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KOTPAD (SC)

Assembly seat no. 5 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1961.

OverviewElection History
1961INC
Winner, 1961
BAKRIA MAHADEBO
INC
Elections held
1
1961–1961
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1961
5,013
37.86% of valid votes

Result, 1961

Winner
INCBAKRIA MAHADEBO
Votes
8,160
Vote share
61.63%
Margin
5,013
Runner-up
GPNAYAK LAICHAN
Votes
3,147
Vote share
23.77%
Behind by
5,013
Electors
56,704
Total votes polled
13,240
Valid votes
13,240
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
23.4%

Full result, 1961

4 candidates · 13,240 valid votes

1961 election →
BAKRIA MAHADEBOINCwon
8,160
61.6%
NAYAK LAICHANGP
3,147
23.8%
MIRGAN JHITURUCPI
1,304
9.8%
BISSAYI GORAIND
629
4.8%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1961BAKRIA MAHADEBOINC8,16061.63%NAYAK LAICHAN5,013

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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