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Assembly constituency 51 · Odisha

Dharmasala is assembly constituency number 51 in Odisha, in Jajapur * district, and one of the segments of the Jajpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo of the Independent won with 42.9% of the vote, 4,150 votes ahead of Pranab Kumar Balabantaray (BJD).

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Dharmasala · 2024AC 51
  1. 01
    Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo
    Independent
    79,759
    42.88%
  2. 02
    Pranab Kumar Balabantaray
    BJD
    75,609
    40.65%
  3. 03
    Smrutirekha Pahi
    BJP
    15,926
    8.56%
  4. 04
    Kedaranath Sahu
    SUCI
    8,453
    4.54%
  5. 05
    Kisan Panda
    INC
    2,947
    1.58%
  6. 6 other candidates · 2,653 votesNOTA · 666 (0.36%)

Margin 4,150 votes · 2.23% of valid votes

2,32,166
Registered electors
2024 election
80.2%
Turnout
+2.8 pts vs 2019
4,150
Victory margin
2.2% of valid votes
May 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,86,013 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dharmasala 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra SahooMale · 39 yrsIndependent79,759
42.88%
2Pranab Kumar BalabantarayMale · 48 yrsBJD75,609
40.65%
3Smrutirekha PahiFemale · 39 yrsBJP15,926
8.56%
4Kedaranath SahuMale · 50 yrsSUCI8,453
4.54%
5Kisan PandaMale · 59 yrsINC2,947
1.58%
6Satish Kumar BiswalMale · 48 yrsIndependent998
0.54%
—NOTANOTA666
0.36%
7Himansu Sekhar Sahoo F-Suryamani SahooMale · 30 yrsIndependent608
0.33%
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8Kartik Chandra MalikMale · 41 yrs · SCBSP306
0.16%
9Ranjan Kumar MalikMale · 39 yrs · SCMLD292
0.16%
10Laluprasad KadamMale · 32 yrsIndependent276
0.15%
11Purusottam BeheraMale · 57 yrsIndependent173
0.09%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024BJD 40.6%BJP 8.6%INC 1.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra SahooIndependent · 42.9% · margin 4,150Turnout80.2%
2014Pranab Kumar BalabantarayBJD · 68.6% · margin 85,786Turnout81.6%
2009Kalpataru DasBJD · 58.3% · margin 35,133Turnout74.1%
2019Pranab Kumar BalabantarayBJD · 58.6% · margin 52,739Turnout77.5%

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

Dharmasala result 2019

Dharmasala 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pranab Kumar BalabantarayBJD1,01,364
58.61%
2Ramesh Chandra ParidaBJP48,625
28.12%
3Smruti Rekha PahiINC18,588
10.75%
4Debabrata RoutBSP1,286
0.74%
5Madhumita SahuSUCI(C)815
0.47%
—NOTANOTA736
0.43%
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6Iswar Chandra PradhanABHM490
0.28%
7Rama Chandra SinghIndependent321
0.19%
8Priyadarsan DhirIndependent306
0.18%
9Haramohan KarKRUP221
0.13%
10Rabindra DhirKS183
0.11%

Dharmasala result 2014

Dharmasala 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pranab Kumar BalabantarayBJD1,09,241
68.60%
2Srinath MishraINC23,455
14.73%
3Ramesh Chandra ParidaBJP19,940
12.52%
4Akshaya Kumar DasSUCI2,044
1.28%
—NOTANOTA1,185
0.74%
5Nirmal Kumar RoutIndependent1,108
0.70%
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6Chandramani NayakSKD865
0.54%
7Gobinda SahooBSP838
0.53%
8Pravakar NayakOJM575
0.36%

Dharmasala result 2009

Dharmasala 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kalpataru DasBJD79,867
58.25%
2Kangali Charan PandaINC44,734
32.63%
3Ramesh Chandra ParidaBJP5,341
3.90%
4Jatish Chandra MohantySAMO5,015
3.66%
5Gobinda SahooBSP883
0.64%
6Rabindra Kumar DhirIndependent752
0.55%
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7Madhabi SinghIndependent511
0.37%
Map

Dharmasala 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 Jajapur * district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPBJDINCCPI(M)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Dharmasala is one of the assembly segments of Jajpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jajpur candidates.

  • Sarmistha SethiBJD88,354 48.1%
  • Rabindra Narayan BeheraBJP69,947 38.1%
  • Subash Chandra MallikSUCI14,526 7.9%
  • Anchal DasINC7,363 4.0%
  • Er. Sandhya Rani MallickBSP557 0.3%

In the assembly election IND won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJD led here by 18,407 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dharmasala.

Who won the Dharmasala assembly seat in 2024?

Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-Late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo of the Independent (IND) won Dharmasala in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 79,759 votes, which was 42.88% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dharmasala?

The margin was 4,150 votes (2.23% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pranab Kumar Balabantaray of the Biju Janata Dal with 75,609 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dharmasala in 2024?

Turnout was 80.20%: 1,86,191 of 2,32,166 registered electors voted, across 265 polling stations. That is 2.8 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dharmasala part of?

Dharmasala is an assembly segment of the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sarmistha Sethi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Dharmasala a reserved constituency?

No. Dharmasala is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Dharmasala?

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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