWinnerINC83,78864.4%
2Prananath PatnaikCPI46,29435.6%

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