Elections Archive

GEN · Orissa

Cuttack

Nityanand Kanungo (INC) won by 23,953 votes (15.3%).

Electors
4,84,807
Votes polled
1,62,723
Valid votes
1,56,346
Turnout
33.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 15.3% (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
5.1%(-6.4%)
Turnout
71.3%(-1.2%)
NOTA
0.7%
Top-2 squeeze
90.4%

Winning margin over time · Cuttack

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202435%

Candidates

Candidates · Cuttack 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nityanand KanungoWinnerINC88,34056.5%
2Nishamani KhuntiaPSP64,38741.2%
3Syed Fazal HaqueIND3,6192.3%

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