# Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency

Kendujhar is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha.

## Assembly Segments

The assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency, after the delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008, are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 20 | Telkoi (ST) | Keonjhar | Fakir Mohan Naik | BJP | BJP |
| 21 | Ghasipura | Keonjhar | Badri Narayan Patra | BJD | BJD |
| 22 | Anandapur (SC) | Keonjhar | Abhimanyu Sethi | BJD | BJP |
| 23 | Patna (ST) | Keonjhar | Akhila Chandra Naik | BJP | BJP |
| 24 | Keonjhar (ST) | Keonjhar | Mohan Charan Majhi | BJP | BJP |
| 25 | Champua | Keonjhar | Sanatan Mahakud | BJD | BJD |
| 30 | Karanjia (ST) | Mayurbhanj | Padma Charan Haiburu | BJP | BJP |

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 45.67% | 45.67% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 44.74% | 44.74% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 32.26% | 32.26% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 30.75% | 30.75% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 43.66% | 43.66% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 67.47% | 67.47% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 54.09% | 54.09% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 45.82% | 45.82% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 44.07% | 44.07% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 60.86% | 60.86% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 57.68% | 57.68% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 68.36% | 68.36% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 60.42% | 60.42% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 43.47% | 43.47% |
Since its formation in 1957, 17 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Keonjhar constituency are
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo | Independent |
| 1962 | Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Gurucharan Naik | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Kumar Majhi | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Govinda Munda | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Harihar Soren | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Harihar Soren | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Govind Chandra Munda | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Govind Chandra Munda | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Madhab Sardar | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Upendra Nath Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Ananta Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Ananta Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Yashbant Narayan Singh Laguri | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Sakuntala Laguri | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Chandrani Murmu | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2024 | Ananta Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting was held on 25th May 2024 in the 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ananta Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhanurjay Sidu by a margin of 97,042 votes.
2024 Indian general election: Keonjhar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ananta Nayak | 573,923 | 45.67 | |
| | BJD | Dhanurjay Sidu | 4,76,881 | 37.95 | |
| | INC | Binod Bihari Nayak | 1,04,944 | 8.38 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 24,763 | 1.97 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97,042 | 7.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1256615 | 78.97 | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandrani Murmu defeated BJP candidate Ananta Nayak by a margin of 66,192 votes.
2019 Indian general elections: Keonjhar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Chandrani Murmu | 526,359 | 44.75 | |
| | BJP | Ananta Nayak | 460,156 | 39.12 | |
| | INC | Mohan Kumar Hembram | 128,716 | 10.94 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 19,207 | 1.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,203 | 5.62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,176,479 | 77.57 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sakuntala Laguri defeated BJP candidate Ananta Nayak by a margin of 157,317 votes.
2014 Indian general elections: Keonjhar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Sakuntala Laguri | 434,471 | 40.09 | |
| | BJP | Ananta Nayak | 277,154 | 25.54 | |
| | INC | Madhaba Sardar | 190,531 | 17.58 | |
| | Independent | Basudeb Naik | 101,999 | 9.41 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 26,065 | 2.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157,317 | 14.51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,084,571 | 80.54 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Yashbant Narayan Singh Laguri defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dhanurjaya Sidu by a margin of 126,484 votes.
2009 Indian general elections: Keonjhar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Yashbant Narayan Singh Laguri | 389,104 | 49.63 | |
| | INC | Dhanurjaya Sidu | 262,620 | 29.45 | |
| | BJP | Ananta Nayak | 164,023 | 18.29 | |
| | Independent | Fakir Mohan Naik | 32,356 | 3.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126,484 | 14.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 891,746 | 70.48 | |
| | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP |