Bhanjanagar
Assembly seat no. 123 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Odisha also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BHANJANAGAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Winner, 2000
BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2000
8,507
9.37% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INCB. DANDPANI PATRO
- Votes
- 41,121
- Vote share
- 45.31%
- Behind by
- 8,507
Electors
1,56,262
Total votes polled
90,749
Valid votes
90,749
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.1%
Full result, 2000
2 candidates · 90,749 valid votes
BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHABJDwon
49,628
54.7%
B. DANDPANI PATROINC
41,121
45.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | BJP | 83,822 | 51.06% | Bikram Keshari Arukha | 16,324 |
| 2019 | BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA | BJD | 76,879 | 48.56% | PRADYUMNA KUMAR NAYAK | 9,103 |
| 2014 | BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA | BJD | 82,467 | 56.21% | BINAYAK TRIPATHY | 31,701 |
| 2009 | BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA | BJD | 90,515 | 76.50% | DEBI PRASAD BISHOYI | 73,367 |
| 2004 | BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA | BJD | 52,697 | 52.71% | B.DAND PANI PATRO | 5,426 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
