Kantabanji
Assembly seat no. 70 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Winner, 2014
AYUB KHAN
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2014
3,868
2.22% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCSANTOSH SINGH SALUJA
- Votes
- 51,384
- Vote share
- 29.43%
- Behind by
- 3,868
Electors
2,41,620
Total votes polled
1,74,582
Valid votes
1,74,582
NOTA votes
1,729
0.99% of votes polled
Turnout
72.3%
Full result, 2014
16 candidates · 1,74,582 valid votes
AYUB KHANBJDwon
55,252
31.6%
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJAINC
51,384
29.4%
LACHHAMAN BAGBJP
30,961
17.7%
AJAY KUMAR DASAAAP
20,333
11.7%
BHOLA PANIKAIND
3,253
1.9%
PREMANANDA PUTELCPI
2,676
1.5%
SUSHIL KUMBHARBSP
1,784
1.0%
SANTOSH DEEPIND
1,269
0.7%
SATYENDRA SUNAAOP
1,206
0.7%
JAGADISH SINGH BHOIBMUP
967
0.6%
BISHNU PRASAD JUEDIND
727
0.4%
TANKADHARA SAAICPA
698
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
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.
