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Paralakhemundi Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Paralakhemundi? — Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi (BJD), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 3,998 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi

BJD
Margin: 3,998Tight race

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi

BJDTight race

votes

56,027

Margin

3,998(2.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi · BJDKoduru Narayana Rao · BJP
56,02752,029
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi✓ WinnerBJD56,02737.58%
  2. 2Koduru Narayana RaoBJP52,02934.9%
  3. 3Bijay Kumar PatnaikINC35,67423.93%
  4. 4NOTA1,4881%
  5. 5Manoj Kumar BadonaikAAPDeposit lost1,3420.9%
  6. 6Sanjay Kumar RautINDDeposit lost5970.4%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7Bikash Chandra SinghINDDeposit lost4340.29%
  2. 8Paila Murali KrishnaAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost4290.29%
  3. 9Bidyadhara MohankudoINDDeposit lost3990.27%
  4. 10Amodh Kumar BardhanINDDeposit lost3480.23%
  5. 11Pravindra SinghManas Lokshakti DalDeposit lost3020.2%
Total votes1,49,069

Deposit lost: 7 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
2,17,857

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,49,982

incl. 1,855 postal

Turnout
68.84%
Polling stations
277

Turnout of men and women

Women68.4%

75,563 of 1,10,435 voted on EVMs

Men67.5%

72,551 of 1,07,405 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 17; 13 voted.

  • Candidates10
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA1,488
  • Valid votes1,47,581

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Paralakhemundi?

Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi (BJD) won Paralakhemundi in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 56,027 votes.

What was the winning margin in Paralakhemundi?

Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi defeated Koduru Narayana Rao (BJP) by 3,998 votes.

What was the turnout in Paralakhemundi in 2024?

68.84% — 1,49,982 of 2,17,857 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 68.4%, men's 67.5%.

How many voters does Paralakhemundi have?

2,17,857 electors at the 2024 election — 1,07,405 men, 1,10,435 women, 17 third gender (service voters included), and 277 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Paralakhemundi?

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