CHOWDWAR
Assembly seat no. 40 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1971.
Winner, 1971
KANHU LENKA
INC
Elections held
1
1971–1971
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1971
5,214
11.62% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
UTCBIJU PATNAIK
- Votes
- 13,178
- Vote share
- 29.37%
- Behind by
- 5,214
Electors
88,175
Total votes polled
44,869
Valid votes
44,869
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.9%
Full result, 1971
7 candidates · 44,869 valid votes
KANHU LENKAINCwon
18,392
41.0%
BIJU PATNAIKUTC
13,178
29.4%
BASANT KUMARI DEVIJAC
4,937
11.0%
KAILASH CHANDRA LENKAIND
3,784
8.4%
SRINIVAS MISRAPSP
1,995
4.5%
BRAHMA NANDA PANDASWA
1,755
3.9%
TRAILOKYA NATH MOHANTYIND
828
1.9%
Past results
Most recent 1 of 1 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | KANHU LENKA | INC | 18,392 | 40.99% | BIJU PATNAIK | 5,214 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- INC1 win
