Dharamgarh is assembly constituency number 79 in Odisha, in Kalahandi district, and one of the segments of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 41.8% of the vote, 18,927 votes ahead of Puspendra Singh Deo (BJD).
- 01Sudhir Ranjan PattjoshiBJP87,89041.84%
- 02Puspendra Singh DeoBJD68,96332.83%
- 03Rasmirekha RoutINC41,26919.65%
- 04Tirtharaj DurgaBSP2,1671.03%
- 05Tankadhar SabarAIFB1,4770.70%
- 6 other candidates · 6,183 votesNOTA · 2,105 (1.00%)
Margin 18,927 votes · 9.01% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,10,054 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudhir Ranjan PattjoshiMale · 59 yrs | BJP | 87,890 | 41.84% |
| 2 | Puspendra Singh DeoMale · 58 yrs | BJD | 68,963 | 32.83% |
| 3 | Rasmirekha RoutFemale · 35 yrs | INC | 41,269 | 19.65% |
| 4 | Tirtharaj DurgaMale · 48 yrs · SC | BSP | 2,167 | 1.03% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,105 | 1.00% |
| 5 | Tankadhar SabarMale · 72 yrs · ST | AIFB | 1,477 | 0.70% |
| 6 | Santosh Kumar BhoiMale · 39 yrs | SP | 1,270 | 0.60% |
| 7 | Hemangini HansFemale · 33 yrs | Independent | 1,269 | 0.60% |
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| 8 | Heramba SenapatiMale · 52 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,156 | 0.55% |
| 9 | Soumya Ranjan NaikMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 891 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Rupadhar NaikMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 879 | 0.42% |
| 11 | Prahalad AgrawalMale · 64 yrs | Independent | 718 | 0.34% |
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.
Dharamgarh result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mousadhi Bag | BJD | 68,291 | 34.75% |
| 2 | Ananta Pratap Deo | BJP | 52,193 | 26.56% |
| 3 | Digambar Duria | INC | 42,593 | 21.67% |
| 4 | Rabindra Kumar Pattjoshi | Independent | 22,839 | 11.62% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,210 | 1.12% |
| 5 | Jubaraj Parabhoe | BSP | 1,926 | 0.98% |
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| 6 | Bajrang Agrawal | Independent | 1,664 | 0.85% |
| 7 | Puspalata Chouhan | APoI | 1,634 | 0.83% |
| 8 | Ghasiram Nial | HND | 1,631 | 0.83% |
| 9 | Nirmal Jal | BMUP | 1,557 | 0.79% |
Dharamgarh result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puspendra Singh Deo | BJD | 59,931 | 32.76% |
| 2 | Rabindra Pattjoshi | BJP | 43,773 | 23.93% |
| 3 | Tushar Ranjan Pattjoshi | INC | 33,569 | 18.35% |
| 4 | Dhanugopal | SP | 19,508 | 10.67% |
| 5 | Digambar Duria | SAMO | 10,011 | 5.47% |
| 6 | Bishnu Prasad Agrawal | AAP | 3,789 | 2.07% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,669 | 2.01% |
| 7 | Sibaram Naik | BSP | 2,341 | 1.28% |
| 8 | Sushanta Kumar Naik | CPI | 2,296 | 1.26% |
| 9 | Shyam Sundar Panda | AOP | 2,092 | 1.14% |
| 10 | Akrur Prasad Sethia | KS | 1,041 | 0.57% |
| 11 | Kuber Sahu | SKD | 895 | 0.49% |
Dharamgarh result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puspendra Singh Deo | BJD | 56,470 | 35.83% |
| 2 | Rahasbihari Behera | INC | 33,564 | 21.30% |
| 3 | Janardan Panda | BJP | 31,573 | 20.03% |
| 4 | Surendra Kumar Pattjoshi | SP | 18,834 | 11.95% |
| 5 | Kalyani Naik | BSP | 4,393 | 2.79% |
| 6 | Hira Bag | SAMO | 4,015 | 2.55% |
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| 7 | Subash Chandra Naik | Independent | 2,557 | 1.62% |
| 8 | Baikuntha Dhangadamajhi | KS | 2,057 | 1.31% |
| 9 | Bhubaneswar Durga | Independent | 1,452 | 0.92% |
| 10 | Gobinda Chandra Rout | Independent | 1,432 | 0.91% |
| 11 | Prahalad Agarwal | Independent | 1,265 | 0.80% |
Dharamgarh 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.
Dharamgarh is one of the assembly segments of Kalahandi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kalahandi candidates.
- Malvika DeviBJP99,977 48.8%
- Lambodar NialBJD57,206 27.9%
- Droupadi MajhiINC39,760 19.4%
- Biranchi Narayan DurgaBSP1,551 0.8%
- Umakanta TandiIndependent883 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 42,771 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dharamgarh.
Who won the Dharamgarh assembly seat in 2024?
Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dharamgarh in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 87,890 votes, which was 41.84% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dharamgarh?
The margin was 18,927 votes (9.01% of valid votes). The runner-up was Puspendra Singh Deo of the Biju Janata Dal with 68,963 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dharamgarh in 2024?
Turnout was 80.36%: 2,10,454 of 2,61,881 registered electors voted, across 294 polling stations. That is 1.6 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dharamgarh part of?
Dharamgarh 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 Dharamgarh a reserved constituency?
No. Dharamgarh is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Dharamgarh?
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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