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, 2014
ABHIRAM NAIK
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2014
8,676
5.56% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
BJPMOHAN CHARAN MAJHI
- Votes
- 47,283
- Vote share
- 30.31%
- Behind by
- 8,676
Electors
2,01,893
Total votes polled
1,55,987
Valid votes
1,55,987
NOTA votes
3,671
2.35% of votes polled
Turnout
77.3%
Full result, 2014
7 candidates · 1,55,987 valid votes
ABHIRAM NAIKBJDwon
55,959
35.9%
MOHAN CHARAN MAJHIBJP
47,283
30.3%
DWARIKA NATH NAIKIND
25,755
16.5%
SIDHESWAR NAIKINC
17,531
11.2%
SUNARAM MARDIAAAP
2,208
1.4%
LAXMIPRIYA HEMBRAMBSP
2,109
1.4%
ASWINI KUMAR NAIKOJM
1,471
0.9%
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.
