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Odisha · PC 6 · 1996 by-election
CuttackLok Sabha by-election result, 1996
Anadi Charan Sahu (INC) won Cuttack in the 1996 Lok Sabha by-election with 44.2% of the vote, beating Bhartruhari Mahtab (JD) by 27,607 votes.
Winner — 1996 by-election
Anadi Charan Sahu
INC 44.2%JD 39.7%2 others 16.2%
Votes
2,69,773
44.2% share
Winning margin
27,607
4.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,10,609
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anadi Charan Sahu | 2,69,77344.2% | |
| 2 | Bhartruhari Mahtab | 2,42,16639.7% | |
| 3 | Shyamanamda Mahapatra | 97,39015.9% | |
| 4 | Kaka Joginder Singh URF 'Dharti Pakad' IND | IND | 1,2800.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A close contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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4.5%
winning margin, share of votes
How many people voted?
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54%
of registered voters
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How many parties were really in the race?
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Two or three
INC, JD and BJP took 100% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 2.65 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
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…How did the vote split?
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44.2%won by INC
INC 44.2%JD 39.7%BJP 15.9%Others 0.2%
This seat number was reused from 2009. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2009, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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