The Sanakhemundi constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2024 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 63.72%% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Ramesh Chandra Jena of the Indian National Congress won the seat by defeating Sulakshana Geetanjali Devi of the Biju Janata Dal with a margin of 10662 votes.The Sanakhemundi Assembly constituency falls under the Aska Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anita Subhadarshini won the Aska Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 99974 votes, defeating Ranjita Sahu of the Biju Janata Dal. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramesh Chandra Jena
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
65,867
Lead: 10,662
|
45% |
| Sulakshana Geetanjali Devi | Biju Janata Dal | 55,205 | 37% |
| Uttam Kumar Panigrahi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22,396 | 15% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,724 | 2% |
| Ajit Naik | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,337 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramesh Chandra Jena
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
75,021
Lead: 23,727
|
51% |
| Nandini Devi | Biju Janata Dal | 51,294 | 35% |
| Bijaya Kumar Swain | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15,335 | 10% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,765 | 2% |
| Pratap Chandra Pradhan | Independent | 2,052 | 1% |
| Gariba Naik | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,378 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nandini Devi
Winner
|
Biju Janata Dal |
61,773
Lead: 8,222
|
48% |
| Ramesh Chandra Jena | Indian National Congress | 53,551 | 42% |
| Birkishore Dev | Bharatiya Janta Party | 6,053 | 5% |
| Antarjyami Swain | Communist Party Of India | 4,933 | 4% |
| Sirish Charan Mishra | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,347 | 1% |
| Kadmi Ramesh Kumar Dora | Aam Aadmi Party | 1,232 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramesh Chandra Jena
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
50,487
Lead: 23,593
|
50% |
| Kishore Chandra Singh Deo | Bharatiya Janta Party | 26,894 | 27% |
| N.narayan Reddy | Communist Party Of India | 15,023 | 15% |
| Bhala Chandra Sadhangi | Independent | 4,519 | 5% |
| Chhabilal Swain | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1,961 | 2% |
| Dillip Kumar Patro | Samajwadi Party | 1,389 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kishor Kumar Mohanty
Winner
|
Biju Janata Dal |
61,295
Lead: 11,159
|
52% |
| Naba Kishore Das | Indian National Congress | 50,136 | 43% |
| Badal Bihari Dash | Independent | 3,544 | 3% |
| Sitaram Sharma | Independent | 2,803 | 2% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kishore Kumar Mohanty
Winner
|
Biju Janata Dal |
66,238
Lead: 43,193
|
69% |
| Birendra Chandra Pandey | Indian National Congress | 23,045 | 24% |
| Iswar Naik | Communist Party Of India | 4,722 | 5% |
| Rusi Patra | Independent | 745 | 1% |
| Bhubaneswar Gardia | Bahujan Samaj Party | 742 | 1% |
| Teva Charan Buda | Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh | 361 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Birendra Chandra Pandey
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
47,171
Lead: 841
|
43% |
| Kishore Mohanty | Janata Dal | 46,330 | 43% |
| Khirod Kumar Singh Deo | Communist Party Of India | 5,193 | 5% |
| Badal Bihari Dash | Independent | 5,144 | 5% |
| Arjun Naik | Bharatiya Janta Party | 3,915 | 4% |
| Kishore Gardia | Bahujan Samaj Party | 584 | 1% |
| Shyam Sundar Pradhan | Kannada Paksha | 440 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kishore Kumar Mohanty
Winner
|
Janata Dal |
29,202
Lead: 2,295
|
38% |
| Birendra Pandey | Indian National Congress | 26,907 | 35% |
| Ishwar Chandra Naik | Communist Party Of India | 14,547 | 19% |
| Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal | Bharatiya Janta Party | 3,050 | 4% |
| Bhubaneswar Gardia | Independent | 1,107 | 1% |
| Santimoy Mukhargi | Independent | 478 | 1% |
| Om Prakash | Independent | 464 | 1% |
| Shyamsunder Pradhan | West Orissa Peoples Front | 311 | 0% |
| Dibya Shankar Bahera | Independent | 255 | 0% |
| Sunil Kumar Patel | Independent | 197 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Birendra Pandey
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
31,279
Lead: 20,537
|
66% |
| Iswar Nayak | Communist Party Of India | 10,742 | 23% |
| Iswari Prasad Pandey | Janta Party | 2,637 | 6% |
| J. Chetti | Independent | 643 | 1% |
| Bibhuti Chandra Bhoi | Independent | 613 | 1% |
| Jagannath Mishra | Independent | 564 | 1% |
| Sashibhusan Sahoo | Lok Dal | 456 | 1% |
| Bhuban Besan | Independent | 333 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Birendra Pandey
Winner
|
Indian National Congress (I) |
26,375
Lead: 17,900
|
58% |
| Jhasketan Sahu | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 8,475 | 19% |
| Rushicharan Kisan | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 6,115 | 13% |
| Naramada Sankar | Independent | 2,164 | 5% |
| Baishanab Lakra | Jharkhand Party | 765 | 2% |
| Kushasan Jayapuria | Independent | 583 | 1% |
| Sahadab Budhia | Independent | 480 | 1% |
| Pratap Chandra Mohanty | Independent | 393 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sairindra Nayak
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
18,780
Lead: 2,297
|
49% |
| Murari Prasad Mishra | Janta Party | 16,483 | 43% |
| Moti Bai | Independent | 1,567 | 4% |
| Rusi Patra | Independent | 1,437 | 4% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | INC | 65,867 | 10,662 | 45% |
| 2019 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | INC | 75,021 | 23,727 | 51% |
| 2014 | Nandini Devi | BJD | 61,773 | 8,222 | 48% |
| 2009 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | INC | 50,487 | 23,593 | 50% |
| 2004 | Kishor Kumar Mohanty | BJD | 61,295 | 11,159 | 52% |
| 2000 | Kishore Kumar Mohanty | BJD | 66,238 | 43,193 | 69% |
| 1995 | Birendra Chandra Pandey | INC | 47,171 | 841 | 43% |
| 1990 | Kishore Kumar Mohanty | JD | 29,202 | 2,295 | 38% |
| 1985 | Birendra Pandey | INC | 31,279 | 20,537 | 66% |
| 1980 | Birendra Pandey | INC(I) | 26,375 | 17,900 | 58% |
| 1977 | Sairindra Nayak | INC | 18,780 | 2,297 | 49% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | INC |
65,867
(Lead: 10,662)
|
45% |
| Sulakshana Geetanjali Devi | BJD | 55,205 | 37% | |
| 2019 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | INC |
75,021
(Lead: 23,727)
|
51% |
| Nandini Devi | BJD | 51,294 | 35% | |
| 2014 | Nandini Devi | BJD |
61,773
(Lead: 8,222)
|
48% |
| Ramesh Chandra Jena | INC | 53,551 | 42% | |
| 2009 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | INC |
50,487
(Lead: 23,593)
|
50% |
| Kishore Chandra Singh Deo | BJP | 26,894 | 27% | |
| 2004 | Kishor Kumar Mohanty | BJD |
61,295
(Lead: 11,159)
|
52% |
| Naba Kishore Das | INC | 50,136 | 43% | |
| 2000 | Kishore Kumar Mohanty | BJD |
66,238
(Lead: 43,193)
|
69% |
| Birendra Chandra Pandey | INC | 23,045 | 24% | |
| 1995 | Birendra Chandra Pandey | INC |
47,171
(Lead: 841)
|
43% |
| Kishore Mohanty | JD | 46,330 | 43% | |
| 1990 | Kishore Kumar Mohanty | JD |
29,202
(Lead: 2,295)
|
38% |
| Birendra Pandey | INC | 26,907 | 35% | |
| 1985 | Birendra Pandey | INC |
31,279
(Lead: 20,537)
|
66% |
| Iswar Nayak | CPI | 10,742 | 23% | |
| 1980 | Birendra Pandey | INC(I) |
26,375
(Lead: 17,900)
|
58% |
| Jhasketan Sahu | JNP(SC) | 8,475 | 19% | |
| 1977 | Sairindra Nayak | INC |
18,780
(Lead: 2,297)
|
49% |
| Murari Prasad Mishra | JNP | 16,483 | 43% |
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Ramesh Chandra Jena of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the Sanakhemundi Assembly seat in the 2024 elections, defeating Sulakshana Geetanjali Devi of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) by a margin of 10662 votes.
The strike rate in the Sanakhemundi constituency is 70% INC and 30% BJD, with INC won 7 times and BJD won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Ramesh Chandra Jena (INC) received 45% vote share.
Sulakshana Geetanjali Devi (BJD) received 37% vote share.
Ramesh Chandra Jena (INC) won the 2024 election with 65867 votes, leading by 10662 votes and securing a 45% vote share.
The Sanakhemundi Assembly constituency falls under the Aska Lok Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.
Ramesh Chandra Jena (INC) won the Sanakhemundi Assembly seat in 2024 with a margin of 10662 votes over Sulakshana Geetanjali Devi (BJD).
The Sanakhemundi Assembly constituency is part of the Aska Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Polasara, Kabisuryanagar, Khalikote (sc), Aska, Surada, Hinjili.
The top candidates in the Sanakhemundi Assembly Election 2024 were:
Ramesh Chandra Jena (INC)
Sulakshana Geetanjali Devi (BJD)
Uttam Kumar Panigrahi (BJP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Ramesh Chandra Jena (INC) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Sanakhemundi Assembly Election 2024 was 63.72%%
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.