Puri

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner Biju Janata Dal

Braja Kishore Tripathy

Biju Janata Dal

Victory Margin
52,545
Margin %
7.50%
Total Electors
1,140,488
Votes Polled
704,808
Turnout
61.80%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
7
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Odisha
Constituency Number
302
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Braja Kishore Tripathy

Biju Janata Dal

358,978
50.90%
Male
#2
Pinaki Mishra

Indian National Congress

306,433
43.50%
Male
#3
Durga Charan Routray

Janata Dal

14,287
2.00%
Male
#4
Krushna Chandra Swain

Independent

8,768
1.20%
Male
#5
Pitabasa Kandi

Bahujan Samaj Party

3,442
0.50%
Male
#6
Khitish Biswal

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

3,121
0.40%
Male
#7
Himansu Mohapatra

Rashtriya Janata Dal

1,853
0.30%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Braja Kishore Tripathy Biju Janata Dal 358,978 50.90%
2 Pinaki Mishra Indian National Congress 306,433 43.50%
3 Durga Charan Routray Janata Dal 14,287 2.00%
4 Krushna Chandra Swain Independent 8,768 1.20%
5 Pitabasa Kandi Bahujan Samaj Party 3,442 0.50%
6 Khitish Biswal Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 3,121 0.40%
7 Himansu Mohapatra Rashtriya Janata Dal 1,853 0.30%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Braja Kishore Tripathy (Biju Janata Dal) won the Puri Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 52,545 votes (7.50%%).

The voter turnout in Puri for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 61.80%%.

7 candidates contested from Puri constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Puri is a Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha.