JAJPUR
Constituency no. 8 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Odisha also has an assembly constituency called JAJPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 7 results.
Winner, 2014
RITA TARAI
BJD
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2014
3,20,271
32.67% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCASOK DAS
- Votes
- 2,21,078
- Vote share
- 22.55%
- Behind by
- 3,20,271
Electors
13,03,733
Total votes polled
9,80,435
Valid votes
9,80,435
NOTA votes
8,655
0.88% of votes polled
Turnout
75.2%
Full result, 2014
9 candidates · 9,80,435 valid votes
RITA TARAIBJDwon
5,41,349
55.2%
ASOK DASINC
2,21,078
22.6%
AMIYA KANTA MALLICKBJP
1,50,789
15.4%
NABIN KUMAR DALAIIND
29,142
3.0%
KALANDI MALIKAAAP
8,269
0.8%
SUBAS CHANDRA MALLICKSUCI
8,065
0.8%
DEBENDRA KUMAR MALLIKBSP
6,926
0.7%
RANJIT MALIKBMUP
3,409
0.3%
GAYADHAR MALLICKSKD
2,753
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RABINDRA NARAYAN BEHERA | BJP | 5,34,239 | 46.01% | SARMISTHA SETHI | 1,587 |
| 2019 | SARMISTHA SETHI | BJD | 5,44,020 | 49.81% | AMIYA KANTA MALLICK | 1,01,693 |
| 2014 | RITA TARAI | BJD | 5,41,349 | 55.22% | ASOK DAS | 3,20,271 |
| 2009 | MOHAN JENA | BJD | 4,33,350 | 53.03% | AMIYA KANTA MALLIK | 1,27,747 |
| 2004 | MOHAN JENA | BJD | 4,52,177 | 51.61% | AMIYA KANTA MALLIK | 51,466 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above