KESINGA
Assembly seat no. 101 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1980
BHUPINDER SINGH
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
SWA
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1980
12,724
28.81% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
JNPSCNILAMANI SAHU
- Votes
- 9,231
- Vote share
- 20.90%
- Behind by
- 12,724
Electors
83,084
Total votes polled
44,169
Valid votes
44,169
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.2%
Full result, 1980
8 candidates · 44,169 valid votes
BHUPINDER SINGHINC(I)won
21,955
49.7%
NILAMANI SAHUJNPSC
9,231
20.9%
NAGENDRANATH CHOUDHURYINC(U)
8,038
18.2%
GOPINATH BUDHIAIND
2,567
5.8%
ASHAKARI NAGIND
875
2.0%
JATIN DASIND
664
1.5%
HIMANCHAL BHOIBJP
637
1.4%
MANOJKUMAR PADHIIND
202
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | DHANESWAR MAJHI | BJP | 48,525 | 44.85% | BHUPINDER SINGH | 593 |
| 2000 | DHANESWAR MAJHI | BJP | 37,876 | 43.38% | JAGANATH PATTANAIK | 8,180 |
| 1995 | BHUPENDRA SINGH | INC | 40,567 | 39.29% | BHAKTA CHARAN DAS | 12,126 |
| 1990 | KIRAN CHANDRA SINGH DEO | JD | 38,418 | 52.91% | BHUPINDAR SINGH | 9,738 |
| 1985 | BHUPINDER SINGH | INC | 25,314 | 51.61% | KIRANCHANDRA SINGH DEO | 3,288 |
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 KESINGA assembly constituency in 2004?
DHANESWAR MAJHI (BJP) won KESINGA in 2004, by a margin of 593 votes.
Which party has won KESINGA the most times?
SWA, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KESINGA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won KESINGA the most times?
DHANESWAR MAJHI, with 2 wins between 2000 and 2004.
