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{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Odisha}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Keonjhar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Keonjhar
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 24
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Northen Division
| district = [[Kendujhar district|Kendujhar]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Keonjhar]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image = File:ଶ୍ରୀ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ ମାଝୀ.jpg
| mla = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]<Br>{{Small|[[Chief Minister of Odisha]]}}
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,31,912{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Keonjhar''' (Sl. No.: 24) is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Kendujhar district]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=21 |title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work= empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Ghasipura (21) District : Keonjhar |accessdate= 3 February 2014 |archive-date= 20 February 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140220121413/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=21 |url-status= usurped }}</ref>

==Elected members==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|47.05}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|42.10}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|35.87}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|30.34}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|40.14}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|59.08}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|33.82}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|55.20}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Janata Party}}|48.98}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|45.85}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|52.59}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1965. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Keonjhar constituency are:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004) |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|[[Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo]]
|{{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
|[[Govind Chandra Munda]]
|{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Krushna Chandra Mahapatro
|{{party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
|Janardan Bhanj Deo
|{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Janardan Bhanj Deo
|-
|1965^
|Karunakar Pradhan
|{{full party name with color|Swatantra Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|[[Govind Chandra Munda]]
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Chhotaray Majhi
|{{full party name with color|Utkal Congress}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|[[Govind Chandra Munda]]
|{{full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|[[Kumar Majhi]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|[[Jogendra Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan="2" |Chhotaray Majhi
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|[[Jogendra Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|[[Subarna Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|Abhiram Naik
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Meena Majhi by a margin of 11,577 votes.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Keonjhar Assembly Election Results 2024: Keonjhar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/keonjhar-constituency-result-18024 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

{{Election box begin
|title = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: [[Keonjhar]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|votes = 87,815
|percentage = 47.05
|change = {{increase}}4.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Meena Majhi
|votes = 76,238
|percentage = 40.84
|change = {{decrease}}0.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pratibha Manjari Nayak
|votes = 11,904
|percentage = 6.38
|change = {{decrease}}2.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,120
|percentage = 1.67
|change = {{increase}}0.42
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,577
|percentage = 6.21
|change = {{increase}}5.56
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,86,652
|percentage = 80.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Madhab Sardar]] by a margin of 1,124 votes.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Keonjhar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/keonjhar-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title = [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: [[Keonjhar]]<ref name="TP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase3/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%283rd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="News18 2019">{{cite web | title=Keonjhar Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Keonjhar Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News. | website=News18 | date=2019-04-23 | url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/keonjhar-election-result-s18a024/ | access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|votes = 72,760
|percentage = 42.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Madhab Sardar]]
|votes = 71,636
|percentage = 41.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bidyadhar Dehury
|votes = 14,553
|percentage = 8.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,160
|percentage = 1.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,124
|percentage = 0.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,67,326
|percentage = 76.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In the 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Abhiram Naik defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] by a margin of 8,676 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=1 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: [[Keonjhar]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Keonjhar|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1824.htm?ac=24|website=eciresults.nic.in|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=1 June 2014|archive-date=5 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051553/http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1824.htm?ac=24|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Keonjhar (24)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605053108/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=24|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 June 2014|website=empoweringindia.org|publisher=Empowering India}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Abhiram Naik
|votes = 55,959
|percentage = 35.87
|change = 5.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|votes = 47,283
|percentage = 30.31
|change = 6.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Dwarika Nath Naik
|votes = 25,755
|percentage = 16.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sidheswar Naik
|votes = 17,531
|percentage = 11.24
|change = 6.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,671
|percentage = 2.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,676
|percentage = 5.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,55,987
|percentage = 78.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,99,673
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In the 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Subarna Naik]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] by a margin of 5,269 votes.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=145 |accessdate=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: [[Keonjhar]]<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Subarna Naik]]
|votes = 36,471
|percentage = 30.34
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mohan Charan Majhi]]
|votes = 29,202
|percentage = 24.29
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sidheswar Naik
|votes = 24,320
|percentage = 20.23
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bidyadhar Dehury
|votes = 21,338
|percentage = 17.75
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,269
|percentage = 6.05{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,20,247
|percentage = 64.81
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Kendujhar district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Kendujhar district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Keonjhar Assembly constituency - Revision history

RowenaGlenny3 at 03:27, 14 April 2026