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Assembly seat no. 115 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1961.

OverviewElection History
1961INC
Winner, 1961
LENKA DHANANJAYA
INC
Elections held
1
1961–1961
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1961
2,957
8.77% of valid votes

Result, 1961

Winner
INCLENKA DHANANJAYA
Votes
14,111
Vote share
41.87%
Margin
2,957
Runner-up
PSPDAS JAGANNATH
Votes
11,154
Vote share
33.09%
Behind by
2,957
Electors
67,890
Total votes polled
33,703
Valid votes
33,703
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
49.6%

Full result, 1961

3 candidates · 33,703 valid votes

1961 election →
LENKA DHANANJAYAINCwon
14,111
41.9%
DAS JAGANNATHPSP
11,154
33.1%
JENA DUSASANCPI
8,438
25.0%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1961LENKA DHANANJAYAINC14,11141.87%DAS JAGANNATH2,957

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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