Bijepur
Assembly seat no. 2 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2024
Sanat Kumar Gartia
BJP
Elections held
14
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2024
10,066
5.13% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJDRita Sahu
- Votes
- 83,095
- Vote share
- 42.39%
- Behind by
- 10,066
Electors
2,41,753
Total votes polled
1,96,028
Valid votes
1,96,028
NOTA votes
2,055
1.05% of votes polled
Turnout
81.1%
Full result, 2024
4 candidates · 1,96,028 valid votes
Sanat Kumar GartiaBJPwon
93,161
47.5%
Rita SahuBJD
83,095
42.4%
Kishor DafadarINC
15,707
8.0%
Dhabaleswar MahanandaBSP
2,010
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sanat Kumar Gartia | BJP | 93,161 | 47.52% | Rita Sahu | 10,066 |
| 2019 | NAVEEN PATNAIK | BJD | 1,10,604 | 59.78% | SANAT KUMAR GARTIA | 57,122 |
| 2014 | SUBAL SAHU | INC | 53,290 | 32.15% | PRASANNA ACHARYA | 458 |
| 2009 | SUBAL SAHU | INC | 56,864 | 40.91% | PRABHAT ADITYA MISHRA | 8,971 |
| 2004 | SUBAL SAHU | INC | 66,407 | 53.97% | ASHOK KUMAR PANIGRAHY | 21,918 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above