Elections Archive

ST · Orissa

Keonjhar

Upendranath Nayak (BJP) won by 86,275 votes (13.4%).

Electors
10,56,441
Votes polled
6,59,477
Valid votes
Turnout
62.4%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 13.4% (median 7.6%). Back to Orissa · 1998 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
7.9%(+2.2%)
Turnout
79.1%(-2.0%)
NOTA
2.0%
Top-2 squeeze
85.3%

Winning margin over time · Keonjhar

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202446%

Candidates

Candidates · Keonjhar 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Upendranath NayakWinnerBJP3,47,90654.1%
2Madhaba SardarINC2,61,63140.7%
3Saharai OramJD19,9673.1%
4Shiva Prasad SinghRJD9,0051.4%
5Surendra MajhiSHS3,8470.6%
6Sonaram HaiburuIND8120.1%

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