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Assembly constituency 72 · Odisha

Khariar is assembly constituency number 72 in Odisha, in Nuapada * district, and one of the segments of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi of the Biju Janata Dal won with 46.9% of the vote, 9,618 votes ahead of Hitesh Kumar Bagartti (BJP).

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Khariar · 2024AC 72
  1. 01
    Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
    BJD
    93,246
    46.89%
  2. 02
    Hitesh Kumar Bagartti
    BJP
    83,628
    42.05%
  3. 03
    Kamal Charan Tandi
    INC
    13,330
    6.70%
  4. 04
    Shreekant Chatterjee
    Independent
    2,104
    1.06%
  5. 05
    Uddhab Majhi
    ODSHJP
    1,759
    0.88%
  6. 2 other candidates · 2,373 votesNOTA · 2,436 (1.22%)

Margin 9,618 votes · 4.84% of valid votes

2,53,164
Registered electors
2024 election
79.1%
Turnout
+4.7 pts vs 2019
9,618
Victory margin
4.8% of valid votes
May 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,98,876 valid votes, NOTA included.

Khariar 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adhiraj Mohan PanigrahiMale · 46 yrsBJD93,246
46.89%
2Hitesh Kumar BagarttiMale · 57 yrsBJP83,628
42.05%
3Kamal Charan TandiMale · 44 yrs · SCINC13,330
6.70%
—NOTANOTA2,436
1.22%
4Shreekant ChatterjeeMale · 68 yrsIndependent2,104
1.06%
5Uddhab MajhiMale · 46 yrs · STODSHJP1,759
0.88%
6Budharu BihariMale · 47 yrs · SCSP1,187
0.60%
7Rangadhar MajhiMale · 57 yrs · STIndependent1,186
0.60%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%2009201420192024BJD 46.9%BJP 42.0%INC 6.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Adhiraj Mohan PanigrahiBJD · 46.9% · margin 9,618Turnout79.1%
2014Duryodhan MajhiBJP · 34.4% · margin 7,126Turnout76.3%
2009Hitesh Kumar BagarttiBJP · 37.1% · margin 11,366Turnout67.3%
2019Adhiraj Mohan PanigrahiINC · 33.5% · margin 2,857Turnout74.4%

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

Khariar result 2019

Khariar 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adhiraj Mohan PanigrahiINC59,308
33.52%
2Lambodar NialBJD56,451
31.90%
3Ritarani BagarttiBJP52,245
29.53%
4Purna Chandra NetamBSP1,894
1.07%
—NOTANOTA1,360
0.77%
5Rangadhar MajhiAAP1,194
0.67%
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6Bhubaneswar MajhiIndependent1,121
0.63%
7Sanjay Kumar Naikskd914
0.52%
8Budharu BihariIndependent906
0.51%
9Pramod Kumar DandsenaIndependent842
0.48%
10Radheshyam SagarIndependent700
0.40%

Khariar result 2014

Khariar 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Duryodhan MajhiBJP57,533
34.42%
2Adhiraj Mohan PanigrahiINC50,407
30.15%
3Lambodar NialBJD47,655
28.51%
—NOTANOTA2,198
1.31%
4Sudhir Kumar SahooBSP2,038
1.22%
5Nimai Charan TandiIndependent1,622
0.97%
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6Deb Deb Prasad Singh DeoOJM1,222
0.73%
7Jaleswar SunaKOMM1,029
0.62%
8Satrughan BeheraIndependent902
0.54%
9Sanyashi DasSP853
0.51%
10Bhramar BagAOP604
0.36%
11Radheshyam SagarIndependent595
0.36%
12Kishor Kumar BagIndependent512
0.31%

Khariar result 2009

Khariar 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Hitesh Kumar BagarttiBJP53,238
37.07%
2Duryodhan MajhiBJD41,872
29.15%
3Baishampayan MeherINC29,080
20.25%
4Deb Deb Prasad Singh DeoSAMO8,248
5.74%
5Bhisma SunaniIndependent2,658
1.85%
6Kishor Kumar BagRPI(A)2,228
1.55%
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7Kirtan BagBSP2,140
1.49%
8Makunda KharselIndependent1,841
1.28%
9Chulamani BhoiIndependent1,445
1.01%
10Ramnath PandaKS874
0.61%
Map

Khariar 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 Nuapada * 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

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

  • Lambodar NialBJD86,874 44.4%
  • Malvika DeviBJP83,919 42.9%
  • Droupadi MajhiINC18,221 9.3%
  • Umakanta TandiIndependent849 0.4%
  • Biranchi Narayan DurgaBSP845 0.4%

In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJD led here by 2,955 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Khariar assembly seat in 2024?

Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Khariar in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 93,246 votes, which was 46.89% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Khariar?

The margin was 9,618 votes (4.84% of valid votes). The runner-up was Hitesh Kumar Bagartti of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 83,628 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Khariar in 2024?

Turnout was 79.06%: 2,00,159 of 2,53,164 registered electors voted, across 303 polling stations. That is 4.7 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Khariar part of?

Khariar is an assembly segment of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Lambodar Nial got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Khariar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Khariar?

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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