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, 2009
SUBARNA NAIK
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2009
7,269
6.05% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
BJPMOHAN CHARAN MAJHI
- Votes
- 29,202
- Vote share
- 24.29%
- Behind by
- 7,269
Electors
1,85,526
Total votes polled
1,20,224
Valid votes
1,20,224
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.8%
Full result, 2009
10 candidates · 1,20,224 valid votes
SUBARNA NAIKBJDwon
36,471
30.3%
MOHAN CHARAN MAJHIBJP
29,202
24.3%
SIDHESWAR NAIKIND
24,320
20.2%
BIDYADHARA DEHURYINC
21,338
17.8%
SIBA SANKAR MARDIJMM
3,096
2.6%
RAM PRASAD HEMBRAMBSP
1,585
1.3%
HARAMANI MUNDASAMO
1,190
1.0%
BALABHADRA NAIKIND
1,135
0.9%
JARMAN SORENRWS
1,033
0.9%
JADUMANI BANKIRARPD
854
0.7%
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.
