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Assembly constituency 79 · Odisha

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).

Dharamgarh · 2024AC 79
  1. 01
    Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi
    BJP
    87,890
    41.84%
  2. 02
    Puspendra Singh Deo
    BJD
    68,963
    32.83%
  3. 03
    Rasmirekha Rout
    INC
    41,269
    19.65%
  4. 04
    Tirtharaj Durga
    BSP
    2,167
    1.03%
  5. 05
    Tankadhar Sabar
    AIFB
    1,477
    0.70%
  6. 6 other candidates · 6,183 votesNOTA · 2,105 (1.00%)

Margin 18,927 votes · 9.01% of valid votes

2,61,881
Registered electors
2024 election
80.4%
Turnout
+1.6 pts vs 2019
18,927
Victory margin
9.0% of valid votes
May 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,10,054 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dharamgarh 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sudhir Ranjan PattjoshiMale · 59 yrsBJP87,890
41.84%
2Puspendra Singh DeoMale · 58 yrsBJD68,963
32.83%
3Rasmirekha RoutFemale · 35 yrsINC41,269
19.65%
4Tirtharaj DurgaMale · 48 yrs · SCBSP2,167
1.03%
—NOTANOTA2,105
1.00%
5Tankadhar SabarMale · 72 yrs · STAIFB1,477
0.70%
6Santosh Kumar BhoiMale · 39 yrsSP1,270
0.60%
7Hemangini HansFemale · 33 yrsIndependent1,269
0.60%
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8Heramba SenapatiMale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent1,156
0.55%
9Soumya Ranjan NaikMale · 37 yrsIndependent891
0.42%
10Rupadhar NaikMale · 48 yrsIndependent879
0.42%
11Prahalad AgrawalMale · 64 yrsIndependent718
0.34%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJD won in 2019, BJP in 2024.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2009201420192024BJP 41.8%BJD 32.8%INC 19.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Sudhir Ranjan PattjoshiBJP · 41.8% · margin 18,927Turnout80.4%
2014Puspendra Singh DeoBJD · 32.8% · margin 16,158Turnout78.2%
2009Puspendra Singh DeoBJD · 35.8% · margin 22,906Turnout71.7%
2019Mousadhi BagBJD · 34.8% · margin 16,098Turnout78.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Dharamgarh result 2019

Dharamgarh 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mousadhi BagBJD68,291
34.75%
2Ananta Pratap DeoBJP52,193
26.56%
3Digambar DuriaINC42,593
21.67%
4Rabindra Kumar PattjoshiIndependent22,839
11.62%
—NOTANOTA2,210
1.12%
5Jubaraj ParabhoeBSP1,926
0.98%
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6Bajrang AgrawalIndependent1,664
0.85%
7Puspalata ChouhanAPoI1,634
0.83%
8Ghasiram NialHND1,631
0.83%
9Nirmal JalBMUP1,557
0.79%

Dharamgarh result 2014

Dharamgarh 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Puspendra Singh DeoBJD59,931
32.76%
2Rabindra PattjoshiBJP43,773
23.93%
3Tushar Ranjan PattjoshiINC33,569
18.35%
4DhanugopalSP19,508
10.67%
5Digambar DuriaSAMO10,011
5.47%
6Bishnu Prasad AgrawalAAP3,789
2.07%
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—NOTANOTA3,669
2.01%
7Sibaram NaikBSP2,341
1.28%
8Sushanta Kumar NaikCPI2,296
1.26%
9Shyam Sundar PandaAOP2,092
1.14%
10Akrur Prasad SethiaKS1,041
0.57%
11Kuber SahuSKD895
0.49%

Dharamgarh result 2009

Dharamgarh 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Puspendra Singh DeoBJD56,470
35.83%
2Rahasbihari BeheraINC33,564
21.30%
3Janardan PandaBJP31,573
20.03%
4Surendra Kumar PattjoshiSP18,834
11.95%
5Kalyani NaikBSP4,393
2.79%
6Hira BagSAMO4,015
2.55%
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7Subash Chandra NaikIndependent2,557
1.62%
8Baikuntha DhangadamajhiKS2,057
1.31%
9Bhubaneswar DurgaIndependent1,452
0.92%
10Gobinda Chandra RoutIndependent1,432
0.91%
11Prahalad AgarwalIndependent1,265
0.80%
Map

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.

BJPBJDINCCPI(M)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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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FAQ

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.