Elections Archive

GEN · Orissa

Kalahandi

Pratap Keshari Deo (SWA) won by 65,874 votes (42.1%).

Electors
4,36,752
Votes polled
1,69,068
Valid votes
1,56,644
Turnout
38.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 42.1% (median 21.5%). Back to Orissa · 1971 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

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202445%

Candidates

Candidates · Kalahandi 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pratap Keshari DeoWinnerSWA89,09856.9%
2Arjun PattjoshiINC23,22414.8%
3Gangadhar HotaUTC15,5209.9%
4Tripura MajhiPSP14,3249.1%
5Manu MajhiIND8,1555.2%
6Premlal PradhanIND6,3234.0%

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