Kantabanji
Assembly seat no. 70 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Winner, 2019
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA
INC
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2019
128
0.07% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPLAXMAN BAG
- Votes
- 64,118
- Vote share
- 33.53%
- Behind by
- 128
Electors
2,79,867
Total votes polled
1,91,234
Valid votes
1,91,234
NOTA votes
2,453
1.28% of votes polled
Turnout
68.3%
Full result, 2019
6 candidates · 1,91,234 valid votes
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJAINCwon
64,246
33.6%
LAXMAN BAGBJP
64,118
33.5%
AJAYA KUMAR DASBJD
54,527
28.5%
MAYA BAGIND
2,273
1.2%
SURATHA BEHERAIND
2,028
1.1%
CHAMPA NAGBSP
1,589
0.8%
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.
