Barachana is assembly constituency number 50 in Odisha, in Jajapur * district, and one of the segments of the Jajpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Amar Kumar Nayak of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.4% of the vote, 6,310 votes ahead of Varsha Priyadarshini (BJD).
- 01Amar Kumar NayakBJP71,92649.38%
- 02Varsha PriyadarshiniBJD65,61645.05%
- 03Ajay Kumar SamalINC6,6274.55%
- 04Bijaya Kumar DasAAP3330.23%
- 05Tarani MalikIndependent1960.13%
- 4 other candidates · 560 votesNOTA · 409 (0.28%)
Margin 6,310 votes · 4.33% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,45,667 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amar Kumar NayakMale · 51 yrs | BJP | 71,926 | 49.38% |
| 2 | Varsha PriyadarshiniFemale · 41 yrs | BJD | 65,616 | 45.05% |
| 3 | Ajay Kumar SamalMale · 58 yrs | INC | 6,627 | 4.55% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 409 | 0.28% |
| 4 | Bijaya Kumar DasMale · 30 yrs | AAP | 333 | 0.23% |
| 5 | Tarani MalikMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 196 | 0.13% |
| 6 | Lakshmi MalikFemale · 44 yrs · SC | BSP | 173 | 0.12% |
| 7 | Ajaya Anurag MohantyMale · 25 yrs | Independent | 165 | 0.11% |
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| 8 | Manoranjan JenaMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 130 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Debendra Kumar SamalMale · 37 yrs | NAPt | 92 | 0.06% |
The seat changed hands: BJD won in 2019, BJP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Barachana result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amar Prasad Satpathy | BJD | 64,084 | 46.64% |
| 2 | Amar Kumar Nayak | BJP | 62,599 | 45.55% |
| 3 | Ajay Kumar Samal | INC | 9,322 | 6.78% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 475 | 0.35% |
| 4 | Umakanta Malik | BSP | 380 | 0.28% |
| 5 | Jatindra Kumar Sahoo | Independent | 227 | 0.17% |
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| 6 | Mrutyunjay Prasanna Parida | Independent | 180 | 0.13% |
| 7 | Dipak Sahu | KS | 148 | 0.11% |
Barachana result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amar Prasad Satpathy | BJD | 53,322 | 42.07% |
| 2 | Janmejoy Lenka | INC | 36,383 | 28.70% |
| 3 | Amar Kumar Nayak | Independent | 26,260 | 20.72% |
| 4 | Rajnarayan Mohapatra | Independent | 5,048 | 3.98% |
| 5 | Simantini Jena | BJP | 3,564 | 2.81% |
| 6 | Bikram Dash | Independent | 608 | 0.48% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 567 | 0.45% |
| 7 | Durga Prasad Dash | AAP | 505 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Sangram Keshari Jena | SKD | 288 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Jatindra Kumar Sahoo | Independent | 215 | 0.17% |
Barachana result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amar Prasad Satpathy | NCP | 43,473 | 40.38% |
| 2 | Sitakanta Mohapatra | INC | 32,824 | 30.49% |
| 3 | Janmejoy Lenka | Independent | 25,409 | 23.60% |
| 4 | Pabitra Mohan Samantaray | BJP | 2,633 | 2.45% |
| 5 | Mandakini Jema | SAMO | 1,517 | 1.41% |
| 6 | Balaram Nayak | LJP | 791 | 0.73% |
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| 7 | Naba Kishore Dalai | Independent | 482 | 0.45% |
| 8 | Lalit Mohan Nanda | JD(U) | 309 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Jatindra Kumar Sahoo | KS | 229 | 0.21% |
Barachana 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 Jajapur * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Barachana is one of the assembly segments of Jajpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jajpur candidates.
- Rabindra Narayan BeheraBJP69,170 48.0%
- Sarmistha SethiBJD63,853 44.3%
- Anchal DasINC9,493 6.6%
- Subash Chandra MallikSUCI335 0.2%
- Er. Sandhya Rani MallickBSP264 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 5,317 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Barachana.
Who won the Barachana assembly seat in 2024?
Amar Kumar Nayak of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Barachana in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 71,926 votes, which was 49.38% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Barachana?
The margin was 6,310 votes (4.33% of valid votes). The runner-up was Varsha Priyadarshini of the Biju Janata Dal with 65,616 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Barachana in 2024?
Turnout was 74.98%: 1,45,712 of 1,94,341 registered electors voted, across 207 polling stations. That is 0.0 points lower than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Barachana part of?
Barachana is an assembly segment of the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Rabindra Narayan Behera got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Barachana a reserved constituency?
No. Barachana is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Barachana?
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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- Jajapur population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, JajpurEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
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- 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)
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