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, 2009
BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2009
73,367
62.01% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCDEBI PRASAD BISHOYI
- Votes
- 17,148
- Vote share
- 14.49%
- Behind by
- 73,367
Electors
1,97,443
Total votes polled
1,18,317
Valid votes
1,18,317
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.9%
Full result, 2009
7 candidates · 1,18,317 valid votes
BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHABJDwon
90,515
76.5%
DEBI PRASAD BISHOYIINC
17,148
14.5%
SIVANAND TRIPATHYBJP
6,228
5.3%
SUNIL KUMAR PANDAIND
1,556
1.3%
SANJAYA KUMAR TRIPATHYSAMO
1,240
1.1%
GOPAL BISOYIRSP
843
0.7%
PANCHANAN DASIND
787
0.7%
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
