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Assembly seat no. 7 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1971SWA1967PSP
Winner, 1971
KUANRIA MAJHI
SWA
Elections held
2
1967–1971
Most successful party
SWA
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1971
3,442
14.04% of valid votes

Result, 1971

Winner
SWAKUANRIA MAJHI
Votes
8,838
Vote share
36.05%
Margin
3,442
Runner-up
UTCNIRANJAN HEMBRAM
Votes
5,396
Vote share
22.01%
Behind by
3,442
Electors
72,723
Total votes polled
24,518
Valid votes
24,518
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
33.7%

Full result, 1971

7 candidates · 24,518 valid votes

1971 election →
KUANRIA MAJHISWAwon
8,838
36.0%
NIRANJAN HEMBRAMUTC
5,396
22.0%
SANDURJYO DHAN NAYAKINC
4,414
18.0%
SAKILA SARENPSP
3,836
15.7%
SHIBNARAYAN HEMBRAMIND
861
3.5%
NABIN MARANDIIND
609
2.5%
SURENDRA SINGHIND
564
2.3%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1971KUANRIA MAJHISWA8,83836.05%NIRANJAN HEMBRAM3,442
1967S.SARENPSP6,75629.90%N.HEMBRAM219

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%10%19%29%39%19671971Turnout

Winning margin

0%4%8%12%16%19671971Margin

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