Sonepur
Assembly seat no. 65 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2019
Niranjan Pujari
BJD
Elections held
14
1967–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 14
Margin, 2019
25,726
12.67% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPAshok Kumar Pujari
- Votes
- 73,347
- Vote share
- 36.11%
- Behind by
- 25,726
Electors
2,50,384
Total votes polled
2,03,103
Valid votes
2,03,103
NOTA votes
1,597
0.79% of votes polled
Turnout
81.1%
Full result, 2019
7 candidates · 2,03,103 valid votes
Niranjan PujariBJDwon
99,073
48.8%
Ashok Kumar PujariBJP
73,347
36.1%
Chittaranjan MishraINC
23,326
11.5%
Surubabu NandaBSP
2,577
1.3%
Nabakrushna DantaIND
1,315
0.7%
Umesh Chandra PadhanCPI(ML)(L)
1,014
0.5%
Tankadhara KhamariIND
854
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Niranjan Pujari | BJD | 98,202 | 46.02% | Pramod Kumar Mahapatra | 15,239 |
| 2019 | Niranjan Pujari | BJD | 99,073 | 48.78% | Ashok Kumar Pujari | 25,726 |
| 2014 | NIRANJAN PUJARI | BJD | 93,534 | 51.70% | PRAMOD KUMAR MAHAPATRA | 51,485 |
| 2009 | NIRANJAN PUJARI | BJD | 68,844 | 43.12% | NABA KRUSHNA DANTA | 28,307 |
| 2004 | BINOD PATRA | INC | 46,655 | 42.09% | KUNDURU KUSHAL | 679 |
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 Sonepur assembly constituency in 2024?
Niranjan Pujari (BJD) won Sonepur in 2024, by a margin of 15,239 votes.
Which party has won Sonepur the most times?
BJD, with 5 of the 14 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has Sonepur gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won Sonepur the most times?
KUNDURU KUSHAL, with 3 wins between 1990 and 2000.
