SAMBALPUR
Constituency no. 3 in Odisha · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Odisha also has an assembly constituency called SAMBALPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1999
Prasanna Acharya
BJD
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,26,963
18.34% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCDr. Krupasindhu Bhoi
- Votes
- 2,71,634
- Vote share
- 39.23%
- Behind by
- 1,26,963
Electors
11,90,344
Total votes polled
6,92,437
Valid votes
6,92,437
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.2%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 6,92,437 valid votes
Prasanna AcharyaBJDwon
3,98,597
57.6%
Dr. Krupasindhu BhoiINC
2,71,634
39.2%
Rabindra MegBSP
13,904
2.0%
Rabinarayan PadhiAJBP
5,902
0.8%
Shiv Shankar BaghIND
2,400
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DHARMENDRA PRADHAN | BJP | 5,92,162 | 49.48% | PRANAB PRAKASH DAS | 1,19,836 |
| 2019 | NITESH GANGA DEB | BJP | 4,73,770 | 42.13% | NALINI KANTA PRADHAN | 9,162 |
| 2014 | NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN | BJD | 3,58,618 | 36.43% | SURESH PUJARI | 30,576 |
| 2009 | AMARNATH PRADHAN | INC | 3,04,890 | 38.09% | ROHIT PUJARI | 14,874 |
| 2004 | PRASANNA ACHARYA | BJD | 3,90,556 | 48.18% | SANJAY BHOI | 14,770 |
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 SAMBALPUR constituency in 2024?
DHARMENDRA PRADHAN (BJP) won SAMBALPUR in 2024, by a margin of 1,19,836 votes.
Which party has won SAMBALPUR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SAMBALPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won SAMBALPUR the most times?
KRUPASINDHU BHOI, with 4 wins between 1980 and 1996.
