Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 25
Champua assembly constituency
Champua is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Kendujhar district and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Sanatan Mahakud of the Biju Janata Dal, by 39,994 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Sanatan Mahakud
- Party
- Biju Janata Dal
- Electors
- 2,35,467
- Turnout (2024)
- –
Election results
2024
· 1,82,668 votes · Margin 39,994
| Sanatan MahakudWonBiju Janata Dal | 56.45% | 1,03,120 | |
| Murali Manohar SharmaBharatiya Janata Party | 34.56% | 63,126 | |
| Yashwant LaghuriIndian National Congress | 4.73% | 8,649 | |
| Jayi MundaBahujan Samaj Party | 0.71% | 1,303 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.74% | 1,343 |
2019
Turnout 74.45% · 1,68,851 votes · Margin 26,408
| Minakshi MahantaWonBiju Janata Dal | 53.02% | 89,525 | |
| Murali Manohar SharmaBharatiya Janata Party | 37.38% | 63,117 | |
| Jadumani BarikIndian National Congress | 2.5% | 4,217 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.44% | 750 |
2014
Turnout 78.81% · 1,56,287 votes · Margin 14,678
| Sanatan MahakudWonIndependent politician | 44.56% | 69,635 | |
| Kusha ApatIndependent politician | 35.16% | 54,957 | |
| Tattwa Prakash SatapathyBiju Janata Dal | 6.55% | 10,233 | |
| Girish Chandra MahantaBharatiya Janata Party | 4.52% | 7,070 | |
| Kshetra Mohan MahantaIndian National Congress | 1.49% | 2,332 |
2009
Turnout 66.55% · 1,25,363 votes · Margin 145
| Jitu PatnaikWonIndependent politician | 22.1% | 27,700 | |
| Sanatan MahakudIndian National Congress | 21.98% | 27,555 | |
| Kusha ApatIndependent politician | 20.96% | 26,280 | |
| Murali Manohar SharmaBharatiya Janata Party | 15.06% | 18,881 | |
| Bidyadhar MahantaCommunist Party of India | 7.46% | 9,356 |
Members elected since 1951
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sanatan Mahakud | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Minakshi Mahanta | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Sanatan Mahakud | Independent politician |
| 2009 | Jitu Patnaik | Independent politician |
| 2004 | Dhanurjay Sidu | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Saharai Oram | Independent politician |
| 1995 | Dhanurjay Laguri | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Saharai Oram | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Dhanurjay Laguri | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Saharai Oram | Janata Party (Secular) |
| 1977 | Saharai Oram | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Guru Charan Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Saharai Oram | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Kshetra Mohan Nayak | Swatantra Party |
| 1961 | Guru Charan Naik | Swatantra Party |
| 1957 | Guru Charan Naik | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957 | Raj Ballabh Mishra | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1951 | Guru Charan Naik | Ganatantra Parishad |
Area covered
Joda, Barbil, Joda block and 17 GPs (Kodagadia, Jamudalak, Rajia, Kalikaprasad, Rimuli, Badanai, Sarei, Champua, Kutariposi, Sunaposi, Karanjia, Rangamatia, Uchabali, Bhanda, Kashipal, Padua and Chandrasekharpur) of Champua block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Champua block · 16 of 22 gram panchayats
Joda block · 19 of 19 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.