Kantabanji
Assembly seat no. 70 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Winner, 2000
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA
INC
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2000
1,617
2.07% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INDHAZI MOHAMMED AYUB KHAN
- Votes
- 21,268
- Vote share
- 27.17%
- Behind by
- 1,617
Electors
1,39,704
Total votes polled
78,272
Valid votes
78,272
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.0%
Full result, 2000
7 candidates · 78,272 valid votes
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJAINCwon
22,885
29.2%
HAZI MOHAMMED AYUB KHANIND
21,268
27.2%
SUBASH CHANDRA AGRAWALBJP
18,457
23.6%
PRASANNA KUMAR PALJD(U)
10,230
13.1%
CHAITANYA PRADHANIND
3,040
3.9%
RAMESH CHANDRA DASHAITC
1,226
1.6%
SANTOSH KUMAR VERMASHS
1,166
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Laxman Bag | BJP | 90,876 | 44.58% | Naveen Patnaik | 16,344 |
| 2019 | SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA | INC | 64,246 | 33.60% | LAXMAN BAG | 128 |
| 2014 | AYUB KHAN | BJD | 55,252 | 31.65% | SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA | 3,868 |
| 2009 | SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA | INC | 62,495 | 43.24% | HAJI MAHAMMAD AYUB KHAN | 5,304 |
| 2004 | HAJI MD. AYUB KHAN | IND | 39,532 | 40.68% | SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA | 8,388 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Kantabanji assembly constituency in 2024?
Laxman Bag (BJP) won Kantabanji in 2024, by a margin of 16,344 votes.
Which party has won Kantabanji the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 15 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has Kantabanji gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1961 to 2024.
Who has won Kantabanji the most times?
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA, with 4 wins between 1995 and 2019.
