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Assembly constituency 78 · Odisha

Junagarh is assembly constituency number 78 in Odisha, in Kalahandi district, and one of the segments of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Dibya Shankar Mishra of the Biju Janata Dal won with 38.6% of the vote, 1,338 votes ahead of Manoj Kumar Meher (BJP).

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Junagarh · 2024AC 78
  1. 01
    Dibya Shankar Mishra
    BJD
    77,037
    38.64%
  2. 02
    Manoj Kumar Meher
    BJP
    75,699
    37.97%
  3. 03
    Tuleswar Naik
    INC
    39,492
    19.81%
  4. 04
    Rabi Harijan
    ODSHJP
    1,611
    0.81%
  5. 05
    Parameswar Kand
    Independent
    1,471
    0.74%
  6. 1 other candidate · 1,309 votesNOTA · 2,735 (1.37%)

Margin 1,338 votes · 0.67% of valid votes

2,46,605
Registered electors
2024 election
81.0%
Turnout
+1.5 pts vs 2019
1,338
Victory margin
0.7% of valid votes
May 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,354 valid votes, NOTA included.

Junagarh 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dibya Shankar MishraMale · 55 yrsBJD77,037
38.64%
2Manoj Kumar MeherMale · 59 yrsBJP75,699
37.97%
3Tuleswar NaikMale · 44 yrsINC39,492
19.81%
—NOTANOTA2,735
1.37%
4Rabi HarijanMale · 42 yrs · SCODSHJP1,611
0.81%
5Parameswar KandMale · 60 yrsIndependent1,471
0.74%
6Sudhanidhi NaikMale · 66 yrsIndependent1,309
0.66%
Past results

BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2009201420192024BJD 38.6%BJP 38.0%INC 19.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Dibya Shankar MishraBJD · 38.6% · margin 1,338Turnout81.0%
2014Dibya Sankar MishraBJD · 34.2% · margin 9,945Turnout76.0%
2009Gobardhan DashINC · 31.5% · margin 6,537Turnout69.8%
2019Dibya Shankar MishraBJD · 45.8% · margin 27,859Turnout79.5%

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

Junagarh result 2019

Junagarh 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dibya Shankar MishraBJD83,789
45.83%
2Manoj Kumar MeherBJP55,930
30.59%
3Anil Kumar Singh DeoINC32,343
17.69%
4Shiba HatiSP3,203
1.75%
—NOTANOTA2,290
1.25%
5Jatindra SahuAPoI2,045
1.12%
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6Kirti Chandra GoudaBMUP1,702
0.93%
7Priyabrata SipkaIndependent1,536
0.84%

Junagarh result 2014

Junagarh 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dibya Sankar MishraBJD56,443
34.21%
2Anil Kumar Singh DeoBJP46,498
28.19%
3Gobardhan DashINC38,715
23.47%
4Hara Prasad BagSP4,731
2.87%
5Damodar BeheraCPI4,166
2.53%
—NOTANOTA2,747
1.67%
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6Jatish Chandra MohantySAMO2,144
1.30%
7Umakanta TandiAOP1,868
1.13%
8Manmath BenupaniBSP1,800
1.09%
9Sudhanidhi NaikIndependent1,498
0.91%
10Chinmaya BeheraAAP1,413
0.86%
11Rajesh Kumar MundKS822
0.50%
12Suresh ChandanBMUP818
0.50%
13Sobhaban RoulRPI(A)657
0.40%
14Pradeep Kumar PadhiOJM653
0.40%

Junagarh result 2009

Junagarh 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gobardhan DashINC45,349
31.48%
2Bira SipkaBJD38,812
26.94%
3Himansu Sekher MeherBJP34,334
23.83%
4Suratha SahuIndependent6,118
4.25%
5Siba HatiSP5,743
3.99%
6Bamdev DurgaBSP3,438
2.39%
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7Satya Ranjan BeheraSAMO3,284
2.28%
8Chintamani BagLJP2,145
1.49%
9Duryodhan MajhiIndependent1,748
1.21%
10Binod Kumar NayakIndependent1,662
1.15%
11Panchanan DhangadamajhiRPI(A)1,416
0.98%
Map

Junagarh 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Malvika DeviBJP89,811 46.1%
  • Lambodar NialBJD59,600 30.6%
  • Droupadi MajhiINC38,204 19.6%
  • Biranchi Narayan DurgaBSP1,179 0.6%
  • Umakanta TandiIndependent799 0.4%

In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 30,211 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Junagarh assembly seat in 2024?

Dibya Shankar Mishra of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Junagarh in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 77,037 votes, which was 38.64% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Junagarh?

The margin was 1,338 votes (0.67% of valid votes). The runner-up was Manoj Kumar Meher of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 75,699 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Junagarh in 2024?

Turnout was 80.99%: 1,99,730 of 2,46,605 registered electors voted, across 276 polling stations. That is 1.5 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Junagarh part of?

Junagarh 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 Junagarh a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Junagarh?

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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