Kuchinda is assembly constituency number 15 in Odisha, in Sambalpur district, and one of the segments of the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Rabi Narayan Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 51.8% of the vote, 32,220 votes ahead of Rajendra Kumar Chhatria (BJD).
- 01Rabi Narayan NaikBJP95,71651.83%
- 02Rajendra Kumar ChhatriaBJD63,49634.39%
- 03Kedar Nath BarihaINC21,28511.53%
- 04Minakshee MajheeIndependent1,3820.75%
- NOTA · 2,782 (1.51%)
Margin 32,220 votes · 17.45% of valid votes
All 4 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,84,661 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabi Narayan NaikMale · 54 yrs · ST | BJP | 95,716 | 51.83% |
| 2 | Rajendra Kumar ChhatriaMale · 59 yrs · ST | BJD | 63,496 | 34.39% |
| 3 | Kedar Nath BarihaMale · 51 yrs · ST | INC | 21,285 | 11.53% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,782 | 1.51% |
| 4 | Minakshee MajheeFemale · 52 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,382 | 0.75% |
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.
Kuchinda result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kishore Chandra Naik | BJD | 72,601 | 41.71% |
| 2 | Rabi Narayan Naik | BJP | 69,093 | 39.69% |
| 3 | Sovaram Padhan | INC | 24,795 | 14.24% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,805 | 1.61% |
| 4 | Ratha Munda | BSP | 1,930 | 1.11% |
| 5 | Sankar Bagh | Independent | 1,105 | 0.63% |
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| 6 | Abhilas Prasant Manki | AAP | 950 | 0.55% |
| 7 | Padmini Bhoi | HND | 784 | 0.45% |
Kuchinda result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabinarayan Naik | BJP | 68,409 | 43.44% |
| 2 | Bhubaneswar Kisan | BJD | 46,345 | 29.43% |
| 3 | Rajendra Kumar Chhatria | INC | 32,770 | 20.81% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,886 | 1.83% |
| 4 | Deepak Pradhan | BSP | 2,445 | 1.55% |
| 5 | Binod Toppo | JMM | 1,732 | 1.10% |
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| 6 | Padmalochan Majhi | AOP | 1,602 | 1.02% |
| 7 | Linkan Kumar Kindo | AAP | 1,306 | 0.83% |
Kuchinda result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajendra Kumar Chhatria | INC | 49,112 | 39.01% |
| 2 | Rabinarayan Naik | BJP | 36,400 | 28.91% |
| 3 | Brundaban Majhi | BJD | 26,885 | 21.35% |
| 4 | Istiphan Topno | JMM | 3,273 | 2.60% |
| 5 | Sadananda Kujur | Independent | 3,070 | 2.44% |
| 6 | Gopinath Naik | BSP | 2,098 | 1.67% |
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| 7 | Banthu Kechhua | SAMO | 1,537 | 1.22% |
| 8 | Minakshee Majhee | KOKD | 1,382 | 1.10% |
| 9 | Bipra Charan Bagh | Independent | 1,269 | 1.01% |
| 10 | Gajendra Bhoi | Independent | 870 | 0.69% |
Kuchinda 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 Sambalpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kuchinda is one of the assembly segments of Sambalpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sambalpur candidates.
- Dharmendra PradhanBJP98,475 54.1%
- Pranab Prakash DasBJD59,523 32.7%
- Nagendra Kumar PradhanINC18,468 10.2%
- Sriram PandeyIndependent829 0.5%
- Sadanand RanbidaBSP511 0.3%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 38,952 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kuchinda.
Who won the Kuchinda assembly seat in 2024?
Rabi Narayan Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kuchinda in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 95,716 votes, which was 51.83% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kuchinda?
The margin was 32,220 votes (17.45% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajendra Kumar Chhatria of the Biju Janata Dal with 63,496 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kuchinda in 2024?
Turnout was 83.32%: 1,85,558 of 2,22,709 registered electors voted, across 273 polling stations. That is 2.6 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kuchinda part of?
Kuchinda is an assembly segment of the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dharmendra Pradhan got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kuchinda a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kuchinda 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 Kuchinda?
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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