Dharmasala
Assembly seat no. 51 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1961.
Winner, 2019
PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY
BJD
Elections held
6
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 3 of 6
Margin, 2019
52,739
30.50% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPRAMESH CHANDRA PARIDA
- Votes
- 48,625
- Vote share
- 28.12%
- Behind by
- 52,739
Electors
2,24,633
Total votes polled
1,72,935
Valid votes
1,72,935
NOTA votes
736
0.43% of votes polled
Turnout
77.0%
Full result, 2019
10 candidates · 1,72,935 valid votes
PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAYBJDwon
1,01,364
58.6%
RAMESH CHANDRA PARIDABJP
48,625
28.1%
SMRUTI REKHA PAHIINC
18,588
10.8%
DEBABRATA ROUTBSP
1,286
0.7%
MADHUMITA SAHUSUCIC
815
0.5%
ISWAR CHANDRA PRADHANABHM
490
0.3%
RAMA CHANDRA SINGHIND
321
0.2%
PRIYADARSAN DHIRIND
306
0.2%
HARAMOHAN KARKRUP
221
0.1%
RABINDRA DHIRKS
183
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
