Puri (OR-8): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots

1996

PINAKI MISHRA

INCINC

Margin1,12,30816.5%

Winner votes3,52,83751.8%

ReservationGEN

INCJDBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PINAKI MISHRA INC	3,52,837	51.8%
2	BRAJAKISHORE TRIPATHY JD	2,40,529	35.3%
3	KRUSHNA CHANDRA JAGADEV BJP	74,114	10.9%
4	CHINTAMANI PUJAPANDA IND	3,535	0.5%
5	KRISHNA CHANDRA SWAIN IND	1,762	0.3%
6	AJAYA KUMAR MISHRA IND	1,759	0.3%
7	RAMA CHADRA PRADHAN IND	1,376	0.2%
8	SAGAR BHOI IND	1,151	0.2%
9	SATYANARAYN SAHU IND	1,121	0.2%
10	BIBHUPADA MISHRA IND	1,048	0.1%
11	KARUNAKAR PRUSTY IND	964	0.1%
12	SANAT KUMAR MISHRA IND	690	0.1%

Turnout61.8%Votes cast6,80,886Electors11,01,266

1998

BRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHY

BJDNDA (NDA)

Margin52,5457.5%

Winner votes3,58,97851.5%

ReservationGEN

BJDINCJDINDBSP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	BRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHY BJD	3,58,978	51.5%
2	PINAKI MISHRA INC	3,06,433	44.0%
3	DURGA CHARAN ROUTRAY JD	14,287	2.0%
4	KRUSHNA CHANDRA SWAIN IND	8,768	1.3%
5	PITABASA KANDI BSP	3,442	0.5%
6	KHITISH BISWAL CPI(ML)(L)	3,121	0.5%
7	HIMANSU MOHAPATRA RJD	1,853	0.3%

Turnout61.1%Votes cast6,96,882Electors11,40,488