Keonjhar Assembly constituency

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]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Keonjhar.

Keonjhar
Constituency No. 24 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKendujhar
LS constituencyKeonjhar
Established1951
Total electors1,99,673
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Mohan Charan Majhi
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Elected members
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
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

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

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[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,20,247 64.81 -
BJD gain from BJP

Notes
  1. %of total valid votes

References
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  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
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