Odisha · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1977 ST
Chandra Mohan Sinha of Bharatiya Lok Dal won the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha in the 1977 general election, with a winning margin of 11,349 votes (5.30%).
4 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 557,848 registered electors and 215,006 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 38.50%. This is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1977 Lok Sabha election, Chandra Mohan Sinha of Bharatiya Lok Dal secured victory in the Mayurbhanj constituency (Odisha) with a margin of 11,349 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, ensuring tribal community representation in India's Parliament.
Out of 557,848 registered electors, 215,006 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 38.50%. A total of 4 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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