Daspalla is assembly constituency number 121 in Odisha, in Nayagarh * district, and one of the segments of the Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Ramesh Chandra Behera of the Biju Janata Dal won with 44.4% of the vote, 6,296 votes ahead of Raghab Malik (BJP).
- 01Ramesh Chandra BeheraBJD62,03944.40%
- 02Raghab MalikBJP55,74339.89%
- 03Rabindra SethiIndependent10,6737.64%
- 04Nakul NayakINC5,2593.76%
- 05Indumati NayakIndependent1,9511.40%
- 3 other candidates · 2,502 votesNOTA · 1,570 (1.12%)
Margin 6,296 votes · 4.51% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,39,737 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramesh Chandra BeheraMale · 48 yrs · SC | BJD | 62,039 | 44.40% |
| 2 | Raghab MalikMale · 54 yrs · SC | BJP | 55,743 | 39.89% |
| 3 | Rabindra SethiMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 10,673 | 7.64% |
| 4 | Nakul NayakMale · 61 yrs · SC | INC | 5,259 | 3.76% |
| 5 | Indumati NayakFemale · 64 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,951 | 1.40% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,570 | 1.12% |
| 6 | Kanhu Charan NayakMale · 34 yrs · SC | Independent | 910 | 0.65% |
| 7 | Santosh NayakMale · 46 yrs · SC | MLD | 845 | 0.60% |
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| 8 | Suratha NaikMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 747 | 0.53% |
BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Daspalla result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramesh Chandra Behera | BJD | 75,006 | 58.44% |
| 2 | Purna Chandra Nayak | BJP | 39,715 | 30.94% |
| 3 | Prashanta Kumar Naik | INC | 7,949 | 6.19% |
| 4 | Debaraj Naik | BSP | 2,002 | 1.56% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,208 | 0.94% |
| 5 | Benudhar Nayak | NCP | 1,116 | 0.87% |
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| 6 | Trinath Naik | skd | 683 | 0.53% |
| 7 | Bishnupriya Das | Independent | 670 | 0.52% |
Daspalla result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purna Chandra Nayak | BJD | 75,832 | 65.46% |
| 2 | Indumati Nayak | INC | 18,505 | 15.97% |
| 3 | Pramoda Kumar Behera | BJP | 16,053 | 13.86% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,840 | 1.59% |
| 4 | Mami Nayak | Independent | 1,451 | 1.25% |
| 5 | Baneeta Naik | AAP | 1,099 | 0.95% |
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| 6 | Brajendra Malik | BSP | 1,065 | 0.92% |
Daspalla result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashinath Mallik | BJD | 61,142 | 59.28% |
| 2 | Lecturer Bullion | INC | 22,384 | 21.70% |
| 3 | Manoj Kumar Behera | BJP | 13,218 | 12.82% |
| 4 | Susanta Kumar Nayak | Independent | 2,050 | 1.99% |
| 5 | Basudev Nayak | Independent | 1,462 | 1.42% |
| 6 | Benudhar Nayak | SAMO | 1,071 | 1.04% |
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| 7 | Debaraj Naik | Independent | 920 | 0.89% |
| 8 | Artabandhu Chowdhury | SP | 892 | 0.86% |
Daspalla 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 Nayagarh * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Daspalla is one of the assembly segments of Kandhamal. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kandhamal candidates.
- Sukanta Kumar PanigrahiBJP68,369 49.6%
- Achyutananda SamantaBJD61,902 44.9%
- Amir Chand NayakINC4,297 3.1%
- Bhagirathi BaliarsinghMLD1,052 0.8%
- Kanak Manjari RathIndependent683 0.5%
In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 6,467 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Daspalla.
Who won the Daspalla assembly seat in 2024?
Ramesh Chandra Behera of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Daspalla in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 62,039 votes, which was 44.40% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Daspalla?
The margin was 6,296 votes (4.51% of valid votes). The runner-up was Raghab Malik of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 55,743 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Daspalla in 2024?
Turnout was 73.60%: 1,40,386 of 1,90,742 registered electors voted, across 235 polling stations. That is 4.3 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Daspalla part of?
Daspalla is an assembly segment of the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Daspalla a reserved constituency?
Yes. Daspalla 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 Daspalla?
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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