Dharamgarh
Assembly seat no. 79 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2024
Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi
BJP
Elections held
11
1967–2024
Most successful party
SWA
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2024
18,927
9.01% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJDPuspendra Singh Deo
- Votes
- 68,963
- Vote share
- 32.83%
- Behind by
- 18,927
Electors
2,61,881
Total votes polled
2,10,054
Valid votes
2,10,054
NOTA votes
2,105
1.00% of votes polled
Turnout
80.2%
Full result, 2024
11 candidates · 2,10,054 valid votes
Sudhir Ranjan PattjoshiBJPwon
87,890
41.8%
Puspendra Singh DeoBJD
68,963
32.8%
Rasmirekha RoutINC
41,269
19.6%
Tirtharaj DurgaBSP
2,167
1.0%
Tankadhar SabarAIFB
1,477
0.7%
Santosh Kumar BhoiSP
1,270
0.6%
Hemangini HansIND
1,269
0.6%
Heramba SenapatiIND
1,156
0.6%
Soumya Ranjan NaikIND
891
0.4%
Rupadhar NaikIND
879
0.4%
Prahalad AgrawalIND
718
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi | BJP | 87,890 | 41.84% | Puspendra Singh Deo | 18,927 |
| 2004 | BIRA SIPKA | BJD | 52,567 | 48.25% | BHISMA SUNANI | 13,616 |
| 2000 | BIRA SIPKA | BJD | 29,276 | 42.44% | BHISMA SUNANI | 11,089 |
| 1995 | BIRA SIPKA | JD | 29,302 | 31.64% | BHAKTA CHARAN DAS | 1,139 |
| 1990 | BHARAT BHUSAN BEMAL | JD | 30,753 | 54.66% | BHISMA SUNANI | 12,297 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above