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Assembly seat no. 42 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2024
Padma Lochan Panda
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2024
13,183
7.20% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJDSubasini Sahoo
- Votes
- 77,493
- Vote share
- 42.34%
- Behind by
- 13,183
Electors
2,57,238
Total votes polled
1,83,028
Valid votes
1,83,028
NOTA votes
693
0.38% of votes polled
Turnout
71.2%
Full result, 2024
6 candidates · 1,83,028 valid votes
Padma Lochan PandaBJPwon
90,676
49.5%
Subasini SahooBJD
77,493
42.3%
Himanshu Shekhar BeheraINC
13,067
7.1%
Pruthwiraj DasBSP
499
0.3%
Ranjan Kumar SamalNAPT
393
0.2%
Sabitarani PakalIND
207
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Padma Lochan Panda | BJP | 90,676 | 49.54% | Subasini Sahoo | 13,183 |
| 2019 | JYOTI PRAKASH PANIGRAHI | BJD | 90,083 | 51.35% | PADMALOCHAN PANDA | 14,959 |
| 2014 | JYOTI PRAKASH PANIGRAHI | BJD | 65,854 | 42.24% | PADMALOCHAN PANDA | 7,937 |
| 2009 | PARSURAM PANIGRAHI | BJD | 63,479 | 47.87% | PADMALOCHAN PANDA | 10,927 |
| 2004 | PADMA LOCHAN PANDA | INC | 65,905 | 50.28% | PARSURAM PANIGRAHI | 3,840 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above