India · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1962 GEN
Baishnab Charan Patnaik of Indian National Congress won the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency in India in the 1962 general election, with a winning margin of 52,288 votes (38.70%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 439,926 registered electors and 135,057 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 30.70%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1962 Lok Sabha election, Baishnab Charan Patnaik of Indian National Congress secured victory in the Koraput constituency () with a margin of 52,288 votes.
Out of 439,926 registered electors, 135,057 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 30.70%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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