Elections Archive

ST · Orissa

Keonjhar

Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo (INC) won by 10,282 votes (16.5%).

Electors
3,70,850
Votes polled
65,978
Valid votes
62,390
Turnout
17.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 16.5% (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
7.9%(+2.2%)
Turnout
79.1%(-2.0%)
NOTA
2.0%
Top-2 squeeze
85.3%

Winning margin over time · Keonjhar

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202446%

Candidates

Candidates · Keonjhar 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Laxmi Narayan Bhanja DeoWinnerINC36,33658.2%
2Rajballabh MishraGP26,05441.8%

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