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, 2019
BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2019
9,103
5.75% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPPRADYUMNA KUMAR NAYAK
- Votes
- 67,776
- Vote share
- 42.81%
- Behind by
- 9,103
Electors
2,30,344
Total votes polled
1,58,302
Valid votes
1,58,302
NOTA votes
1,441
0.91% of votes polled
Turnout
68.7%
Full result, 2019
6 candidates · 1,58,302 valid votes
BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHABJDwon
76,879
48.6%
PRADYUMNA KUMAR NAYAKBJP
67,776
42.8%
SANJAY KUMAR TRIPATHYINC
7,069
4.5%
NARASINGHA GOUDABSP
2,915
1.8%
PURNA CHANDRA PRADHANCPM
1,170
0.7%
BIRENDRA KUMAR GOUDAIND
1,052
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