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Bonai Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Bonai? — Laxman Munda (CPI(M)), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 23,439 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Laxman Munda

CPI(M)
Margin: 23,439Comfortable win

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Laxman Munda

CPI(M)Comfortable win

votes

81,008

Margin

23,439(12.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Laxman Munda · CPI(M)Bhimsen Choudhury · BJD
81,00857,569
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1Laxman Munda✓ WinnerCPI(M)81,00843.45%
  2. 2Bhimsen ChoudhuryBJD57,56930.88%
  3. 3Sebati NaikBJPDeposit lost30,06716.13%
  4. 4Manga OramINDDeposit lost5,0462.71%
  5. 5NOTA3,1261.68%
  6. 6Kuni MundaAAPDeposit lost2,9771.6%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7Baji KisanINDDeposit lost2,1061.13%
  2. 8Nabin Chandra KisanAjsu PartyDeposit lost1,5770.85%
  3. 9Manai MundaINDDeposit lost1,0360.56%
  4. 10Ashok Kumar LoharINDDeposit lost1,0270.55%
  5. 11Gopinath KisanINDDeposit lost8900.48%
Total votes1,86,429

Deposit lost: 8 of 10 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
2,28,597

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,86,689

incl. 1,157 postal

Turnout
81.67%
Polling stations
310

Turnout of men and women

Women81.5%

94,754 of 1,16,262 voted on EVMs

Men80.8%

90,768 of 1,12,313 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 22; 10 voted.

  • Candidates10 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA3,126
  • Valid votes1,83,303

Women candidates: Sebati Naik, Kuni Munda

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Bonai?

Laxman Munda (CPI(M)) won Bonai in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 81,008 votes.

What was the winning margin in Bonai?

Laxman Munda defeated Bhimsen Choudhury (BJD) by 23,439 votes.

What was the turnout in Bonai in 2024?

81.67% — 1,86,689 of 2,28,597 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 81.5%, men's 80.8%.

How many voters does Bonai have?

2,28,597 electors at the 2024 election — 1,12,313 men, 1,16,262 women, 22 third gender (service voters included), and 310 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Bonai?

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