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Assembly seat no. 42 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2000
PARSURAM PANIGRAHI
BJD
Elections held
13
1967–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2000
2,930
2.58% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INCPADMA LOCHAN PANDA
- Votes
- 53,883
- Vote share
- 47.37%
- Behind by
- 2,930
Electors
1,71,594
Total votes polled
1,13,739
Valid votes
1,13,739
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
66.3%
Full result, 2000
5 candidates · 1,13,739 valid votes
PARSURAM PANIGRAHIBJDwon
56,813
50.0%
PADMA LOCHAN PANDAINC
53,883
47.4%
GAJENDRA PRASAD DASIND
2,438
2.1%
LAXMIDHAR BEHERAJD(S)
382
0.3%
KALPATARU DASHSHS
223
0.2%
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
