Phulbani is assembly constituency number 84 in Odisha, in Kandhamal district, and one of the segments of the Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Uma Charan Mallick of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 36.8% of the vote, 2,858 votes ahead of Jayashree Kanhar (BJD).
- 01Uma Charan MallickBJP53,90036.81%
- 02Jayashree KanharBJD51,04234.85%
- 03Prativa KanharINC23,32815.93%
- 04Debendra KanharSP11,8968.12%
- 05Dipanjali KanharBSP1,0440.71%
- 4 other candidates · 3,343 votesNOTA · 1,894 (1.29%)
Margin 2,858 votes · 1.95% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,46,447 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uma Charan MallickMale · 61 yrs · ST | BJP | 53,900 | 36.81% |
| 2 | Jayashree KanharFemale · 47 yrs · ST | BJD | 51,042 | 34.85% |
| 3 | Prativa KanharFemale · 29 yrs · ST | INC | 23,328 | 15.93% |
| 4 | Debendra KanharMale · 51 yrs · ST | SP | 11,896 | 8.12% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,894 | 1.29% |
| 5 | Dipanjali KanharFemale · 33 yrs · ST | BSP | 1,044 | 0.71% |
| 6 | Sudhansu Kumar KanharMale · 34 yrs · ST | Independent | 998 | 0.68% |
| 7 | Himmasu KahanraMale · 38 yrs · ST | Independent | 875 | 0.60% |
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| 8 | Biswambar KanharMale · 45 yrs · ST | MLD | 845 | 0.58% |
| 9 | Tikeswar KanharMale · 58 yrs · ST | Independent | 625 | 0.43% |
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.
Phulbani result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angada Kanhar | BJD | 65,564 | 48.05% |
| 2 | Debanarayan Pradhan | BJP | 41,148 | 30.15% |
| 3 | Kishor Chandra Kanhar | INC | 23,317 | 17.09% |
| 4 | Premasila Jhankar | Independent | 1,409 | 1.03% |
| 5 | Nabina Chandra Kanhar | Independent | 1,366 | 1.00% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,250 | 0.92% |
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| 6 | Ananta Kanhar | Independent | 942 | 0.69% |
| 7 | Krushna Kanhar | Independent | 749 | 0.55% |
| 8 | Jagadish Pradhan | Independent | 717 | 0.53% |
Phulbani result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duguni Kanhar | BJD | 58,273 | 46.65% |
| 2 | Debanarayan Pradhan | BJP | 32,478 | 26.00% |
| 3 | Sudarsan Kanhar | INC | 21,510 | 17.22% |
| 4 | Ananta Kanhar | KS | 3,133 | 2.51% |
| 5 | Durgamadhab Kanhar | AOP | 2,203 | 1.76% |
| 6 | Jalandhar Kanhar | Independent | 1,683 | 1.35% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,584 | 1.27% |
| 7 | Harekrishna Mallick | BSP | 1,535 | 1.23% |
| 8 | Umesh Prasad Patra | AAP | 1,288 | 1.03% |
| 9 | Purusottam Kanhar | OJM | 1,235 | 0.99% |
Phulbani result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debendra Kanhar | BJD | 38,092 | 36.60% |
| 2 | Debanarayan Pradhan | BJP | 29,363 | 28.21% |
| 3 | Jalandhar Kanhar | INC | 23,669 | 22.74% |
| 4 | Artatrana Kanhar | JMM | 5,816 | 5.59% |
| 5 | Lokanath Mallick | Independent | 4,992 | 4.80% |
| 6 | Pradeep Kumar Nayak | SP | 2,144 | 2.06% |
Phulbani 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 Kandhamal district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Phulbani is one of the assembly segments of Kandhamal. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kandhamal candidates.
- Achyutananda SamantaBJD58,862 41.4%
- Sukanta Kumar PanigrahiBJP55,103 38.7%
- Amir Chand NayakINC24,024 16.9%
- Bhagirathi BaliarsinghMLD1,137 0.8%
- Kanak Manjari RathIndependent990 0.7%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJD led here by 3,759 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Phulbani.
Who won the Phulbani assembly seat in 2024?
Uma Charan Mallick of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Phulbani in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 53,900 votes, which was 36.81% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Phulbani?
The margin was 2,858 votes (1.95% of valid votes). The runner-up was Jayashree Kanhar of the Biju Janata Dal with 51,042 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Phulbani in 2024?
Turnout was 73.60%: 1,47,347 of 2,00,205 registered electors voted, across 231 polling stations. That is 0.6 points lower than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Phulbani part of?
Phulbani is an assembly segment of the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Achyutananda Samanta got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Phulbani a reserved constituency?
Yes. Phulbani 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 Phulbani?
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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