Sonepur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2024
Niranjan Pujari
Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results
Winner
Niranjan Pujari
votes
98,202
Margin
15,239(7.1%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Niranjan Pujari✓ WinnerBJD98,20246.03%
- 2Pramod Kumar MahapatraBJP82,96338.88%
- 3Priyabrata SahuINCDeposit lost20,5089.61%
- 4Sonali BishiINDDeposit lost5,5062.58%
- 5NOTA1,9050.89%
- 6Mandodari ChhatriBSPDeposit lost1,4330.67%
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- 7Suraj KushalAmbedkarite Party Of IndiaDeposit lost1,2530.59%
- 8Uttam AdbankINDDeposit lost8800.41%
- 9Shashibhusan PadhanNational Apni PartyDeposit lost7160.34%
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
- 2,56,007
- Votes cast
- 2,14,844
- Turnout
- 83.92%
- Polling stations
- 320
incl. service voters
incl. 1,149 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women85%
1,05,199 of 1,23,828 voted on EVMs
Men82.1%
1,08,496 of 1,32,167 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 12; 0 voted.
- Candidates8 (2 women)
- Lost deposit6
- NOTA1,905
- Valid votes2,11,461
Women candidates: Sonali Bishi, Mandodari Chhatri
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Sonepur?
Niranjan Pujari (BJD) won Sonepur in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 98,202 votes.
What was the winning margin in Sonepur?
Niranjan Pujari defeated Pramod Kumar Mahapatra (BJP) by 15,239 votes.
What was the turnout in Sonepur in 2024?
83.92% — 2,14,844 of 2,56,007 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 85%, men's 82.1%.
How many voters does Sonepur have?
2,56,007 electors at the 2024 election — 1,32,167 men, 1,23,828 women, 12 third gender (service voters included), and 320 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Sonepur?
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.
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