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Odisha Assembly Election 2024

Dharmasala Vidhan Sabha election result 2024

Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo (IND) won by 4,150 votes.
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All candidates and votes

Winner

Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo

INDTight race

votes

79,759

Margin

4,150(2.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo · INDPranab Kumar Balabantaray · BJD
79,75975,609
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo✓ WinnerIND79,75942.88%
  2. 2Pranab Kumar BalabantarayBJD75,60940.65%
  3. 3Smrutirekha PahiBJPDeposit lost15,9268.56%
  4. 4Kedaranath SahuSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost8,4534.54%
  5. 5Kisan PandaINCDeposit lost2,9471.58%
  6. 6Satish Kumar BiswalINDDeposit lost9980.54%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7NOTA6660.36%
  2. 8Himansu Sekhar Sahoo F-Suryamani SahooINDDeposit lost6080.33%
  3. 9Kartik Chandra MalikBSPDeposit lost3060.16%
  4. 10Ranjan Kumar MalikManas Lokshakti DalDeposit lost2920.16%
  5. 11Laluprasad KadamINDDeposit lost2760.15%
  6. 12Purusottam BeheraINDDeposit lost1730.09%
Total votes1,86,013

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 — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,32,166

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,86,191

incl. 1,558 postal

Turnout
80.2%
Polling stations
265

Turnout of men and women

Women79.5%

89,169 of 1,12,092 voted on EVMs

Men79.5%

95,464 of 1,20,065 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 9; 0 voted.

  • Candidates11 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit9
  • NOTA666
  • Valid votes1,85,347

Women candidates: Smrutirekha Pahi

Frequently asked questions

Who won Dharmasala in 2024?

Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo (IND) won with 79,759 votes, defeating Pranab Kumar Balabantaray (BJD) by 4,150 votes.

How many votes were cast in Dharmasala in 2024?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,86,013 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Dharmasala in 2024?

80.2% — 1,86,191 of 2,32,166 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 79.5%, men's 79.5%.

How many voters does Dharmasala have?

2,32,166 electors at the 2024 election — 1,20,065 men, 1,12,092 women, 9 third gender (service voters included), and 265 polling stations.

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