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Assembly constituency 65 · Odisha

Sonepur is assembly constituency number 65 in Odisha, in Sonapur * district, and one of the segments of the Bolangir Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Niranjan Pujari of the Biju Janata Dal won with 46.0% of the vote, 15,239 votes ahead of Pramod Kumar Mahapatra (BJP).

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Sonepur · 2024AC 65
  1. 01
    Niranjan Pujari
    BJD
    98,202
    46.03%
  2. 02
    Pramod Kumar Mahapatra
    BJP
    82,963
    38.88%
  3. 03
    Priyabrata Sahu
    INC
    20,508
    9.61%
  4. 04
    Sonali Bishi
    Independent
    5,506
    2.58%
  5. 05
    Mandodari Chhatri
    BSP
    1,433
    0.67%
  6. 3 other candidates · 2,849 votesNOTA · 1,905 (0.89%)

Margin 15,239 votes · 7.14% of valid votes

2,56,007
Registered electors
2024 election
83.9%
Turnout
+2.5 pts vs 2019
15,239
Victory margin
7.1% of valid votes
May 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,13,366 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sonepur 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Niranjan PujariMale · 63 yrsBJD98,202
46.03%
2Pramod Kumar MahapatraMale · 60 yrsBJP82,963
38.88%
3Priyabrata SahuMale · 39 yrsINC20,508
9.61%
4Sonali BishiFemale · 26 yrsIndependent5,506
2.58%
—NOTANOTA1,905
0.89%
5Mandodari ChhatriFemale · 39 yrs · SCBSP1,433
0.67%
6Suraj KushalMale · 47 yrs · SCAPoI1,253
0.59%
7Uttam AdbankMale · 57 yrs · STIndependent880
0.41%
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8Shashibhusan PadhanMale · 41 yrsNAPt716
0.34%
Past results

BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024BJD 46.0%BJP 38.9%INC 9.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Niranjan PujariBJD · 46.0% · margin 15,239Turnout83.9%
2014Niranjan PujariBJD · 51.7% · margin 51,485Turnout78.0%
2009Niranjan PujariBJD · 43.1% · margin 28,307Turnout72.9%
2019Niranjan PujariBJD · 48.8% · margin 25,726Turnout81.4%

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

Sonepur result 2019

Sonepur 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Niranjan PujariBJD99,073
48.78%
2Ashok Kumar PujariBJP73,347
36.11%
3Chittaranjan MishraINC23,326
11.48%
4Surubabu NandaBSP2,577
1.27%
—NOTANOTA1,597
0.79%
5Nabakrushna DantaIndependent1,315
0.65%
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6Umesh Chandra PadhanCPI(ML)(L)1,014
0.50%
7Tankadhara KhamariIndependent854
0.42%

Sonepur result 2014

Sonepur 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Niranjan PujariBJD93,534
51.70%
2Pramod Kumar MahapatraBJP42,049
23.24%
3Sarbeswar PurohitINC35,795
19.79%
—NOTANOTA2,756
1.52%
4Bimala NaikBSP2,408
1.33%
5Amareswar MishraAOP1,686
0.93%
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6Giridhari KhuraAPOI1,480
0.82%
7Nandighosh MeherSKD1,192
0.66%

Sonepur result 2009

Sonepur 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Niranjan PujariBJD68,844
43.12%
2Naba Krushna DantaBJP40,537
25.39%
3Jitendra PatnaikINC36,044
22.57%
4Bal Gopal MishraIndependent6,470
4.05%
5Susanta Kumar PandaBSP2,705
1.69%
6Jibeswar BeheraSAMO2,143
1.34%
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7Rajani Kanta NaikIndependent1,196
0.75%
8Dillip Kumar SahuIndependent885
0.55%
9Tankadhar KhamariIndependent844
0.53%
Map

Sonepur 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 Sonapur * district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPBJDINCCPI(M)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Sangeeta Kumari Singh DeoBJP95,631 45.2%
  • Surendra Singh BhoiBJD85,280 40.3%
  • Manoj Kumar MishraINC24,493 11.6%
  • Jagadish Chandra BibharBSP1,403 0.7%
  • Sunil Kumar BhoiSUCI1,045 0.5%

In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 10,351 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Sonepur assembly seat in 2024?

Niranjan Pujari of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Sonepur in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 98,202 votes, which was 46.03% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sonepur?

The margin was 15,239 votes (7.14% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pramod Kumar Mahapatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 82,963 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sonepur in 2024?

Turnout was 83.92%: 2,14,844 of 2,56,007 registered electors voted, across 320 polling stations. That is 2.5 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sonepur part of?

Sonepur is an assembly segment of the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Sonepur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Sonepur?

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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