Bhandaripokhari is assembly constituency number 43 in Odisha, in Bhadrak * district, and one of the segments of the Bhadrak Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Sanjib Kumar Mallick of the Biju Janata Dal won with 39.1% of the vote, 1,551 votes ahead of Niranjan Patnaik (INC).
- 01Sanjib Kumar MallickBJD72,44739.07%
- 02Niranjan PatnaikINC70,89638.23%
- 03Sudhanshu Sekhar NayakBJP38,95221.01%
- 04Utkal Keshari BiswalIndependent7620.41%
- 05Digambar SwainSUCI7030.38%
- 8 other candidates · 1,320 votesNOTA · 357 (0.19%)
Margin 1,551 votes · 0.84% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,85,437 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjib Kumar MallickMale · 49 yrs | BJD | 72,447 | 39.07% |
| 2 | Niranjan PatnaikMale · 81 yrs | INC | 70,896 | 38.23% |
| 3 | Sudhanshu Sekhar NayakMale · 62 yrs | BJP | 38,952 | 21.01% |
| 4 | Utkal Keshari BiswalMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 762 | 0.41% |
| 5 | Digambar SwainMale · 69 yrs | SUCI | 703 | 0.38% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 357 | 0.19% |
| 6 | Manoj Kumar JenaMale · 42 yrs · SC | BSP | 317 | 0.17% |
| 7 | Debasish PanigrahiMale · 27 yrs | AAP | 287 | 0.15% |
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| 8 | Santosh Kumar PereiMale · 55 yrs · SC | Independent | 178 | 0.10% |
| 9 | Satyaranjan NayakMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 142 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Nirupama DasFemale · 61 yrs | KRUP | 117 | 0.06% |
| 11 | Narahari SahuMale · 64 yrs | NAPt | 111 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Bijaya Kumar MallikMale · 34 yrs · SC | ODSHJP | 88 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Prasant Kumar BeheraMale · 28 yrs | Independent | 80 | 0.04% |
BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Bhandaripokhari result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prafulla Samal | BJD | 70,180 | 40.49% |
| 2 | Niranjan Patnaik | INC | 61,321 | 35.38% |
| 3 | Badri Narayan Dhal | BJP | 39,141 | 22.58% |
| 4 | Rajiba Lochan Jena | BSP | 600 | 0.35% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 518 | 0.30% |
| 5 | Patanjali Kar Sharma | Independent | 367 | 0.21% |
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| 6 | Shibanarayan Biswal | TMC | 328 | 0.19% |
| 7 | Digambar Swain | SUCI(C) | 298 | 0.17% |
| 8 | Manoj Kumar Jena | KS | 198 | 0.11% |
| 9 | Sarthak Ranjan Biswal | PBI | 192 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Ashok Kumar Rout | Independent | 179 | 0.10% |
Bhandaripokhari result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prafulla Samal | BJD | 70,173 | 45.27% |
| 2 | Subrat Kumar Das | INC | 36,076 | 23.28% |
| 3 | Badri Narayan Dhal | BJP | 28,809 | 18.59% |
| 4 | Sujata Jena | Independent | 6,682 | 4.31% |
| 5 | Sudhakar Nanda | Independent | 5,365 | 3.46% |
| 6 | Suvendra Pratap Mohanty | CPI | 3,694 | 2.38% |
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| 7 | Bikash Ranjan Jena | AAP | 1,094 | 0.71% |
| 8 | Jayanti Parida | Independent | 820 | 0.53% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 585 | 0.38% |
| 9 | Rajiblochan Jena | BSP | 551 | 0.36% |
| 10 | Shibanarayan Bishwal | TMC | 499 | 0.32% |
| 11 | Swadhin Sahoo | AOP | 364 | 0.23% |
| 12 | Ashok Kumar Rout | Independent | 283 | 0.18% |
Bhandaripokhari result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prafulla Samal | BJD | 60,250 | 44.37% |
| 2 | Badri Narayan Dhal | INC | 39,840 | 29.34% |
| 3 | Manmohan Samal | BJP | 21,160 | 15.58% |
| 4 | Udaya Narayan Nanda | Independent | 12,117 | 8.92% |
| 5 | Nirmala Biswal | SAMO | 1,393 | 1.03% |
| 6 | Prasant Kumar Swain | BSP | 1,037 | 0.76% |
Bhandaripokhari 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 Bhadrak * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bhandaripokhari is one of the assembly segments of Bhadrak. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bhadrak candidates.
- Manjulata MandalBJD66,975 36.5%
- Avimanyu SethiBJP57,365 31.2%
- Ananta Prasad SethiINC56,854 31.0%
- Kirtan Bihari MalikSUCI1,032 0.6%
- Adv. Arjun Charan MallikBSP472 0.3%
In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJD led here by 9,610 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bhandaripokhari.
Who won the Bhandaripokhari assembly seat in 2024?
Sanjib Kumar Mallick of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Bhandaripokhari in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 72,447 votes, which was 39.07% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bhandaripokhari?
The margin was 1,551 votes (0.84% of valid votes). The runner-up was Niranjan Patnaik of the Indian National Congress with 70,896 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bhandaripokhari in 2024?
Turnout was 77.16%: 1,85,515 of 2,40,416 registered electors voted, across 260 polling stations. That is 0.5 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bhandaripokhari part of?
Bhandaripokhari is an assembly segment of the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Manjulata Mandal got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Bhandaripokhari a reserved constituency?
No. Bhandaripokhari is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Bhandaripokhari?
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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