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Pallahara Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Pallahara? — Ashok Mohanty (BJP), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 7,563 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Ashok Mohanty

BJP
Margin: 7,563Comfortable win

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Ashok Mohanty

BJPComfortable win

votes

71,560

Margin

7,563(5.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ashok Mohanty · BJPMukesh Kumar Pal · BJD
71,56063,997
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Ashok Mohanty✓ WinnerBJP71,56048.64%
  2. 2Mukesh Kumar PalBJD63,99743.5%
  3. 3Fakir Mohan SamalINCDeposit lost6,4444.38%
  4. 4NOTA1,6331.11%
  5. 5Jagannath DehuryManas Lokshakti DalDeposit lost9080.62%
  6. 6Khageswar NaikBSPDeposit lost8300.56%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Paramananda SahooSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost6950.47%
  2. 8Satyaprakash MishraINDDeposit lost5790.39%
  3. 9Jugal Kishor JitINDDeposit lost4710.32%
Total votes1,47,117

Deposit lost: 6 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
1,78,632

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,48,767

incl. 830 postal

Turnout
83.28%
Polling stations
240

Turnout of men and women

Women83.6%

72,865 of 87,196 voted on EVMs

Men82.1%

75,067 of 91,421 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 15; 5 voted.

  • Candidates8
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA1,633
  • Valid votes1,45,484

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Pallahara?

Ashok Mohanty (BJP) won Pallahara in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 71,560 votes.

What was the winning margin in Pallahara?

Ashok Mohanty defeated Mukesh Kumar Pal (BJD) by 7,563 votes.

What was the turnout in Pallahara in 2024?

83.28% — 1,48,767 of 1,78,632 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 83.6%, men's 82.1%.

How many voters does Pallahara have?

1,78,632 electors at the 2024 election — 91,421 men, 87,196 women, 15 third gender (service voters included), and 240 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Pallahara?

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