Odisha · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1977 GEN
Pratap Keshari Deo of Independent won the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha in the 1977 general election, with a winning margin of 53,261 votes (27.60%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 542,033 registered electors and 193,140 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 35.60%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1977 Lok Sabha election, Pratap Keshari Deo of Independent secured victory in the Kalahandi constituency (Odisha) with a margin of 53,261 votes.
Out of 542,033 registered electors, 193,140 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 35.60%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
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