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, 2019
SARMISTHA SETHI
BJD
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2019
1,01,693
9.31% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPAMIYA KANTA MALLICK
- Votes
- 4,42,327
- Vote share
- 40.50%
- Behind by
- 1,01,693
Electors
14,75,007
Total votes polled
10,92,084
Valid votes
10,92,084
NOTA votes
7,161
0.66% of votes polled
Turnout
74.0%
Full result, 2019
8 candidates · 10,92,084 valid votes
SARMISTHA SETHIBJDwon
5,44,020
49.8%
AMIYA KANTA MALLICKBJP
4,42,327
40.5%
MANAS JENAINC
83,321
7.6%
SUBASA CHANDRA MALIKSUCIC
4,950
0.5%
TILOTTAMA SETHYPBI
4,470
0.4%
RANJIT MALIKBMUP
2,049
0.2%
SUNAKAR BEHERAJPJD
1,985
0.2%
BHIMA SEN BEHERAFPI
1,801
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JAJPUR constituency in 2024?
RABINDRA NARAYAN BEHERA (BJP) won JAJPUR in 2024, by a margin of 1,587 votes.
Which party has won JAJPUR the most times?
BJD, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JAJPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won JAJPUR the most times?
ANADI CHARAN DAS, with 4 wins between 1980 and 1991.
