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Assembly constituency 117· General seat

Khurda Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Khurda? — Prasanta Kumar Jagadev (BJP), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 8,598 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Prasanta Kumar Jagadev

BJP
Margin: 8,598Comfortable win

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Prasanta Kumar Jagadev

BJPComfortable win

votes

80,564

Margin

8,598(4.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Prasanta Kumar Jagadev · BJPRajendra Kumar Sahoo · BJD
80,56471,966
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1Prasanta Kumar Jagadev✓ WinnerBJP80,56444.3%
  2. 2Rajendra Kumar SahooBJD71,96639.57%
  3. 3Kalu Charan KhandeitarayINDDeposit lost19,28410.6%
  4. 4Sonali SahooINCDeposit lost3,4351.89%
  5. 5Girish Chandra MaharanaCPI(M)Deposit lost2,1081.16%
  6. 6NOTA1,2330.68%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7Biswajeet BeheraManas Lokshakti DalDeposit lost9680.53%
  2. 8Raja Kishore NayakBSPDeposit lost7350.4%
  3. 9Rupesh Kumar BeheraINDDeposit lost6230.34%
  4. 10Brahmachari NayakSupreme Zero Party Of BharatDeposit lost4980.27%
  5. 11Ranjit MohapatraINDDeposit lost4360.24%
Total votes1,81,850

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
2,50,080

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,82,456

incl. 1,092 postal

Turnout
72.96%
Polling stations
258

Turnout of men and women

Women73.1%

89,399 of 1,22,341 voted on EVMs

Men72%

91,960 of 1,27,724 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 15; 5 voted.

  • Candidates10 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA1,233
  • Valid votes1,80,617

Women candidates: Sonali Sahoo

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Khurda?

Prasanta Kumar Jagadev (BJP) won Khurda in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 80,564 votes.

What was the winning margin in Khurda?

Prasanta Kumar Jagadev defeated Rajendra Kumar Sahoo (BJD) by 8,598 votes.

What was the turnout in Khurda in 2024?

72.96% — 1,82,456 of 2,50,080 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 73.1%, men's 72%.

How many voters does Khurda have?

2,50,080 electors at the 2024 election — 1,27,724 men, 1,22,341 women, 15 third gender (service voters included), and 258 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Khurda?

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