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Rajanagar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Rajanagar? — Dhruba Charan Sahoo (BJD), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 18,241 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Dhruba Charan Sahoo

BJD
Margin: 18,241Comfortable win

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Dhruba Charan Sahoo

BJDComfortable win

votes

81,237

Margin

18,241(10.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Dhruba Charan Sahoo · BJDLalit Kumar Behera · BJP
81,23762,996
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Dhruba Charan Sahoo✓ WinnerBJD81,23746.46%
  2. 2Lalit Kumar BeheraBJP62,99636.03%
  3. 3Ashok Kumar PratihariINCDeposit lost26,29915.04%
  4. 4Jiban Krushna RayINDDeposit lost2,2581.29%
  5. 5NOTA7910.45%
  6. 6Prashant Kumar PatraSPDeposit lost3490.2%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7Dibya Ranjan SwainINDDeposit lost2950.17%
  2. 8Snehalata RayINDDeposit lost2420.14%
  3. 9Manoj Kumar RoutINDDeposit lost2300.13%
  4. 10Mahendra BaiINDDeposit lost1430.08%
Total votes1,74,840

Deposit lost: 7 of 9 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
2,62,707

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,75,140

incl. 879 postal

Turnout
66.67%
Polling stations
288

Turnout of men and women

Women72.7%

91,705 of 1,26,135 voted on EVMs

Men60.5%

82,554 of 1,36,564 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 8; 2 voted.

  • Candidates9 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA791
  • Valid votes1,74,049

Women candidates: Snehalata Ray

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Rajanagar?

Dhruba Charan Sahoo (BJD) won Rajanagar in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 81,237 votes.

What was the winning margin in Rajanagar?

Dhruba Charan Sahoo defeated Lalit Kumar Behera (BJP) by 18,241 votes.

What was the turnout in Rajanagar in 2024?

66.67% — 1,75,140 of 2,62,707 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 72.7%, men's 60.5%.

How many voters does Rajanagar have?

2,62,707 electors at the 2024 election — 1,36,564 men, 1,26,135 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 288 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Rajanagar?

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