Salepur (SC)
Winner — 1961
A closely fought contest. BEHERA BAIDHAR won with a 4.6% margin.
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEHERA BAIDHAR | Praja Socialist Party | 10,484 | 45.4% |
| 2 | MALLIK HAREKRUSHNA | INC | 9,415 | 40.8% |
| 3 | KANDI KALANDI | Left | 1,986 | 8.6% |
| 4 | SAMAL ARJUNA | 1,203 | 5.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (98th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
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(Sun temple) Ancient monuments of the Black Pagoda and the ruins and remains of all ancient…
(Sun temple) Ancient monuments of the Black Pagoda and the ruins and remains of all ancient edifies, images, structures, basements, pillars, carvings, walls, gateways etc.
Ancient Monuments of the Black Pagoda
Ancient Monuments of the Black Pagoda
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