Khariar
Assembly seat no. 72 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Winner, 2019
Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
INC
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2019
2,857
1.61% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJDLambodar Nial
- Votes
- 56,451
- Vote share
- 31.90%
- Behind by
- 2,857
Electors
2,38,514
Total votes polled
1,76,935
Valid votes
1,76,935
NOTA votes
1,360
0.77% of votes polled
Turnout
74.2%
Full result, 2019
10 candidates · 1,76,935 valid votes
Adhiraj Mohan PanigrahiINCwon
59,308
33.5%
Lambodar NialBJD
56,451
31.9%
RITARANI BAGARTTIBJP
52,245
29.5%
Purna Chandra NetamBSP
1,894
1.1%
RANGADHAR MAJHIAAAP
1,194
0.7%
Bhubaneswar MajhiIND
1,121
0.6%
Sanjay Kumar NaikSKD
914
0.5%
Budharu BihariIND
906
0.5%
Pramod Kumar DandsenaIND
842
0.5%
Radheshyam SagarIND
700
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi | BJD | 93,246 | 46.89% | Hitesh Kumar Bagartti | 9,618 |
| 2019 | Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi | INC | 59,308 | 33.52% | Lambodar Nial | 2,857 |
| 2014 | DURYODHAN MAJHI | BJP | 57,533 | 34.42% | ADHIRAJ MOHAN PANIGRAHI | 7,126 |
| 2009 | HITESH KUMAR BAGARTTI | BJP | 53,238 | 37.07% | DURYODHAN MAJHI | 11,366 |
| 2004 | DURYODHAN MAJHI | BJD | 61,956 | 54.18% | DEB DEB PRASAD SINGH DEO | 23,145 |
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 Khariar assembly constituency in 2024?
Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi (BJD) won Khariar in 2024, by a margin of 9,618 votes.
Which party has won Khariar the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 15 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has Khariar gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1961 to 2024.
Who has won Khariar the most times?
DURYODHAN MAJHI, with 4 wins between 1990 and 2014.







