Keonjhar
Assembly seat no. 24 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Odisha also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KEONJHAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2000
MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI
BJP
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2000
22,163
25.45% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INCJAGADISH NAIK
- Votes
- 29,286
- Vote share
- 33.63%
- Behind by
- 22,163
Electors
1,66,441
Total votes polled
87,082
Valid votes
87,082
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.3%
Full result, 2000
6 candidates · 87,082 valid votes
MOHAN CHARAN MAJHIBJPwon
51,449
59.1%
JAGADISH NAIKINC
29,286
33.6%
JOGENDRA NAIKIND
2,632
3.0%
AYODHYA NAIKJMM
1,809
2.1%
RAMACHANDRA MUNDAJD(S)
993
1.1%
PANCHARATNA SINGHAITC
913
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mohan Charan Majhi | BJP | 87,815 | 47.05% | Mina Majhi | 11,577 |
| 2019 | Mohan Charan Majhi | BJP | 72,760 | 42.10% | Madhaba Sardar | 1,124 |
| 2014 | ABHIRAM NAIK | BJD | 55,959 | 35.87% | MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI | 8,676 |
| 2009 | SUBARNA NAIK | BJD | 36,471 | 30.34% | MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI | 7,269 |
| 2004 | MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI | BJP | 46,146 | 40.14% | MADHAB SARDAR | 11,002 |
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 Keonjhar assembly constituency in 2024?
Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP) won Keonjhar in 2024, by a margin of 11,577 votes.
Which party has won Keonjhar the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 15 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has Keonjhar gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1961 to 2024.
Who has won Keonjhar the most times?
Mohan Charan Majhi, with 2 wins between 2019 and 2024.
