Dhamnagar is assembly constituency number 46 in Odisha, in Bhadrak * district, and one of the segments of the Bhadrak Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Suryabanshi Suraj of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.3% of the vote, 8,095 votes ahead of Dr. Sanjaya Kumar Das (BJD).
- 01Suryabanshi SurajBJP90,55550.31%
- 02Dr. Sanjaya Kumar DasBJD82,46045.81%
- 03Ranjan Kumar BeheraINC5,7323.18%
- 04Jagannath MallikIndependent2890.16%
- 05Sanjay Kumar DasIndependent1870.10%
- 3 other candidates · 408 votesNOTA · 361 (0.20%)
Margin 8,095 votes · 4.50% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,79,992 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suryabanshi SurajMale · 28 yrs · SC | BJP | 90,555 | 50.31% |
| 2 | Dr. Sanjaya Kumar DasMale · 44 yrs · SC | BJD | 82,460 | 45.81% |
| 3 | Ranjan Kumar BeheraMale · 40 yrs · SC | INC | 5,732 | 3.18% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 361 | 0.20% |
| 4 | Jagannath MallikMale · 64 yrs · SC | Independent | 289 | 0.16% |
| 5 | Sanjay Kumar DasMale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 187 | 0.10% |
| 6 | Duryodhan MalikMale · 26 yrs · SC | BSP | 170 | 0.09% |
| 7 | Prashana Kumar DasMale · 33 yrs · SC | Independent | 143 | 0.08% |
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| 8 | Saroj Kumar SethyMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 95 | 0.05% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Dhamnagar bye-election, 3 Nov 2022
Turnout 69.1% · 1,65,013 of 2,38,875 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suryabanshi Suraj | BJP | 80,351 | 49.09% |
| 2 | Abanti Das | BJD | 70,470 | 43.05% |
| 3 | Rajendra Kumar Das | Independent | 8,153 | 4.98% |
| 4 | Baba Harekrushna Sethy | INC | 3,561 | 2.18% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 650 | 0.40% |
| 5 | Pabitra Mohan Das | Independent | 497 | 0.30% |
Dhamnagar result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishnu Charan Sethi | BJP | 80,111 | 48.47% |
| 2 | Rajendra Kumar Das | BJD | 75,486 | 45.67% |
| 3 | Bidyadhar Jena | INC | 7,303 | 4.42% |
| 4 | Budhiram Samal | BSP | 769 | 0.47% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 613 | 0.37% |
| 5 | Prashana Kumar Das | ABHM | 485 | 0.29% |
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| 6 | Ganesh Prasad Das | Independent | 314 | 0.19% |
| 7 | Shesadev Mahalik | KS | 191 | 0.12% |
Dhamnagar result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muktikanta Mandal | BJD | 71,538 | 47.98% |
| 2 | Bishnu Charan Sethi | BJP | 62,346 | 41.82% |
| 3 | Hrudananda Sethi | INC | 12,046 | 8.08% |
| 4 | Premananda Mallick | AOP | 844 | 0.57% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 739 | 0.50% |
| 5 | Aruna Chandra Sethi | AAP | 671 | 0.45% |
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| 6 | Ajay Malik | BSP | 638 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Ganesh Prasad Das | OJM | 268 | 0.18% |
Dhamnagar result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajendra Kumar Das | BJD | 48,424 | 38.78% |
| 2 | Bishnu Charan Sethi | BJP | 43,480 | 34.82% |
| 3 | Netrananda Mallick | INC | 29,844 | 23.90% |
| 4 | Indumati Malik | Independent | 941 | 0.75% |
| 5 | Bidyadhar Mallick | BSP | 929 | 0.74% |
| 6 | Kalandi Malik | SAMO | 843 | 0.68% |
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| 7 | Dipak Gochhayat | OMM | 412 | 0.33% |
Dhamnagar 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.
Dhamnagar is one of the assembly segments of Bhadrak. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bhadrak candidates.
- Avimanyu SethiBJP88,413 49.3%
- Manjulata MandalBJD79,464 44.3%
- Ananta Prasad SethiINC10,158 5.7%
- Adv. Arjun Charan MallikBSP301 0.2%
- Kirtan Bihari MalikSUCI296 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 8,949 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dhamnagar.
Who won the Dhamnagar assembly seat in 2024?
Suryabanshi Suraj of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dhamnagar in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 90,555 votes, which was 50.31% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dhamnagar?
The margin was 8,095 votes (4.50% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. Sanjaya Kumar Das of the Biju Janata Dal with 82,460 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dhamnagar in 2024?
Turnout was 73.13%: 1,81,106 of 2,47,651 registered electors voted, across 258 polling stations. That is 1.0 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dhamnagar part of?
Dhamnagar is an assembly segment of the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Avimanyu Sethi got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Dhamnagar had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 3 Nov 2022, Suryabanshi Suraj (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 9,881 votes.
Is Dhamnagar a reserved constituency?
Yes. Dhamnagar 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 Dhamnagar?
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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