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Keonjhar Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Keonjhar? — Ananta Nayak (BJP), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 97,042 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Ananta Nayak

BJP
Margin: 97,042Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Keonjhar

2 elections · newest first

Wins by party

  • BJP 1
  • BJD 1
  1. 2024Jun 2024Ananta NayakBJPCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Dhanurjaya Sidu (BJD)Margin97,042
  2. 2019May 2019Chandrani MurmuBJDLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Ananta Nayak (BJP)Margin66,203

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Ananta Nayak

BJPComfortable win

votes

5,73,923

Margin

97,042(7.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ananta Nayak · BJPDhanurjaya Sidu · BJD
5,73,9234,76,881
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Ananta Nayak✓ WinnerBJP5,73,92345.67%
  2. 2Dhanurjaya SiduBJD4,76,88137.95%
  3. 3Binod Bihari NaikINCDeposit lost1,05,2788.38%
  4. 4John Miran MundaINDDeposit lost31,7362.53%
  5. 5NOTA24,7631.97%
  6. 6Saheba JuangaManas Lokshakti DalDeposit lost11,0430.88%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Sushant Kumar NaikINDDeposit lost9,0440.72%
  2. 8Lambodar NaikINDDeposit lost6,7780.54%
  3. 9Harihar MundaSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost6,5740.52%
  4. 10Raghumani NaikINDDeposit lost4,5560.36%
  5. 11Ram Prasad HembramBSPDeposit lost3,8950.31%
  6. 12Pitabasa NaikAJSU PartyDeposit lost2,1440.17%
Total votes12,56,615

Deposit lost: 9 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
15,89,941

incl. service voters

Votes cast
12,58,771

incl. 6,010 postal

Turnout
79.17%
Polling stations
1,971

Turnout of men and women

Women79.6%

6,35,438 of 7,98,443 voted on EVMs

Men78%

6,17,308 of 7,91,403 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 95; 15 voted.

  • Candidates11
  • Lost deposit9
  • NOTA24,763
  • Valid votes12,31,852

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Chandrani Murmu (BJD)Full result ▾
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Chandrani Murmu✓ WinnerBJD5,26,35944.75%
  2. 2Ananta NayakBJP4,60,15639.12%
  3. 3Mohan Kumar HembramINCDeposit lost1,28,71610.94%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 4NOTA19,2071.63%
  2. 5Dr. Sudarshan LoharRashtriya Indepndent MorchaDeposit lost10,9140.93%
  3. 6Lalmohan HansdaAkhil Bharat Hindu MahasabhaDeposit lost10,0380.85%
  4. 7Durga Chandra PinguaBSPDeposit lost9,3080.79%
  5. 8Prafulla NayakAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost5,8660.5%
  6. 9Ramesh LaguriBahujan Mukti PartyDeposit lost5,7280.49%
Total votes11,76,292

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Keonjhar?

Ananta Nayak (BJP) won Keonjhar in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,73,923 votes.

What was the winning margin in Keonjhar?

Ananta Nayak defeated Dhanurjaya Sidu (BJD) by 97,042 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Keonjhar?

2019: Chandrani Murmu (BJD)

What was the turnout in Keonjhar in 2024?

79.17% — 12,58,771 of 15,89,941 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 79.6%, men's 78%.

How many voters does Keonjhar have?

15,89,941 electors at the 2024 election — 7,91,403 men, 7,98,443 women, 95 third gender (service voters included), and 1,971 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer