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Rairakhol Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Rairakhol? — Prasanna Acharya (BJD), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 4,960 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2024

Prasanna Acharya

BJD
Margin: 4,960Comfortable win

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Prasanna Acharya

BJDComfortable win

votes

61,716

Margin

4,960(3.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Prasanna Acharya · BJDDebendra Mohapatra · BJP
61,71656,756
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Prasanna Acharya✓ WinnerBJD61,71638.23%
  2. 2Debendra MohapatraBJP56,75635.16%
  3. 3Assaf Ali KhanINC37,57923.28%
  4. 4NOTA1,8261.13%
  5. 5Sanjit Kumar BabangaINDDeposit lost1,2260.76%
  6. 6Prabhakar RanjitBSPDeposit lost1,0720.66%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7Ashraya MahanandaINDDeposit lost6640.41%
  2. 8Manoj Kumar MishraKalinga SenaDeposit lost5850.36%
Total votes1,61,424

Deposit lost: 4 of 7 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
2,02,639

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,61,654

incl. 987 postal

Turnout
79.77%
Polling stations
253

Turnout of men and women

Women79.8%

80,448 of 1,00,868 voted on EVMs

Men78.8%

80,215 of 1,01,755 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 16; 4 voted.

  • Candidates7
  • Lost deposit4
  • NOTA1,826
  • Valid votes1,59,598

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Rairakhol?

Prasanna Acharya (BJD) won Rairakhol in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 61,716 votes.

What was the winning margin in Rairakhol?

Prasanna Acharya defeated Debendra Mohapatra (BJP) by 4,960 votes.

What was the turnout in Rairakhol in 2024?

79.77% — 1,61,654 of 2,02,639 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 79.8%, men's 78.8%.

How many voters does Rairakhol have?

2,02,639 electors at the 2024 election — 1,01,755 men, 1,00,868 women, 16 third gender (service voters included), and 253 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Rairakhol?

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