Elections Archive

GEN · Orissa

Puri

Bibudhendra Misra (INC) won by 29,565 votes (21.4%).

Electors
4,75,128
Votes polled
1,45,148
Valid votes
1,38,131
Turnout
30.5%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 21.4% (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
8.8%(+7.8%)
Turnout
75.4%(-0.2%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
97.0%

Winning margin over time · Puri

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202436%

Candidates

Candidates · Puri 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bibudhendra MisraWinnerINC83,84860.7%
2Panigrahi ChintamaniCPI54,28339.3%

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