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Begunia

Assembly seat no. 116 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.

Winner, 2019
RAJENDRA KUMAR SAHOO
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2019
20,048
12.89% of valid votes

Result, 2019

Winner
Votes
73,178
Vote share
47.06%
Margin
20,048
Runner-up
INCPRADEEP KUMAR SAHOO
Votes
53,130
Vote share
34.16%
Behind by
20,048
Electors
2,15,252
Total votes polled
1,55,511
Valid votes
1,55,511
NOTA votes
909
0.58% of votes polled
Turnout
72.3%

Full result, 2019

7 candidates · 1,55,511 valid votes

2019 election →
RAJENDRA KUMAR SAHOOBJDwon
73,178
47.1%
PRADEEP KUMAR SAHOOINC
53,130
34.2%
RHISHAV NANDABJP
26,321
16.9%
RUDRA NARAYAN BAHINIPATIIND
967
0.6%
BIJAY KUMAR SWAINFPI
405
0.3%
SIBA PRASAD MISHRAIND
350
0.2%
SANKAR BEHERAIND
251
0.2%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 15 elections

View all 15
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2024Pradip Kumar Sahu S/o-laxmidhar SahuBJD90,96457.45%Prakasha Chandra Bijuli47,814
2019RAJENDRA KUMAR SAHOOBJD73,17847.06%PRADEEP KUMAR SAHOO20,048
2014PRASANTA KUMAR JAGADEVBJD73,98451.46%PRADEEP KUMAR SAHOO43,425
2009PRASHANTA NANDANCP45,35538.73%PRADIP KUMAR SAHOO10,617
2004JANAKI BALLAV PATNAIKINC59,65847.41%PRASANT JAGADEV2,001

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%21%41%62%82%196119671971197419771980198519901995200020042009201420192024Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%24%35%47%196119671971197419771980198519901995200020042009201420192024Margin

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