KHUNTA
Assembly seat no. 9 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1980
RAMESH SOREN
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1980
13,537
35.62% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
JNPSCBIRABHADRA SINGH
- Votes
- 8,884
- Vote share
- 23.38%
- Behind by
- 13,537
Electors
90,963
Total votes polled
37,999
Valid votes
37,999
NOTA votes
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Turnout
41.8%
Full result, 1980
5 candidates · 37,999 valid votes
RAMESH SORENINC(I)won
22,421
59.0%
BIRABHADRA SINGHJNPSC
8,884
23.4%
MAHESHWAR NAIKINC(U)
4,788
12.6%
KANU CHARAN BESRAIND
1,329
3.5%
SUNDAR MOHAN SINGHIND
577
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | GOLAK BIHARI NAIK | BJP | 44,333 | 41.37% | SURENDRA NATH MAJHI | 9,971 |
| 2000 | GOLAK NAIK | BJP | 35,658 | 39.61% | PRAKASH CHANDRA SOREN | 3,649 |
| 1995 | SARASWATI HEMBRAM | INC | 32,553 | 32.29% | PRAKASH CHANDRA SOREN | 4,873 |
| 1990 | BIRA BHADRA SINGH | JD | 35,387 | 49.13% | RAMESH SOREN | 14,868 |
| 1985 | BIRAM MURMU | INC | 21,979 | 47.65% | BIRABHADRA SINGH | 6,143 |
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 KHUNTA assembly constituency in 2004?
GOLAK BIHARI NAIK (BJP) won KHUNTA in 2004, by a margin of 9,971 votes.
Which party has won KHUNTA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KHUNTA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won KHUNTA the most times?
RAMESH SOREN, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1980.
