Dharmasala
Assembly seat no. 51 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1961.
Winner, 2024
Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo
IND
Elections held
6
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 3 of 6
Margin, 2024
4,150
2.23% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJDPranab Kumar Balabantaray
- Votes
- 75,609
- Vote share
- 40.65%
- Behind by
- 4,150
Electors
2,32,166
Total votes polled
1,86,013
Valid votes
1,86,013
NOTA votes
666
0.36% of votes polled
Turnout
80.1%
Full result, 2024
11 candidates · 1,86,013 valid votes
Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-late Ramesh Chandra SahooINDwon
79,759
42.9%
Pranab Kumar BalabantarayBJD
75,609
40.6%
Smrutirekha PahiBJP
15,926
8.6%
Kedaranath SahuSUCI
8,453
4.5%
Kisan PandaINC
2,947
1.6%
Satish Kumar BiswalIND
998
0.5%
Himansu Sekhar Sahoo F-suryamani SahooIND
608
0.3%
Kartik Chandra MalikBSP
306
0.2%
Ranjan Kumar MalikMLD
292
0.2%
Laluprasad KadamIND
276
0.1%
Purusottam BeheraIND
173
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo | IND | 79,759 | 42.88% | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray | 4,150 |
| 2019 | PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY | BJD | 1,01,364 | 58.61% | RAMESH CHANDRA PARIDA | 52,739 |
| 2014 | PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY | BJD | 1,09,241 | 68.60% | SRINATH MISHRA | 85,786 |
| 2009 | KALPATARU DAS | BJD | 79,867 | 58.25% | KANGALI CHARAN PANDA | 35,133 |
| 1990 | GURCHARAN TIKAYAT | JD | 52,548 | 59.48% | KANGALI CHARAN PANDA | 21,415 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above