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, 2019
Mohan Charan Majhi
BJP
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2019
1,124
0.65% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJDMadhaba Sardar
- Votes
- 71,636
- Vote share
- 41.45%
- Behind by
- 1,124
Electors
2,26,485
Total votes polled
1,72,819
Valid votes
1,72,819
NOTA votes
2,160
1.25% of votes polled
Turnout
76.3%
Full result, 2019
9 candidates · 1,72,819 valid votes
Mohan Charan MajhiBJPwon
72,760
42.1%
Madhaba SardarBJD
71,636
41.5%
Bidyadhar DehuryINC
14,553
8.4%
Ganesh Chandra MundaIND
3,992
2.3%
Subarna NaikIND
3,224
1.9%
Ram Prasad HembramBSP
1,509
0.9%
Manmay Bilas TioIND
1,470
0.8%
Ranjit MundaAIFB
830
0.5%
Jayasing MundaBMUP
685
0.4%
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.
