KHUNTA
Assembly seat no. 9 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 2000
GOLAK NAIK
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 2000
3,649
4.05% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
JMMPRAKASH CHANDRA SOREN
- Votes
- 32,009
- Vote share
- 35.56%
- Behind by
- 3,649
Electors
1,41,780
Total votes polled
90,020
Valid votes
90,020
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.5%
Full result, 2000
6 candidates · 90,020 valid votes
GOLAK NAIKBJPwon
35,658
39.6%
PRAKASH CHANDRA SORENJMM
32,009
35.6%
SARASWATI HEMBRAMINC
17,896
19.9%
MANAGOBINDA BESRACPI
2,738
3.0%
GOPINATH NAIKAITC
1,469
1.6%
SATYAVAMA SINGHIND
250
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.
