# Sanakhemundi Assembly constituency

Sanakhemundi is a constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Odisha (Vidhan Sabha) in Ganjam district, Odisha, India.
This constituency includes Sanakhemundi and Dharakote blocks.
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2009 | 2009 | 50.35% | 50.35% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 47.10% | 47.10% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 50.74% | 50.74% |
| 2024 | 2024 | 44.65% | 44.65% |
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
Elected members from the Sanakhemundi constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2009 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Nandini Devi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | Indian National Congress |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Sanakhemundi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramesh Chandra Jena | 65,867 | 44.65 | 6.09 |
| | BJD | Sulakshana Gitanjali Devi | 55,205 | 37.42 | 2.73 |
| | BJP | Uttam Kumar Panigrahi | 22,396 | 15.18 | 4.81 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,724 | 1.85 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,662 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,529 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | INC hold | INC hold | INC hold |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nandini Devi by a margin of 23,727 votes.
2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Sanakhemundi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramesh Chandra Jena | 75,021 | 50.74 | |
| | BJD | Nandini Devi | 51,294 | 34.69 | |
| | BJP | Bijaya Kumar Swain | 15,335 | 10.37 | |
| | BSP | Gariba Naik | 1378 | 0.93 | |
| | Independent | Pratap Chandra Pradhan | 2052 | 1.39 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2765 | 1.87 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,727 | 16.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147845 | 68.35 | |
| | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD |

### 2014

In the 2014 election, the Biju Janata Dal candidate Nandini Devi defeated the Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena by a margin of 8,222 votes.
2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Sanakhemundi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Nandini Devi | 61,773 | 47.1 | |
| | INC | Ramesh Chandra Jena | 53,551 | 40.83 | −9.52 |
| | BJP | Birkishore Dev | 6,053 | 4.61 | −22.21 |
| | CPI | Antarjyami Swain | 4,933 | 3.76 | −11.22 |
| | BSP | Sirish Charan Mishra | 1,347 | 1.03 | |
| | AAP | Kadmi Ramesh Kumar Dora | 1,232 | 0.94 | |
| | NOTA | None | 2,275 | 1.73 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,222 | 6.27 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,31,164 | 66.84 | 10.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,96,248 | | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |

### 2009

In the 2009 election, the Indian National Congress candidate, Ramesh Chandra Jena, defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Kishore Chandra Singh Deo, by a margin of 23,593 votes.
2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Sanakhemundi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramesh Chandra Jena | 50,487 | 50.35 | − |
| | BJP | Kishore Chandra Singh Deo | 26,894 | 26.82 | − |
| | CPI | N. narayan Reddy | 15,023 | 14.98 | − |
| | Independent | Bhala Chandra Sadhangi | 4,519 | 4.51 | − |
| | RSP | Chhabilal Swain | 1,961 | 1.96 | − |
| | SP | Dillip Kumar Patro | 1,389 | 1.39 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,593 | 23.53 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,00,278 | 55.88 | − |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |