Keonjhar Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Odisha
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Keonjhar (Sl. No.: 24) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district.[1]
| Keonjhar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 24 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northen Division |
| District | Kendujhar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Keonjhar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,31,912[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1965. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Keonjhar constituency are:[2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo | Independent | |
| Govind Chandra Munda | Ganatantra Parishad | ||
| 1957 | Krushna Chandra Mahapatro | Independent | |
| Janardan Bhanj Deo | Ganatantra Parishad | ||
| 1961 | Janardan Bhanj Deo | ||
| 1965^ | Karunakar Pradhan | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | Govind Chandra Munda | ||
| 1971 | Chhotaray Majhi | Utkal Congress | |
| 1974 | Govind Chandra Munda | Swatantra Party | |
| 1977 | Kumar Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Jogendra Naik | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Chhotaray Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Jogendra Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Mohan Charan Majhi | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Subarna Naik | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014 | Abhiram Naik | ||
| 2019 | Mohan Charan Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | |||
Election results
2024
In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Meena Majhi by a margin of 11,577 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mohan Charan Majhi | 87,815 | 47.05 |  4.95 | |
| BJD | Meena Majhi | 76,238 | 40.84 |  0.61 | |
| INC | Pratibha Manjari Nayak | 11,904 | 6.38 | 2.04 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,120 | 1.67 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | 11,577 | 6.21 | 5.56 | ||
| Turnout | 1,86,652 | 80.48 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Madhab Sardar by a margin of 1,124 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mohan Charan Majhi | 72,760 | 42.10 | ||
| BJD | Madhab Sardar | 71,636 | 41.45 | ||
| INC | Bidyadhar Dehury | 14,553 | 8.42 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,160 | 1.25 | ||
| Majority | 1,124 | 0.65 | |||
| Turnout | 1,67,326 | 76.13 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014
In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Abhiram Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi by a margin of 8,676 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Abhiram Naik | 55,959 | 35.87 | 5.53 | |
| BJP | Mohan Charan Majhi | 47,283 | 30.31 | 6.02 | |
| Independent | Dwarika Nath Naik | 25,755 | 16.51 | ||
| INC | Sidheswar Naik | 17,531 | 11.24 | 6.51 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,671 | 2.35 | ||
| Majority | 8,676 | 5.56 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,987 | 78.12 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,99,673 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subarna Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi by a margin of 5,269 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Subarna Naik | 36,471 | 30.34 | − | |
| BJP | Mohan Charan Majhi | 29,202 | 24.29 | − | |
| Independent | Sidheswar Naik | 24,320 | 20.23 | − | |
| INC | Bidyadhar Dehury | 21,338 | 17.75 | − | |
| Majority | 7,269 | 6.05[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,20,247 | 64.81 | − | ||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||