Lok Sabha · OR-2

Balasore

1980
CHINTAMANI JENA
INC(I)Congress (I)
Margin1,39,88936.1%
Winner votes2,29,04059.1%
ReservationGEN
INC(I)JNPJNP(S)INC(U)JKD
#CandidateVotesShare
CHINTAMANI JENA
INC(I)
2,29,04059.1%
2
SAMARENDRA KUNDU
JNP
89,15123.0%
3
KAMINI KANTA PATNAYAK
JNP(S)
43,82011.3%
4
PRASANNA KUMAR PAUL
INC(U)
10,7182.8%
5
PADMALOCHAN MAHANTA
JKD
9,1622.4%
6
RAMANATH PATRA
IND
2,9760.8%
7
KAMALINI PATRA
IND
2,7590.7%
Turnout57.5%Votes cast3,87,626Electors6,73,732
1984
CHINTAMANI JENA
INCINC
Margin79,18516.3%
Winner votes2,74,29456.5%
ReservationGEN
INCJNPINDIND
#CandidateVotesShare
CHINTAMANI JENA
INC
2,74,29456.5%
2
SAMARENDRA KUNDU
JNP
1,95,10940.2%
3
CHAITANYA SAHU
IND
9,0551.9%
4
MANMOHAN MALLIK
IND
6,5931.4%
Turnout65.8%Votes cast4,85,051Electors7,36,899
Winner held by2 different parties
Winner flipped1 time
Marginnarrowing
Turnoutrising
Candidates7 → 4
Margin range79,1851,39,889