CHOUDWAR
Assembly seat no. 45 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1961.
Winner, 1980
KANHU CHARAN LANKA
INC(I)
Elections held
9
1961–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1980
10,594
17.92% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
JNPSCRAJ KISHORE RAM
- Votes
- 20,537
- Vote share
- 34.74%
- Behind by
- 10,594
Electors
93,745
Total votes polled
59,117
Valid votes
59,117
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.1%
Full result, 1980
6 candidates · 59,117 valid votes
KANHU CHARAN LANKAINC(I)won
31,131
52.7%
RAJ KISHORE RAMJNPSC
20,537
34.7%
PRABIR PALITCPI
6,291
10.6%
FAKIR MOHAN SATPATHYIND
513
0.9%
BINOD KUMAR MISHRAIND
337
0.6%
GOLAKH CHANDRA KARIND
308
0.5%
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
