Sanakhemundi is a

constituency An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

for the Legislative Assembly of Odisha (Vidhan Sabha) in

Ganjam district Ganjam is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions: Chhatrapur, Berhampur, and Bhanjanagar. As of ...

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

, India. This constituency includes Sanakhemundi and Dharakote blocks. The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date. Elected members from the Sanakhemundi constituency are:

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election,

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...

candidate Sulakhyana Geetanjali Debi by a margin of 10,622 votes.

2019

In 2019 election,

candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated

candidate Nandini Devi by a margin of 23,727 votes.

2014

In 2014 election,

candidate Nandini Devi defeated

candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena by a margin of 8,222 votes.

2009

In 2009 election,

candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated

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candidate

Kishore Chandra Singh Deo Kishore Chandra Singh Deo was an Indian politician who served as Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Surada Assembly constituency. Personal life He was born in 2 July 1961 and died in 28 May 2010. He died from heart attack. His spouse ...

by a margin of 23,593 votes.

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References

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