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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2019Reserved (ST)
Keonjhar
Winner — 2019
Mohan Charan Majhi
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.1%BJD 41.5%8 others 16.4%
Votes
72,760
42.1% share
Winning margin
1,124
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
76.3%
of 2,26,485
Keonjhar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,124 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohan Charan Majhi | BJP (NDA) | 72,760 | 42.1% |
| 2 | Madhaba Sardar | BJD | 71,636 | 41.5% |
| 3 | Bidyadhar Dehury | 14,553 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Ganesh Chandra Munda | IND | 3,992 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Subarna Naik | IND | 3,224 | 1.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,160 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Ram Prasad Hembram | 1,509 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Manmay Bilas Tio | IND | 1,470 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Ranjit Munda | 830 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | Jayasing Munda | BMUP | 685 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (31st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
31st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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23rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.1%BJD 41.5%INC 8.4%OTH 6.8%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.