Champua
Assembly seat no. 25 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2019
Minakshi Mahanta
BJD
Elections held
14
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2019
26,408
15.64% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPMurali Manohar Sharma
- Votes
- 63,117
- Vote share
- 37.38%
- Behind by
- 26,408
Electors
2,26,800
Total votes polled
1,68,851
Valid votes
1,68,851
NOTA votes
750
0.44% of votes polled
Turnout
74.5%
Full result, 2019
16 candidates · 1,68,851 valid votes
Minakshi MahantaBJDwon
89,525
53.0%
Murali Manohar SharmaBJP
63,117
37.4%
Jadumani BarikINC
4,217
2.5%
Srimanta Kumar TripathyIND
2,005
1.2%
Kailash Chandra TantiBSP
2,002
1.2%
Rajen MundaBMTRP
1,319
0.8%
Trilochan PaleiIND
1,053
0.6%
Sahadev BeheraIND
782
0.5%
Purna Chandra MahantaRAIM
689
0.4%
Mahendra Kumar GiriIND
590
0.3%
Gurubux Singh AhluwaliaIND
535
0.3%
Dinabandhu KarABHM
500
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sanatan Mahakud | BJD | 1,03,120 | 56.45% | Murali Manohar Sharma | 39,994 |
| 2019 | Minakshi Mahanta | BJD | 89,525 | 53.02% | Murali Manohar Sharma | 26,408 |
| 2014 | SANATAN MAHAKUD | IND | 69,635 | 44.56% | KUSHA APAT | 14,678 |
| 2009 | JITU PATNAIK | IND | 27,700 | 22.10% | SANATAN MAHAKUD | 145 |
| 2004 | DHANURJAY SIDU | INC | 38,050 | 39.02% | DURYODHAN PINGUA | 9,293 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Champua assembly constituency in 2024?
Sanatan Mahakud (BJD) won Champua in 2024, by a margin of 39,994 votes.
Which party has won Champua the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 14 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has Champua gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won Champua the most times?
SAHARAI ORAM, with 3 wins between 1971 and 2000.







