Keonjhar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Keonjhar
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Kendujhar
Blocks	Keonjhar, Jhumpura, Banspal
Electorate	1,99,673
Major settlements	Kendujhar
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	BJD
MLA	Abhiram Naik
Const. No.	24
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Kendujhar

Keonjhar (Sl. No.: 24) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district.^[1] Area of this constituency include Keonjhar, 12 GPs (Arsala, Balibandha, Jhumpura, Khendra, Kutugaon, Nahabeda, Naradapur, Nischintapur, Basantapur, Gumura, Malada and Nayagarh) of Jhumpura block and 5 GPs (Kodipasa, Suakati, Talachampei, Talakainsari and Kumundi) of Banspal block.^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2014			35.87%
2009			30.34%
2004			40.14%
2000			59.08%
1995			33.82%
1990			55.20%
1985			48.98%
1980			45.85%
1977			52.59%

15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. List of members elected from Keonjhar Vidhan Sabha constituency are:^[5]

• 2014: (24): Abhiram Naik (BJD)
• 2009: (24): Subarna Naik (BJD)
• 2004: (144): Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP)
• 2000: (144): Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP)
• 1995: (144): Jogendra Naik (BJP)
• 1990: (144): Chhotray Majhi (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (144): Chhotray Majhi (Janata Party)
• 1980: (144): Jogendra Naik (Congress-I)
• 1977: (144): Kumar Majhi (Janata Party)
• 1974: (144): Gobinda Munda (Swatantra)
• 1971: (129): Chhotray Majhi (Utkal Congress)
• 1967: (129): Gobinda Munda (Swatantra)
• 1961: (69): Janardan Bhanja Deo (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1957: (47): Janardan Bhanja Deo (Ganatantra Parishada) and Krushna Chandra Mohapatra (Independent)
• 1951: (41): Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo (Independent) and Gobinda Munda (Ganatantra Parishada)

2014 Election Result

In the 2014 election, the Biju Janata Dal candidate Abhiram Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi by a margin of 8,676 votes.^[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Keonjhar[7][8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Abhiram Naik	55,959	35.87	5.53
	BJP	Mohan Charan Majhi	47,283	30.31	6.02
	Independent	Dwarika Nath Naik	25,755	16.51
	INC	Sidheswar Naik	17,531	11.24	-6.51
	AAP	Sunaram Mardi	2,208	1.42
	BSP	Laxmipriya Hembram	2,109	1.35	0.03
	OJM	Aswini Kumar Naik	1,471	0.94
	NOTA	None	3,671	2.35	-
Majority			8,676	5.56
Turnout			1,55,987	78.12
Registered electors			1,99,673
	BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In the 2009 election, the Biju Janata Dal candidate Subarna Naik defeated the Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 25,554 votes.^[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Keonjhar[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Subarna Naik	36,471	30.34	-
	BJP	Mohan Charan Majhi	29,202	24.29	-
	Independent	Sidheswar Naik	24,320	20.23	-
	INC	Bidyadhar Dehury	21,338	17.75	-
	JMM	Siba Sankar Mardi	3,096	2.58	-
	BSP	Ram Prasad Hembram	1,585	1.32	-
	SAMO	Haramani Munda	1,190	0.99	-
	Independent	Balabhadra Naik	1,135	0.94	-
	Rastrawadi Sena	Jarman Soren	1,033	0.86	-
	RPD	Jadumani Bankira	854	0.71	-
Majority			7,269	6.05[lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,20,247	64.81	-
	BJD gain from BJP

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 3 February 2014. Constituency: Ghasipura (21) District : Keonjhar
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. 144.htm "144 - Keonjhar Assembly Constituency" Check |url= value (help). eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
6. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
7. "Odisha - Keonjhar". eciresults.nic.in. Election Commission of India.
8. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Keonjhar (24)". empoweringindia.org. Empowering India.
9. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 3 February 2014. 145
10. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf