The Bhanjanagar constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2024 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 68.71%% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Vikram Arukha of the Biju Janata Dal with a margin of 16324 votes.The Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency falls under the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi won the Kandhamal Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 21371 votes, defeating Achyutananda Samanta of the Biju Janata Dal. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
83,822
Lead: 16,324
|
51% |
| Vikram Arukha | Biju Janata Dal | 67,498 | 41% |
| Prasanta Kumar Bisoyi | Indian National Congress | 5,136 | 3% |
| Kabiraj Behera | Aam Aadmi Party | 2,480 | 2% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,941 | 1% |
| Sunita Behera | Independent | 984 | 1% |
| Tuna Mallick | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star | 832 | 1% |
| Panchanan Das | Independent | 819 | 0% |
| Raju Nayak | All India Forward Bloc | 659 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bikram Keshari Arukha
WINNER
|
Biju Janata Dal |
76,879
Lead: 9,103
|
49% |
| Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | 67,776 | 43% |
| Sanjay Kumar Tripathy | Indian National Congress | 7,069 | 4% |
| Narasingha Gouda | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,915 | 2% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,441 | 1% |
| Purna Chandra Pradhan | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star | 1,170 | 1% |
| Birendra Kumar Gouda | Independent | 1,052 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bikram Keshari Arukha
WINNER
|
Biju Janata Dal |
82,467
Lead: 31,701
|
57% |
| Binayak Tripathy | Indian National Congress | 50,766 | 35% |
| Pradeep Kumar Sahu | Bharatiya Janta Party | 7,834 | 5% |
| Madhusudan Padhi | Independent | 1,539 | 1% |
| Purna Chandra Naik | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,298 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bikram Keshari Arukha
WINNER
|
Biju Janata Dal |
90,515
Lead: 73,367
|
77% |
| Debi Prasad Bishoyi | Indian National Congress | 17,148 | 14% |
| Sivanand Tripathy | Bharatiya Janta Party | 6,228 | 5% |
| Sunil Kumar Panda | Independent | 1,556 | 1% |
| Sanjaya Kumar Tripathy | Samruddha Odisha | 1,240 | 1% |
| Gopal Bisoyi | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 843 | 1% |
| Panchanan Das | Independent | 787 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Satya Bhusan Sahu
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
63,330
Lead: 3,130
|
51% |
| Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha | Biju Janata Dal | 60,200 | 49% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bijaya Singh Bariha
WINNER
|
Biju Janata Dal |
49,497
Lead: 8,496
|
48% |
| Satya Bhusan Sahu | Indian National Congress | 41,001 | 40% |
| Pradip Purohit | Independent | 9,025 | 9% |
| Dolamani Mahar | Samajwadi Party | 1,399 | 1% |
| Dukhishyam Pradhan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 740 | 1% |
| Bir Bikramditya Singh Bariha | Independent | 583 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha
WINNER
|
Janata Dal |
59,714
Lead: 17,695
|
53% |
| Satyabhusan Sahu | Indian National Congress | 42,019 | 37% |
| Shirish Bohidar | Bharatiya Janta Party | 8,638 | 8% |
| Jadumani Deo | Independent | 1,106 | 1% |
| Brundaban Bariha | Independent | 891 | 1% |
| Sanjaya Bohidar | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 825 | 1% |
| Dharimsingh Mahananda | Bahujan Samaj Party | 318 | 0% |
| Santosh Satpathy | Samata Party | 208 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha
WINNER
|
Janata Dal |
48,217
Lead: 30,410
|
66% |
| Satya Bhusan Sahu | Indian National Congress | 17,807 | 24% |
| Sirish Kumar Bohidar | Bharatiya Janta Party | 6,677 | 9% |
| Bijaya Kumar Panigrahi | Independent | 314 | 0% |
| Subhadra Deo | Bahujan Samaj Party | 246 | 0% |
| Banabasi | West Orissa Peoples Front | 121 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Satyabhusan Sahu
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
28,753
Lead: 19,672
|
64% |
| Dukhishyam Pradhan | Janta Party | 9,081 | 20% |
| Nandlal Prasad Trivedy | Independent | 6,753 | 15% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Satya Bhusan Sahu
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress (I) |
15,478
Lead: 5,460
|
43% |
| Murari Prasad Mishra | Indian National Congress (U) | 10,018 | 28% |
| Bijoy Kumar Sahu | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 4,622 | 13% |
| Duriyodhan Pradhan | Independent | 2,454 | 7% |
| Duriyoudhan Mohananda | Independent | 2,310 | 6% |
| Choudhury Sahu | Independent | 816 | 2% |
| Kurmu Kumar | Independent | 655 | 2% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bir Bikramaditya Singh Bariha
WINNER
|
Janta Party |
15,260
Lead: 7,359
|
64% |
| Satyanarayan Panigrahi | Indian National Congress | 7,901 | 33% |
| Choudhary Sahoo | Independent | 842 | 4% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | BJP | 83,822 | 16,324 | 51% |
| 2019 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | 76,879 | 9,103 | 49% |
| 2014 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | 82,467 | 31,701 | 57% |
| 2009 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | 90,515 | 73,367 | 77% |
| 2004 | Satya Bhusan Sahu | INC | 63,330 | 3,130 | 51% |
| 2000 | Bijaya Singh Bariha | BJD | 49,497 | 8,496 | 48% |
| 1995 | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | JD | 59,714 | 17,695 | 53% |
| 1990 | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | JD | 48,217 | 30,410 | 66% |
| 1985 | Satyabhusan Sahu | INC | 28,753 | 19,672 | 64% |
| 1980 | Satya Bhusan Sahu | INC(I) | 15,478 | 5,460 | 43% |
| 1977 | Bir Bikramaditya Singh Bariha | JNP | 15,260 | 7,359 | 64% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | BJP |
83,822
(Lead: 16,324)
|
51% |
| Vikram Arukha | BJD | 67,498 | 41% | |
| 2019 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD |
76,879
(Lead: 9,103)
|
49% |
| Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | BJP | 67,776 | 43% | |
| 2014 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD |
82,467
(Lead: 31,701)
|
57% |
| Binayak Tripathy | INC | 50,766 | 35% | |
| 2009 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD |
90,515
(Lead: 73,367)
|
77% |
| Debi Prasad Bishoyi | INC | 17,148 | 14% | |
| 2004 | Satya Bhusan Sahu | INC |
63,330
(Lead: 3,130)
|
51% |
| Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha | BJD | 60,200 | 49% | |
| 2000 | Bijaya Singh Bariha | BJD |
49,497
(Lead: 8,496)
|
48% |
| Satya Bhusan Sahu | INC | 41,001 | 40% | |
| 1995 | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | JD |
59,714
(Lead: 17,695)
|
53% |
| Satyabhusan Sahu | INC | 42,019 | 37% | |
| 1990 | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | JD |
48,217
(Lead: 30,410)
|
66% |
| Satya Bhusan Sahu | INC | 17,807 | 24% | |
| 1985 | Satyabhusan Sahu | INC |
28,753
(Lead: 19,672)
|
64% |
| Dukhishyam Pradhan | JNP | 9,081 | 20% | |
| 1980 | Satya Bhusan Sahu | INC(I) |
15,478
(Lead: 5,460)
|
43% |
| Murari Prasad Mishra | INC(U) | 10,018 | 28% | |
| 1977 | Bir Bikramaditya Singh Bariha | JNP |
15,260
(Lead: 7,359)
|
64% |
| Satyanarayan Panigrahi | INC | 7,901 | 33% |
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Pradyumna Kumar Nayak of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Bhanjanagar Assembly seat in the 2024 elections, defeating Vikram Arukha of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) by a margin of 16324 votes.
The strike rate in the Bhanjanagar constituency is 57% BJD and 43% INC, with BJD won 4 times and INC won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak (BJP) received 51% vote share.
Vikram Arukha (BJD) received 41% vote share.
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak (BJP) won the 2024 election with 83822 votes, leading by 16324 votes and securing a 51% vote share.
The Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency falls under the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak (BJP) won the Bhanjanagar Assembly seat in 2024 with a margin of 16324 votes over Vikram Arukha (BJD).
The Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency is part of the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Baliguda (st), G. Udayagiri (st), Phulbani (st), Kantamal, Boudh, Daspalla (sc).
The top candidates in the Bhanjanagar Assembly Election 2024 were:
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak (BJP)
Vikram Arukha (BJD)
Prasanta Kumar Bisoyi (INC)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Pradyumna Kumar Nayak (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Bhanjanagar Assembly Election 2024 was 68.71%%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.