Elections Archive

ST · Orissa

Keonjhar

Kumar Majhi (INC) won by 19,512 votes (13.3%).

Electors
4,81,496
Votes polled
1,54,501
Valid votes
1,46,552
Turnout
32.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 13.3% (median 21.5%). Back to Orissa · 1971 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 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kumar MajhiWinnerINC63,70543.5%
2Bairiganjan NaikUTC44,19330.2%
3Gurucharan NaikSWA31,09121.2%
4Khetra Mohan NaikIND7,5635.2%

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