Lok Sabha · OR-17

Sambalpur

1996

KRUPASINDHU BHOI

INCINC

Margin84,50713.1%

Winner votes2,92,89445.2%

ReservationGEN

INCJDBJPINDAIIC(T)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KRUPASINDHU BHOI INC	2,92,894	45.2%
2	BIJAYA SINGH BARIHA JD	2,08,387	32.2%
3	BIMBADHAR KUANR BJP	1,23,114	19.0%
4	DASHARATHA PATRA IND	11,380	1.8%
5	NIRMALJEET GULZAR PADHI AIIC(T)	2,599	0.4%
6	SASHI BHOI IND	2,049	0.3%
7	NIRAL BARJO JMM	1,792	0.3%
8	RAM KRUSHANA MAHANAND IND	1,676	0.3%
9	DADHIBABAN SATAPATHY IND	1,386	0.2%
10	TEJARAJ NAIK IND	1,315	0.2%
11	PURANDAR SHASHANI IND	979	0.1%

Turnout58.4%Votes cast6,47,571Electors11,09,875

1998

PRASANNA ACHARYA

BJDNDA (NDA)

Margin24,7683.6%

Winner votes3,10,87045.8%

ReservationGEN

BJDINCJDBSPSAP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PRASANNA ACHARYA BJD	3,10,870	45.8%
2	DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOI INC	2,86,102	42.1%
3	BIJAYA SINGH BARIHA JD	44,516	6.5%
4	RABINDRA MEGHA BSP	14,864	2.2%
5	BHABANI SANKAR HOTA SAP	9,364	1.4%
6	RABINARAYAN PADHI AJBP	5,016	0.7%
7	KUBERJAL YADAV SP	4,088	0.6%
8	SURYA PRAKASH MOHAPATRA IND	2,237	0.3%
9	RADHAKANTA BOHIDAR SJP(R)	2,139	0.3%

Turnout58.7%Votes cast6,79,196Electors11,56,375

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates11 → 9

Margin range24,768 – 84,507