BHADRAK
Constituency no. 7 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Odisha also has an assembly constituency called BHADRAK. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1999
Arjun Charan Sethi
BJD
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 6 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,22,433
18.03% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCPanchanan Mandal
- Votes
- 2,75,017
- Vote share
- 40.50%
- Behind by
- 1,22,433
Electors
11,95,146
Total votes polled
6,79,138
Valid votes
6,79,138
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.8%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 6,79,138 valid votes
Arjun Charan SethiBJDwon
3,97,450
58.5%
Panchanan MandalINC
2,75,017
40.5%
Akshay MallikBSP
4,292
0.6%
Prasanta SethiAJBP
1,255
0.2%
Maudamani DasIND
1,124
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AVIMANYU SETHI | BJP | 5,73,319 | 44.19% | MANJULATA MANDAL | 91,544 |
| 2019 | MANJULATA MANDAL | BJD | 5,13,045 | 41.88% | AVIMANYU SETHI | 28,791 |
| 2014 | ARJUN CHARAN SETHI | BJD | 5,02,338 | 46.46% | SANGRAM KESHARI JENA | 1,79,359 |
| 2009 | ARJUN CHARAN SETHI | BJD | 4,16,808 | 44.86% | ANANTA PRASAD SETHI | 54,938 |
| 2004 | ARJUN CHARAN SETHI | BJD | 4,89,200 | 52.47% | MURALIDHAR JENA | 94,769 |
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 BHADRAK constituency in 2024?
AVIMANYU SETHI (BJP) won BHADRAK in 2024, by a margin of 91,544 votes.
Which party has won BHADRAK the most times?
BJD, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BHADRAK gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won BHADRAK the most times?
ARJUN CHARAN SETHI, with 6 wins between 1980 and 2014.
