Parjanga is assembly constituency number 58 in Odisha, in Dhenkanal district, and one of the segments of the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 56.9% of the vote, 32,162 votes ahead of Dr. Nrusingha Charan Sahu (BJD).
- 01Bibhuti Bhusan PradhanBJP1,00,59556.94%
- 02Dr. Nrusingha Charan SahuBJD68,43338.74%
- 03Ranjit Kumar SahuINC3,4821.97%
- 04Gadadhar PradhanAPoI7470.42%
- 05Himansu Bhusan BarikIndependent5910.33%
- 4 other candidates · 1,309 votesNOTA · 1,512 (0.86%)
Margin 32,162 votes · 18.20% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,76,669 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bibhuti Bhusan PradhanMale · 57 yrs | BJP | 1,00,595 | 56.94% |
| 2 | Dr. Nrusingha Charan SahuMale · 75 yrs | BJD | 68,433 | 38.74% |
| 3 | Ranjit Kumar SahuMale · 47 yrs | INC | 3,482 | 1.97% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,512 | 0.86% |
| 4 | Gadadhar PradhanMale · 41 yrs · SC | APoI | 747 | 0.42% |
| 5 | Himansu Bhusan BarikMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 591 | 0.33% |
| 6 | Raghu SinghMale · 63 yrs · ST | Independent | 379 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Ajaya Kumar BiswalMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 316 | 0.18% |
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| 8 | Patitapaban MohapatraMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 314 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Bijaya Kumar RoutrayMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 300 | 0.17% |
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.
Parjanga result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nrusingha Charan Sahu | BJD | 78,747 | 46.93% |
| 2 | Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan | BJP | 78,007 | 46.49% |
| 3 | Jasaswini Rout | INC | 6,795 | 4.05% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,518 | 0.90% |
| 4 | Dibyajyoti Nayak | HND | 1,024 | 0.61% |
| 5 | Lambodar Naik | APoI | 971 | 0.58% |
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| 6 | Nirmala Mishra | ANC | 740 | 0.44% |
Parjanga result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nrusingha Charan Sahu | BJD | 60,523 | 40.06% |
| 2 | Bibhuti Pradhan | BJP | 57,471 | 38.04% |
| 3 | Santosh Kumar Rout | INC | 18,240 | 12.07% |
| 4 | Biswatosh Sahoo | Independent | 8,967 | 5.94% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,209 | 1.46% |
| 5 | Dambaru Dehury | TMC | 1,116 | 0.74% |
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| 6 | Ranjit Kumar Sahu | AOP | 886 | 0.59% |
| 7 | Susanta Kumar Pany | AAP | 657 | 0.43% |
| 8 | Susanta Kumar Sahoo | OJM | 559 | 0.37% |
| 9 | Bijaya Kumar Pratapdeou | SKD | 456 | 0.30% |
Parjanga result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Nrusingha Sahu | BJD | 48,131 | 38.73% |
| 2 | Bibuti Bhusan Pradhan | BJP | 42,943 | 34.56% |
| 3 | Laxmidhar Sahoo | INC | 21,048 | 16.94% |
| 4 | Pratap Chandra Marandi | SAMO | 7,265 | 5.85% |
| 5 | Arup Parida | KS | 1,510 | 1.22% |
| 6 | Premananda Sahoo | BSP | 1,415 | 1.14% |
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| 7 | Ranjubala Naik | RPI | 1,127 | 0.91% |
| 8 | Bidyadhar Naik | IJP | 830 | 0.67% |
Parjanga 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 Dhenkanal district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Parjanga is one of the assembly segments of Dhenkanal. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dhenkanal candidates.
- Rudra Narayan PanyBJP98,573 57.0%
- Abinash SamalBJD68,841 39.8%
- Sashmita BeheraINC2,852 1.6%
- Prafulla Kumar NaikBSP757 0.4%
- Maheswar SahooIndependent546 0.3%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 29,732 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Parjanga.
Who won the Parjanga assembly seat in 2024?
Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Parjanga in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 1,00,595 votes, which was 56.94% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Parjanga?
The margin was 32,162 votes (18.20% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. Nrusingha Charan Sahu of the Biju Janata Dal with 68,433 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Parjanga in 2024?
Turnout was 80.90%: 1,77,712 of 2,19,662 registered electors voted, across 243 polling stations. That is 2.4 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Parjanga part of?
Parjanga 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 Parjanga a reserved constituency?
No. Parjanga is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Parjanga?
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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- Dhenkanal population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, DhenkanalEvery 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)
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