Keonjhar Assembly constituency

Keonjhar
Keonjhar
Constituency No. 24 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
LS constituency	Keonjhar
Established	1951
Total electors	1,99,673
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Mohan Charan Majhi
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2019

Keonjhar (Sl. No.: 24) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

Elected members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates

2014			35.87%
2009			30.34%
2004			40.14%
2000			59.08%
1995			33.82%
1990			55.20%
1985			48.98%
1980			45.85%
1977			52.59%

15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. List of members elected from Keonjhar Vidhan Sabha constituency are:^[4]

2014: (24): Abhiram Naik (BJD)
2009: (24): Subarna Naik (BJD)
2004: (144): Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP)
2000: (144): Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP)
1995: (144): Jogendra Naik (BJP)
1990: (144): Chhotray Majhi (Janata Dal)
1985: (144): Chhotray Majhi (Janata Party)
1980: (144): Jogendra Naik (Congress-I)
1977: (144): Kumar Majhi (Janata Party)
1974: (144): Gobinda Munda (Swatantra)
1971: (129): Chhotray Majhi (Utkal Congress)
1967: (129): Gobinda Munda (Swatantra)
1961: (69): Janardan Bhanja Deo (Ganatantra Parishad)
1957: (47): Janardan Bhanja Deo (Ganatantra Parishada) and Krushna Chandra Mohapatra (Independent)
1951: (41): Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo (Independent) and Gobinda Munda (Ganatantra Parishada)

Year	Member	Party
2019	Mohan Charan Majhi^[5]		Bharatiya Janata Party

2019 Election Result[edit]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Keonjhar^[6]^[7]
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	-4.91
Turnout			16732688	76.13
	BJP gain from BJD		Swing	4.91

2014 Election Result[edit]

In the 2014 election, the Biju Janata Dal candidate Abhiram Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi by a margin of 8,676 votes.^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Keonjhar^[9]^[10]
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 Election Result[edit]

In the 2009 election, the Biju Janata Dal candidate Subarna Naik defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi by a margin of 5,269 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Keonjhar^[12]
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^[a]	-
Turnout			1,20,247	64.81	-
	BJD gain from BJP

Notes[edit]

^ % of total valid votes

References[edit]

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014. Constituency: Ghasipura (21) District : Keonjhar
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Keonjhar Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Keonjhar Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ "Odisha - Keonjhar". eciresults.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Keonjhar (24)". empoweringindia.org. Empowering India.
^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014. 145
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[13] % of total valid votes

[1] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014. Constituency: Ghasipura (21) District : Keonjhar

[2] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[3] Seats of Odisha

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[election2019-5] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[TP_Ass_Cand-6] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[News18_2019-7] "Keonjhar Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Keonjhar Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[8] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[9] "Odisha - Keonjhar". eciresults.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[10] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Keonjhar (24)". empoweringindia.org. Empowering India.

[11] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014. 145

[election2009-12] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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v t e Kendujhar district
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