CHOUDWAR
Assembly seat no. 45 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1961.
Winner, 2004
DHARMANANDA BEHERA
BJD
Elections held
9
1961–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2004
29,794
28.41% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCKANHU CHARAN LENKA
- Votes
- 30,391
- Vote share
- 28.98%
- Behind by
- 29,794
Electors
1,57,723
Total votes polled
1,04,863
Valid votes
1,04,863
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.5%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 1,04,863 valid votes
DHARMANANDA BEHERABJDwon
60,185
57.4%
KANHU CHARAN LENKAINC
30,391
29.0%
DEEPAK KUMAR BARIKIND
8,517
8.1%
BIDHU BHUSAN PRAHARAJIND
4,126
3.9%
SANTOSH MITRAAIFB
832
0.8%
AJAYA KUMAR MISHRAIND
812
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | DHARMANANDA BEHERA | BJD | 60,185 | 57.39% | KANHU CHARAN LENKA | 29,794 |
| 2000 | BIDHUBHUSAN PRAHARAJ | IND | 32,270 | 36.54% | RAJKISHORE RAM | 797 |
| 1995 | KANHU CH. LENKA | INC | 45,819 | 43.13% | DHARMANANDA BEHERA | 2,169 |
| 1990 | RAJ KISHORE RAM | JD | 60,866 | 75.59% | KAILASH CHANDRA BARAL | 41,207 |
| 1985 | RASANANDA SAHU | INC | 31,159 | 51.16% | RAJ KISHORE RAM | 3,283 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
