KHUNTA
Assembly seat no. 9 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1995
SARASWATI HEMBRAM
INC
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1995
4,873
4.83% of valid votes
Result, 1995
Runner-up
JMMPRAKASH CHANDRA SOREN
- Votes
- 27,680
- Vote share
- 27.46%
- Behind by
- 4,873
Electors
1,32,395
Total votes polled
1,00,816
Valid votes
1,00,816
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.2%
Full result, 1995
9 candidates · 1,00,816 valid votes
SARASWATI HEMBRAMINCwon
32,553
32.3%
PRAKASH CHANDRA SORENJMM
27,680
27.5%
BIRABHADRA SINGJD
24,906
24.7%
GOLAK NAIKBJP
9,774
9.7%
INDRAMANI PATRAIND
2,008
2.0%
RASANANDA MURMUIND
1,567
1.6%
DIBAKAR SINGSJPR
1,268
1.3%
CHANDRASEKHAR BESHRAPSSS
711
0.7%
RABINDRA MURMUIND
349
0.3%
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.
