Pallahara is assembly constituency number 59 in Odisha, in Anugul * district, and one of the segments of the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Ashok Mohanty of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 48.6% of the vote, 7,563 votes ahead of Mukesh Kumar Pal (BJD).
- 01Ashok MohantyBJP71,56048.64%
- 02Mukesh Kumar PalBJD63,99743.50%
- 03Fakir Mohan SamalINC6,4444.38%
- 04Jagannath DehuryMLD9080.62%
- 05Khageswar NaikBSP8300.56%
- 3 other candidates · 1,745 votesNOTA · 1,633 (1.11%)
Margin 7,563 votes · 5.14% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,47,117 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashok MohantyMale · 57 yrs | BJP | 71,560 | 48.64% |
| 2 | Mukesh Kumar PalMale · 41 yrs | BJD | 63,997 | 43.50% |
| 3 | Fakir Mohan SamalMale · 77 yrs | INC | 6,444 | 4.38% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,633 | 1.11% |
| 4 | Jagannath DehuryMale · 30 yrs · ST | MLD | 908 | 0.62% |
| 5 | Khageswar NaikMale · 38 yrs · SC | BSP | 830 | 0.56% |
| 6 | Paramananda SahooMale · 40 yrs | SUCI | 695 | 0.47% |
| 7 | Satyaprakash MishraMale · 26 yrs | Independent | 579 | 0.39% |
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| 8 | Jugal Kishor JitMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 471 | 0.32% |
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.
Pallahara result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mukesh Kumar Pal | BJD | 59,350 | 43.12% |
| 2 | Ashok Mohanty | BJP | 53,136 | 38.61% |
| 3 | Subrat Garnayak | INC | 12,266 | 8.91% |
| 4 | Sundeep Kumar Pradhan | Independent | 4,581 | 3.33% |
| 5 | Binoda Bihari Boita | BSP | 2,402 | 1.75% |
| 6 | Mina Pradhan | CPI(M) | 1,775 | 1.29% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,234 | 0.90% |
| 7 | Bijaya Kumar Behera | APoI | 869 | 0.63% |
| 8 | Nirmala Pradhan | SUCI(C) | 796 | 0.58% |
| 9 | Sarojini Sahoo | Independent | 707 | 0.51% |
| 10 | Dola Gobinda Mohapatra | Independent | 524 | 0.38% |
Pallahara result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahesh Sahoo | BJD | 44,264 | 34.59% |
| 2 | Ashok Mohanty | BJP | 38,970 | 30.46% |
| 3 | Subodh Chandra Pani | INC | 18,487 | 14.45% |
| 4 | Manoj Kumar Sahu | Independent | 13,037 | 10.19% |
| 5 | Sripati Sinko | Independent | 2,948 | 2.30% |
| 6 | Sundeep Kumar Pradhan | Independent | 1,980 | 1.55% |
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| 7 | Bijaya Kumar Behera | APOI | 1,136 | 0.89% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,135 | 0.89% |
| 8 | Maharga Singh | OJM | 1,132 | 0.88% |
| 9 | Jambeswar Pattanaik | BSP | 1,121 | 0.88% |
| 10 | Paramananda Behera | AOP | 857 | 0.67% |
| 11 | Deepak Kumar Jena | Independent | 835 | 0.65% |
| 12 | Golap Sahoo | SKD | 759 | 0.59% |
| 13 | Motilal Chatamba | Independent | 666 | 0.52% |
| 14 | Jugal Kishor Jit | AAP | 631 | 0.49% |
Pallahara result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabi Narayan Pani | BJD | 40,980 | 37.96% |
| 2 | Dharmendra Pradhan | BJP | 35,513 | 32.90% |
| 3 | Bibhudhendra Pratap Das | INC | 21,258 | 19.69% |
| 4 | Sripati Sinko | Independent | 2,345 | 2.17% |
| 5 | Abani Kumar Sahoo | SP | 1,867 | 1.73% |
| 6 | Paramananda Bilas | BSP | 1,311 | 1.21% |
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| 7 | Chittaranjan Pradhan | Independent | 983 | 0.91% |
| 8 | Sanjaya Kumar Naik | Independent | 768 | 0.71% |
| 9 | Birabar Behera | Independent | 576 | 0.53% |
| 10 | Gayadhar Kisan | Independent | 528 | 0.49% |
| 11 | Dulabh Behera | RPD | 489 | 0.45% |
| 12 | Routara Naik | Independent | 394 | 0.36% |
| 13 | Ramesh Chandra Sahoo | KS | 373 | 0.35% |
| 14 | Manoj Kumar Nayak | Independent | 301 | 0.28% |
| 15 | Bijay Kumar Pradhan | Independent | 271 | 0.25% |
Pallahara 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 Anugul * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Pallahara is one of the assembly segments of Dhenkanal. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dhenkanal candidates.
- Rudra Narayan PanyBJP72,530 50.2%
- Abinash SamalBJD62,949 43.6%
- Sashmita BeheraINC5,872 4.1%
- Maheswar SahooIndependent635 0.4%
- Prafulla Kumar NaikBSP615 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 9,581 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Pallahara.
Who won the Pallahara assembly seat in 2024?
Ashok Mohanty of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Pallahara in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 71,560 votes, which was 48.64% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Pallahara?
The margin was 7,563 votes (5.14% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mukesh Kumar Pal of the Biju Janata Dal with 63,997 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Pallahara in 2024?
Turnout was 83.28%: 1,48,767 of 1,78,632 registered electors voted, across 240 polling stations. That is 2.3 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pallahara part of?
Pallahara is an assembly segment of the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Rudra Narayan Pany got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Pallahara a reserved constituency?
No. Pallahara is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Pallahara?
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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- Anugul population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, AnugolaEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Odisha state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Odisha Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Odisha districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, OdishaBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in OdishaCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in OdishaMunicipal corporations, councils, wards