KEONJHAR
Constituency no. 4 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Odisha also has an assembly constituency called KEONJHAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2019
Chandrani Murmu
BJD
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2019
66,203
5.63% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPAnanta Nayak
- Votes
- 4,60,156
- Vote share
- 39.12%
- Behind by
- 66,203
Electors
15,16,688
Total votes polled
11,76,292
Valid votes
11,76,292
NOTA votes
19,207
1.63% of votes polled
Turnout
77.6%
Full result, 2019
8 candidates · 11,76,292 valid votes
Chandrani MurmuBJDwon
5,26,359
44.8%
Ananta NayakBJP
4,60,156
39.1%
Mohan Kumar HembramINC
1,28,716
10.9%
Dr. Sudarshan LoharRAIM
10,914
0.9%
Lalmohan HansdaABHM
10,038
0.8%
Durga Chandra PinguaBSP
9,308
0.8%
Prafulla NayakAIFB
5,866
0.5%
Ramesh LaguriBMUP
5,728
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ANANTA NAYAK | BJP | 5,73,923 | 45.67% | DHANURJAYA SIDU | 97,042 |
| 2019 | Chandrani Murmu | BJD | 5,26,359 | 44.75% | Ananta Nayak | 66,203 |
| 2014 | SAKUNTALA LAGURI | BJD | 4,34,471 | 40.09% | ANANTA NAYAK | 1,57,317 |
| 2009 | YASHBANT NARAYAN SINGH LAGURI | BJD | 3,89,104 | 43.63% | DHANURJAYA SIDU | 1,26,484 |
| 2004 | ANANTA NAYAK | BJP | 3,55,702 | 43.66% | NILAKANTHA NAYAK | 49,209 |
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 KEONJHAR constituency in 2024?
ANANTA NAYAK (BJP) won KEONJHAR in 2024, by a margin of 97,042 votes.
Which party has won KEONJHAR the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KEONJHAR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won KEONJHAR the most times?
ANANTA NAYAK, with 2 wins between 2004 and 2024.
