GEN · Orissa
Kalahandi
Pratap Kessari Deo (GP) won by 40,833 votes (44.8%).
- Electors
- 3,73,402
- Votes polled
- 1,00,468
- Valid votes
- 91,115
- Turnout
- 26.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 44.8% (median 12.2%). Back to Orissa · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
- Margin · 2024
- 10.2%(+8.0%)
- Turnout
- 78.4%(-0.1%)
- NOTA
- 1.5%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 72.6%
Winning margin over time · Kalahandi
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratap Kessari DeoWinner | GP | 65,974 | 72.4% |
| 2 | Suresh Chandra Behera | INC | 25,141 | 27.6% |
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