Dhamnagar
Assembly seat no. 46 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Winner, 2019
BISHNU CHARAN SETHI
BJP
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 15
Margin, 2019
4,625
2.80% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJDRAJENDRA KUMAR DAS
- Votes
- 75,486
- Vote share
- 45.67%
- Behind by
- 4,625
Electors
2,29,773
Total votes polled
1,65,272
Valid votes
1,65,272
NOTA votes
613
0.37% of votes polled
Turnout
71.9%
Full result, 2019
7 candidates · 1,65,272 valid votes
BISHNU CHARAN SETHIBJPwon
80,111
48.5%
RAJENDRA KUMAR DASBJD
75,486
45.7%
BIDYADHAR JENAINC
7,303
4.4%
BUDHIRAM SAMALBSP
769
0.5%
PRASHANA KUMAR DASABHM
485
0.3%
GANESH PRASAD DASIND
314
0.2%
SHESADEV MAHALIKKS
191
0.1%
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
