Keonjhar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Area of this constituency includes Keonjhar, 12 GPs (Arsala, Balibandha, Jhumpura, Khendra, Kutugaon, Nahabeda, Naradapur, Nischintapur, Basantapur, Gumura, Malada and Nayagarh) of Jhumpura block and 5 GPs (Kodipasa, Suakati, Talachampei, Talakainsari and Kumundi) of Banspal block.
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:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Laxmi Narayan Bhanj Deo | Independent | |
| Govinda Chandra Munda | Ganatantra Parishad | ||
| 1957 | Krushna Chandra Mahapatro | Independent | |
| Janardan Bhanj Deo | Ganatantra Parishad | ||
| 1961 | Janardan Bhanj Deo | ||
| 1965^ | Karunakar Pradhan | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | Govinda Chandra Munda | ||
| 1971 | Chhotaray Majhi | Utkal Congress | |
| 1974 | Govinda 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
Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 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.
| 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 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Madhaba Sardar by a margin of 1,124 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mohan Charan Majhi | 72,760 | 42.10 | ||
| BJD | Madhaba Sardar | 71,636 | 41.45 | ||
| INC | Bidyadhar Dehury | 14,553 | 8.42 | ||
| BSP | Ram Prasad Hembram | 1,509 | 0.87 | ||
| BMP | Jayasing Munda | 685 | 0.40 | ||
| AIFB | Ranjit Munda | 830 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Ganesh Chandra Munda | 3,992 | 2.31 | ||
| Independent | Manmay Bilas Tio | 1,470 | 0.85 | ||
| Independent | Subarna Naik | 3,224 | 1.87 | ||
| 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.
| 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 | |
| AAP | Sunaram Mardi | 2,208 | 1.42 | ||
| BSP | Laxmipriya Hembram | 2,109 | 1.35 | 0.03 | |
| OJM | Aswini Kumar Naik | 1,471 | 0.94 | ||
| 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.
| 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 | − | |
| JMM | Siba Sankar Mardi | 3,096 | 2.58 | − | |
| BSP | Ram Prasad Hembram | 1,585 | 1.32 | − | |
| SAMO | Haramani Munda | 1,190 | 0.99 | − | |
| Independent | Balabhadra Naik | 1,135 | 0.94 | − | |
| Rastrawadi Sena | Jarman Soren | 1,033 | 0.86 | − | |
| RPD | Jadumani Bankira | 854 | 0.71 | − | |
| Majority | 7,269 | 6.05 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,20,247 | 64.81 | − | ||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||
Notes
- ^ % of total valid votes
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