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Baripada Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Baripada? — Prakash Soren (BJP), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 29,385 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Prakash Soren

BJP
Margin: 29,385Landslide

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Prakash Soren

BJPLandslide

votes

78,272

Margin

29,385(18.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Prakash Soren · BJPSananda Marndi · BJD
78,27248,887
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Prakash Soren✓ WinnerBJP78,27248.39%
  2. 2Sananda MarndiBJD48,88730.22%
  3. 3Pramod Kumar HembramINCDeposit lost25,62615.84%
  4. 4NOTA2,7181.68%
  5. 5Nanaram MurmuINDDeposit lost2,0911.29%
  6. 6Durga Charan SingINDDeposit lost1,4990.93%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Bhim Charan MarndiBSPDeposit lost1,0090.62%
  2. 8Ruhya SinghINDDeposit lost9360.58%
  3. 9Salma MahaliOdisha Janata PartyDeposit lost7190.44%
Total votes1,61,757

Deposit lost: 6 of 8 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 — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,25,354

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,63,349

incl. 1,463 postal

Turnout
72.49%
Polling stations
256

Turnout of men and women

Women71.7%

82,159 of 1,14,536 voted on EVMs

Men71.9%

79,727 of 1,10,810 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 8; 0 voted.

  • Candidates8 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA2,718
  • Valid votes1,59,039

Women candidates: Salma Mahali

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Baripada?

Prakash Soren (BJP) won Baripada in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 78,272 votes.

What was the winning margin in Baripada?

Prakash Soren defeated Sananda Marndi (BJD) by 29,385 votes.

What was the turnout in Baripada in 2024?

72.49% — 1,63,349 of 2,25,354 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 71.7%, men's 71.9%.

How many voters does Baripada have?

2,25,354 electors at the 2024 election — 1,10,810 men, 1,14,536 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 256 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Baripada?

The last general election was completed in June 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer