Anandapur is assembly constituency number 22 in Odisha, in Kendujhar district, and one of the segments of the Keonjhar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Abhimanyu Sethi of the Biju Janata Dal won with 39.7% of the vote, 10,966 votes ahead of Jayadev Jena (INC).
- 01Abhimanyu SethiBJD71,65139.67%
- 02Jayadev JenaINC60,68533.60%
- 03Alok Kumar SethyBJP42,59123.58%
- 04Jhansirani DasIndependent1,7070.95%
- 05Nilakantha JenaSUCI9630.53%
- 2 other candidates · 1,397 votesNOTA · 1,605 (0.89%)
Margin 10,966 votes · 6.07% of valid votes
All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,80,599 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhimanyu SethiMale · 50 yrs · SC | BJD | 71,651 | 39.67% |
| 2 | Jayadev JenaMale · 73 yrs · SC | INC | 60,685 | 33.60% |
| 3 | Alok Kumar SethyMale · 44 yrs · SC | BJP | 42,591 | 23.58% |
| 4 | Jhansirani DasFemale · 29 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,707 | 0.95% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,605 | 0.89% |
| 5 | Nilakantha JenaMale · 52 yrs · SC | SUCI | 963 | 0.53% |
| 6 | Biswanath Pratap JenaMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 895 | 0.50% |
| 7 | Debendra JenaMale · 38 yrs · SC | BSP | 502 | 0.28% |
BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Anandapur result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhagirathi Sethy | BJD | 89,850 | 52.72% |
| 2 | Jayadev Jena | INC | 45,657 | 26.79% |
| 3 | Alok Kumar Sethy | BJP | 31,554 | 18.51% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,029 | 0.60% |
| 4 | Akhil Charan Jena | HND | 685 | 0.40% |
| 5 | Basudev Jena | Independent | 486 | 0.29% |
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| 6 | Anam Mukhi | SUCI(C) | 419 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Shantilata Karua | BMUP | 387 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Narendra Kumar Jena | AIFB | 362 | 0.21% |
Anandapur result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayadhar Jena | BJD | 82,520 | 51.46% |
| 2 | Jayadev Jena | INC | 60,296 | 37.60% |
| 3 | Alok Kumar Sethy | BJP | 12,664 | 7.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,918 | 1.20% |
| 4 | Rabin Kumar Jena | Independent | 1,564 | 0.98% |
| 5 | Minati Jena | SUCI | 1,384 | 0.86% |
Anandapur result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhagirathi Sethy | BJD | 72,765 | 52.94% |
| 2 | Jayadev Jena | INC | 48,960 | 35.62% |
| 3 | Arati Singh | BJP | 10,644 | 7.74% |
| 4 | Narendra Kumar Jena | JMM | 1,395 | 1.01% |
| 5 | Basudev Jena | Independent | 1,291 | 0.94% |
| 6 | Ganesh Prasad Jena | SAMO | 1,033 | 0.75% |
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| 7 | Chandramani Patra | BSP | 844 | 0.61% |
| 8 | Rama Chandra Patra | RPD | 529 | 0.38% |
Anandapur outlined in orange among the other Odisha seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Kendujhar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Anandapur is one of the assembly segments of Keonjhar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Keonjhar candidates.
- Ananta NayakBJP68,614 38.5%
- Dhanurjaya SiduBJD66,223 37.1%
- Binod Bihari NaikINC39,963 22.4%
- Saheba JuangaMLD446 0.3%
- John Miran MundaIndependent319 0.2%
In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 2,391 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Anandapur.
Who won the Anandapur assembly seat in 2024?
Abhimanyu Sethi of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Anandapur in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 71,651 votes, which was 39.67% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Anandapur?
The margin was 10,966 votes (6.07% of valid votes). The runner-up was Jayadev Jena of the Indian National Congress with 60,685 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Anandapur in 2024?
Turnout was 77.19%: 1,81,920 of 2,35,679 registered electors voted, across 292 polling stations. That is 1.8 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Anandapur part of?
Anandapur is an assembly segment of the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ananta Nayak got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Anandapur a reserved constituency?
Yes. Anandapur is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Anandapur?
The Odisha assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Odisha assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Kendujhar population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, KendujharEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Odisha state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Odisha Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Odisha districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, OdishaBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in OdishaCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in OdishaMunicipal corporations, councils, wards