Keonjhar Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Odisha}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Keonjhar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Keonjhar
| state = Odisha
| constituency_no = 24
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Northen Division
| district = Kendujhar
| loksabha_cons = Keonjhar
| established = 1951
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image = Mohan Charan Majhi (new image).jpg
| mla = Mohan Charan Majhi
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2024
| electors = 2,31,912{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}
Keonjhar (Sl. No.: 24) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district.{{cite web |url= http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=21 |title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work= empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Ghasipura (21) District : Keonjhar |accessdate= 3 February 2014 |archive-date= 20 February 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140220121413/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=21 |url-status= usurped }}
Area of this constituency includes 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.[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent][http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]
Elected Members
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|47.05}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|42.10}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|35.87}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|30.34}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|40.14}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|59.08}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|33.82}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|55.20}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Janata Party}}|48.98}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|45.85}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|52.59}}
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Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1965. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Keonjhar constituency are:{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 2024{{Cite web |title=Keonjhar Assembly Election Results 2024: Keonjhar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/keonjhar-constituency-result-18024 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}
| rowspan="2" |Mohan Charan Majhi |{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 2019{{Cite web |title=Keonjhar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/keonjhar-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=resultuniversity.com}} |
| 2014
|Abhiram Naik |{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 2009 |
| 2004
| rowspan="2" |Mohan Charan Majhi |{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |
| 2000 |
| 1995 |
| 1990
| rowspan="2" |Chhotaray Majhi |{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |
| 1985
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}} |
| 1977
|Kumar Majhi |{{full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1974
|Govinda Chandra Munda |{{full party name with color|Swatantra Party}} |
| 1971
|Chhotaray Majhi |{{full party name with color|Utkal Congress}} |
| 1967
|Govinda Chandra Munda |{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Swatantra Party}} |
| 1965 (bypoll){{efn|Death of Janardan Bhanj Deo}}
|Karunakar Pradhan |
| 1961
|Janardan Bhanj Deo |{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
| rowspan="2" |1957
|Krushna Chandra Mahapatro |{{full party name with color|Independent politician}} |
| Janardan Bhanj Deo
|{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
| rowspan="2" |1951
|Laxmi Narayan Bhanj Deo |{{full party name with color|Independent politician}} |
| Govinda Chandra Munda
|{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}} |
Election Results
= 2024 =
Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=ECI}} In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Meena Majhi by a margin of 11,577 votes.
{{Election box begin
|title = 2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Keonjhar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mohan Charan Majhi
|votes = 87,815
|percentage = 47.05
|change = {{increase}}4.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Meena Majhi
|votes = 76,238
|percentage = 40.84
|change = {{decrease}}0.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pratibha Manjari Nayak
|votes = 11,904
|percentage = 6.38
|change = {{decrease}}2.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,120
|percentage = 1.67
|change = {{increase}}0.42
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,577
|percentage = 6.21
|change = {{increase}}5.56
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,86,652
|percentage = 80.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2019 =
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Madhab Sardar by a margin of 1,124 votes.
{{Election box begin |
|title = 2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Keonjhar{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase3/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%283rd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=18 April 2019}}{{cite web | title=Keonjhar Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Keonjhar Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News. | website=News18 | date=2019-04-23 | url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/keonjhar-election-result-s18a024/ | access-date=2020-02-12}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mohan Charan Majhi
|votes = 72,760
|percentage = 42.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Madhab Sardar
|votes = 71,636
|percentage = 41.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bidyadhar Dehury
|votes = 14,553
|percentage = 8.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,160
|percentage = 1.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,124
|percentage = 0.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,67,326
|percentage = 76.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2014 =
In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Abhiram Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi by a margin of 8,676 votes.{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=1 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = 2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Keonjhar{{cite web|title=Odisha - Keonjhar|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1824.htm?ac=24|website=eciresults.nic.in|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=1 June 2014|archive-date=5 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051553/http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1824.htm?ac=24|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Keonjhar (24)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605053108/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=24|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 June 2014|website=empoweringindia.org|publisher=Empowering India}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Abhiram Naik
|votes = 55,959
|percentage = 35.87
|change = 5.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mohan Charan Majhi
|votes = 47,283
|percentage = 30.31
|change = 6.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Dwarika Nath Naik
|votes = 25,755
|percentage = 16.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sidheswar Naik
|votes = 17,531
|percentage = 11.24
|change = 6.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,671
|percentage = 2.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,676
|percentage = 5.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,55,987
|percentage = 78.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,99,673
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2009 =
In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subarna Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi by a margin of 5,269 votes.{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=145 |accessdate=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = 2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Keonjhar{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 6 October 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Subarna Naik
|votes = 36,471
|percentage = 30.34
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mohan Charan Majhi
|votes = 29,202
|percentage = 24.29
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sidheswar Naik
|votes = 24,320
|percentage = 20.23
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bidyadhar Dehury
|votes = 21,338
|percentage = 17.75
|change = -
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,269
|percentage = 6.05{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = -
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,20,247
|percentage = 64.81
|change = -
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
Notes
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References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha