MELCHHAMUNDA
Assembly seat no. 124 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1961.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BJPMOHAMMAD RAFIQUE | INCPRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA | 271 | 0.24% | 4 | 73.1% |
| 2000 | INCPRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA | INDMURARI PRASAD MISHRA | 11,161 | 11.18% | 6 | 67.6% |
| 1995 | INCPRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA | JDMURARI PRASAD MISHRA | 4,080 | 3.87% | 15 | 76.5% |
| 1990 | JDMURARI PRASAD MISHRA | INCPRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA | 21,877 | 29.13% | 6 | 60.6% |
| 1985 | INCPRAKASHCHANDRA DEBTA | JNPMURARIPRASAD MISHRA | 3,613 | 6.96% | 4 | 51.3% |
| 1980 | INC(I)PRAKASH CHANDRA DEBATA | INDPURNA CHANDRA SAHU | 13,199 | 33.73% | 5 | 40.9% |
| 1977 | JNPBIRENDRA KUMAR SAHOO | INCPRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA | 8,289 | 24.33% | 3 | 38.2% |
| 1974 | INCPRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA | SWABIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU | 5,698 | 18.32% | 3 | 36.0% |
| 19711966 boundaries | SWABIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU | INCJAYA BIHARI BHOI | 1,636 | 6.47% | 7 | 33.9% |
| 19671966 boundaries | SWAB.K.SAHU | INCS.PADHI | 5,131 | 24.61% | 6 | 30.2% |
| 19611961 boundaries | INCPADHEE SACHIDANAND | GPBAHIDAR PRAFULLAKUMAR | 1,807 | 11.79% | 7 | 23.0% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MELCHHAMUNDA assembly constituency in 2004?
MOHAMMAD RAFIQUE (BJP) won MELCHHAMUNDA in 2004, by a margin of 271 votes.
Which party has won MELCHHAMUNDA the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has MELCHHAMUNDA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1961 to 2004.
Who has won MELCHHAMUNDA the most times?
PRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA, with 3 wins between 1974 and 2000.
