Jharigam is assembly constituency number 74 in Odisha, in Nabarangapur * district, and one of the segments of the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Narsing Bhatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 42.3% of the vote, 3,278 votes ahead of Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD).
- 01Narsing BhatraBJP76,74842.33%
- 02Ramesh Chandra MajhiBJD73,47040.52%
- 03Harabati GondINC25,57714.11%
- NOTA · 5,514 (3.04%)
Margin 3,278 votes · 1.81% of valid votes
All 3 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,81,309 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narsing BhatraMale · 46 yrs · ST | BJP | 76,748 | 42.33% |
| 2 | Ramesh Chandra MajhiMale · 46 yrs · ST | BJD | 73,470 | 40.52% |
| 3 | Harabati GondFemale · 49 yrs · ST | INC | 25,577 | 14.11% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,514 | 3.04% |
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.
Jharigam result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakash Chandra Majhi | BJD | 77,881 | 44.58% |
| 2 | Uldhar Majhi | INC | 46,511 | 26.62% |
| 3 | Parsuram Majhi | BJP | 39,631 | 22.69% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,689 | 3.26% |
| 4 | Sunita Banjara | Independent | 4,984 | 2.85% |
Jharigam result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | BJD | 65,254 | 41.99% |
| 2 | Uldhar Majhi | INC | 54,058 | 34.78% |
| 3 | Kumar Pujari | BJP | 14,010 | 9.01% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 9,498 | 6.11% |
| 4 | Shyam Sundar Majhi | AOP | 7,591 | 4.88% |
| 5 | Jalandhar Majhi | OJM | 5,004 | 3.22% |
Jharigam result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | BJD | 54,767 | 45.72% |
| 2 | Jalandhar Majhi | INC | 32,491 | 27.12% |
| 3 | Sona Majhi | BJP | 13,226 | 11.04% |
| 4 | Gopal Pujari | Independent | 6,393 | 5.34% |
| 5 | Kadamb Pujari | BSP | 5,535 | 4.62% |
| 6 | Laxmi Santa | SAMO | 4,098 | 3.42% |
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| 7 | Hirasing Majhi | KS | 3,281 | 2.74% |
Jharigam 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 Nabarangapur * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Jharigam is one of the assembly segments of Nabarangpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nabarangpur candidates.
- Balabhadra MajhiBJP80,947 46.5%
- Pradeep Kumar MajhiBJD66,250 38.0%
- Bhujabal MajhiINC24,039 13.8%
- Trinath MundagudiaSUCI2,995 1.7%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 14,697 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Jharigam.
Who won the Jharigam assembly seat in 2024?
Narsing Bhatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Jharigam in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 76,748 votes, which was 42.33% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Jharigam?
The margin was 3,278 votes (1.81% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ramesh Chandra Majhi of the Biju Janata Dal with 73,470 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Jharigam in 2024?
Turnout was 84.54%: 1,83,553 of 2,17,126 registered electors voted, across 256 polling stations. That is 1.6 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Jharigam part of?
Jharigam is an assembly segment of the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Balabhadra Majhi got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Jharigam a reserved constituency?
Yes. Jharigam is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Jharigam?
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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