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Bhadrak Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Bhadrak? — Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra (BJP), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 16,068 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra

BJP
Margin: 16,068Comfortable win

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra

BJPComfortable win

votes

82,282

Margin

16,068(8.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra · BJPPrafulla Samal · BJD
82,28266,214
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra✓ WinnerBJP82,28242.29%
  2. 2Prafulla SamalBJD66,21434.03%
  3. 3Asit PattnaikINC43,55722.38%
  4. 4NOTA7790.4%
  5. 5Rajendra LenkaBSPDeposit lost5430.28%
  6. 6Sonam BibiINDDeposit lost3580.18%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Chitta Ranjan SinghINDDeposit lost3340.17%
  2. 8Mahendra TiadiINDDeposit lost2990.15%
  3. 9Rajendra SahooINDDeposit lost2160.11%
Total votes1,94,582

Deposit lost: 5 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
2,74,332

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,97,193

incl. 1,392 postal

Turnout
71.88%
Polling stations
265

Turnout of men and women

Women73.1%

98,192 of 1,34,269 voted on EVMs

Men69.7%

97,589 of 1,39,980 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 83; 20 voted.

  • Candidates8 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit5
  • NOTA779
  • Valid votes1,93,803

Women candidates: Sonam Bibi

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Bhadrak?

Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra (BJP) won Bhadrak in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 82,282 votes.

What was the winning margin in Bhadrak?

Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra defeated Prafulla Samal (BJD) by 16,068 votes.

What was the turnout in Bhadrak in 2024?

71.88% — 1,97,193 of 2,74,332 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 73.1%, men's 69.7%.

How many voters does Bhadrak have?

2,74,332 electors at the 2024 election — 1,39,980 men, 1,34,269 women, 83 third gender (service voters included), and 265 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Bhadrak?

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