Bhawanipatna is assembly constituency number 80 in Odisha, in Kalahandi district, and one of the segments of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Sagar Charan Das of the Indian National Congress won with 37.4% of the vote, 13,741 votes ahead of Pradipta Kumar Naik (BJP).
- 01Sagar Charan DasINC67,08537.39%
- 02Pradipta Kumar NaikBJP53,34429.73%
- 03Lalita NaikBJD50,89728.37%
- 04Rohit DurgaIndependent1,4350.80%
- 05Ramesh NaikAAP1,1940.67%
- 6 other candidates · 3,996 votesNOTA · 1,469 (0.82%)
Margin 13,741 votes · 7.66% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,79,420 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sagar Charan DasMale · 33 yrs · SC | INC | 67,085 | 37.39% |
| 2 | Pradipta Kumar NaikMale · 57 yrs · SC | BJP | 53,344 | 29.73% |
| 3 | Lalita NaikFemale · 50 yrs · SC | BJD | 50,897 | 28.37% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,469 | 0.82% |
| 4 | Rohit DurgaMale · 42 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,435 | 0.80% |
| 5 | Ramesh NaikMale · 34 yrs · SC | AAP | 1,194 | 0.67% |
| 6 | Sugri DeepMale · 74 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,176 | 0.66% |
| 7 | Sanjaya SunaniMale · 34 yrs · SC | Independent | 668 | 0.37% |
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| 8 | Mahendra Dhangada MajhiMale · 41 yrs · SC | Independent | 617 | 0.34% |
| 9 | Duryodhan ThakurMale · 56 yrs · SC | SP | 584 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Ramesh Kumar MahanandMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 572 | 0.32% |
| 11 | Chhayakanti KhamariFemale · 51 yrs · SC | Independent | 379 | 0.21% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2019, INC in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Bhawanipatna result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pradipta Kumar Naik | BJP | 63,063 | 38.31% |
| 2 | Dusmanta Naik | BJD | 58,379 | 35.46% |
| 3 | Sagar Charan Das | INC | 35,494 | 21.56% |
| 4 | Chandra Mani Mahananda | APoI | 1,875 | 1.14% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,743 | 1.06% |
| 5 | Mangal Pal | BSP | 1,657 | 1.01% |
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| 6 | Rishi Sudan Chhatrapal | BMUP | 1,283 | 0.78% |
| 7 | Jugeswar Naik | Independent | 1,117 | 0.68% |
Bhawanipatna result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anam Naik | BJD | 54,825 | 36.75% |
| 2 | Dusmanta Naik | INC | 44,011 | 29.50% |
| 3 | Dayanidhi Naik | BJP | 32,449 | 21.75% |
| 4 | Sarat Chandra Naik | AOP | 4,320 | 2.90% |
| 5 | Lingaraj Azad | SWJP | 1,960 | 1.31% |
| 6 | Chitrasen Chhatria | BSP | 1,730 | 1.16% |
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| 7 | Baisnab Charan Naik | Independent | 1,551 | 1.04% |
| 8 | Yudha Sunani | NCP | 1,220 | 0.82% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,083 | 0.73% |
| 9 | Rishisudan Chhatrapal | BMUP | 1,012 | 0.68% |
| 10 | Baidya Nath Behera | APOI | 985 | 0.66% |
| 11 | Hemabanti Naik | KS | 730 | 0.49% |
| 12 | Damayanti Mahanand | AAP | 729 | 0.49% |
| 13 | Lalu Nial | SP | 674 | 0.45% |
| 14 | Surya Narayan Kumar | SAMO | 533 | 0.36% |
| 15 | Usha Nag | PCHVP | 500 | 0.34% |
| 16 | Kaishab Bihari | SKD | 453 | 0.30% |
| 17 | Manoj Naik | OJM | 429 | 0.29% |
Bhawanipatna result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dusmanta Naik | INC | 46,215 | 36.47% |
| 2 | Pradipta Kumar Naik | BJP | 44,020 | 34.73% |
| 3 | Jayanta Kumar Naik | BJD | 25,733 | 20.30% |
| 4 | Khageswar Naik | BSP | 2,975 | 2.35% |
| 5 | Anjali Mangaraj | Independent | 2,754 | 2.17% |
| 6 | Ramani Duria | SAMO | 2,302 | 1.82% |
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| 7 | Aswini Chandan | SP | 1,542 | 1.22% |
| 8 | Hemanta Kumar Tandi | KS | 1,194 | 0.94% |
Bhawanipatna 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 Kalahandi district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bhawanipatna is one of the assembly segments of Kalahandi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kalahandi candidates.
- Malvika DeviBJP65,438 37.2%
- Droupadi MajhiINC64,698 36.8%
- Lambodar NialBJD40,862 23.2%
- Biranchi Narayan DurgaBSP1,054 0.6%
- Umakanta TandiIndependent449 0.3%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 740 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bhawanipatna.
Who won the Bhawanipatna assembly seat in 2024?
Sagar Charan Das of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Bhawanipatna in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 67,085 votes, which was 37.39% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bhawanipatna?
The margin was 13,741 votes (7.66% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pradipta Kumar Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 53,344 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bhawanipatna in 2024?
Turnout was 76.89%: 1,80,260 of 2,34,424 registered electors voted, across 270 polling stations. That is 3.5 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bhawanipatna part of?
Bhawanipatna is an assembly segment of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Malvika Devi got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Bhawanipatna a reserved constituency?
Yes. Bhawanipatna 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 Bhawanipatna?
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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- 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)
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