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, 2004
MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI
BJP
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2004
11,002
9.57% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCMADHAB SARDAR
- Votes
- 35,144
- Vote share
- 30.57%
- Behind by
- 11,002
Electors
1,81,602
Total votes polled
1,14,950
Valid votes
1,14,950
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.3%
Full result, 2004
8 candidates · 1,14,950 valid votes
MOHAN CHARAN MAJHIBJPwon
46,146
40.1%
MADHAB SARDARINC
35,144
30.6%
BIDYADHAR DEHURYIND
12,646
11.0%
SASMITARANI SINGHIND
5,344
4.7%
GHASINATH MUDIBSP
5,018
4.4%
SIDHESWAR NAIKIND
4,318
3.8%
DARSAN MUNDAIND
3,565
3.1%
GAMHA MUNDAIND
2,769
2.4%
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.
