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Jajpur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Jajpur? — Sujata Sahu (BJD), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 2,564 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Sujata Sahu

BJD
Margin: 2,564Tight race

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Sujata Sahu

BJDTight race

votes

86,049

Margin

2,564(1.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Sujata Sahu · BJDGoutam Ray · BJP
86,04983,485
Candidate (7)votes
  1. 1Sujata Sahu✓ WinnerBJD86,04947.92%
  2. 2Goutam RayBJP83,48546.49%
  3. 3Sudip Kumar KarINCDeposit lost6,4773.61%
  4. 4NOTA1,2300.68%
  5. 5Raghunath SethiBSPDeposit lost1,0520.59%
  6. 6Deba Prakash MohantyINDDeposit lost8450.47%
See all candidates (+1)
  1. 7Biswanath DasSamruddha OdishaDeposit lost4420.25%
Total votes1,79,580

Deposit lost: 4 of 6 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
2,44,613

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,79,761

incl. 1,827 postal

Turnout
73.49%
Polling stations
263

Turnout of men and women

Women74.4%

87,893 of 1,18,078 voted on EVMs

Men71.2%

90,041 of 1,26,528 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 7; 0 voted.

  • Candidates6 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit4
  • NOTA1,230
  • Valid votes1,78,350

Women candidates: Sujata Sahu — a woman won this seat.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Jajpur?

Sujata Sahu (BJD) won Jajpur in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 86,049 votes.

What was the winning margin in Jajpur?

Sujata Sahu defeated Goutam Ray (BJP) by 2,564 votes.

What was the turnout in Jajpur in 2024?

73.49% — 1,79,761 of 2,44,613 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74.4%, men's 71.2%.

How many voters does Jajpur have?

2,44,613 electors at the 2024 election — 1,26,528 men, 1,18,078 women, 7 third gender (service voters included), and 263 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Jajpur?

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