Dhamnagar
Assembly seat no. 46 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Winner, 2014
MUKTIKANTA MANDAL
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 15
Margin, 2014
9,192
6.17% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
BJPBISHNU CHARAN SETHI
- Votes
- 62,346
- Vote share
- 41.82%
- Behind by
- 9,192
Electors
2,02,941
Total votes polled
1,49,090
Valid votes
1,49,090
NOTA votes
739
0.50% of votes polled
Turnout
73.5%
Full result, 2014
7 candidates · 1,49,090 valid votes
MUKTIKANTA MANDALBJDwon
71,538
48.0%
BISHNU CHARAN SETHIBJP
62,346
41.8%
HRUDANANDA SETHIINC
12,046
8.1%
PREMANANDA MALLICKAOP
844
0.6%
ARUNA CHANDRA SETHIAAAP
671
0.5%
AJAY MALIKBSP
638
0.4%
GANESH PRASAD DASOJM
268
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Suryabanshi Suraj | BJP | 90,555 | 50.31% | Dr. Sanjaya Kumar Das | 8,095 |
| 2019 | BISHNU CHARAN SETHI | BJP | 80,111 | 48.47% | RAJENDRA KUMAR DAS | 4,625 |
| 2014 | MUKTIKANTA MANDAL | BJD | 71,538 | 47.98% | BISHNU CHARAN SETHI | 9,192 |
| 2009 | RAJENDRA KUMAR DAS | BJD | 48,424 | 38.78% | BISHNU CHARAN SETHI | 4,944 |
| 2004 | MANMOHAN SAMAL | BJP | 63,557 | 48.55% | JAGANNATHA ROUT | 28,942 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
