Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 70
Kantabanji assembly constituency
Kantabanji is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Balangir district and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Laxman Bag of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 16,344 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Laxman Bag
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 35,047
- Turnout (2024)
- 73.28%
Election results
2024
Turnout 73.28% · 2,03,874 votes · Margin 16,344
| Laxman BagWonBharatiya Janata Party | 44.57% | 90,876 | |
| Naveen PatnaikBiju Janata Dal | 36.56% | 74,532 | |
| Santosh Singh SalujaIndian National Congress | 13.16% | 26,839 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.81% | 1,649 |
2019
Turnout 68.33% · 1,91,234 votes · Margin 128
| Santosh Singh SalujaWonIndian National Congress | 33.6% | 64,246 | |
| Laxman BagBharatiya Janata Party | 33.53% | 64,118 | |
| Ajaya Kumar DasBiju Janata Dal | 28.51% | 54,527 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.28% | 2,453 |
2014
Turnout 72.34% · 1,74,582 votes · Margin 3,868
| Haji Md. Ayub KhanWonBiju Janata Dal | 31.65% | 55,252 | |
| Santosh Singh SalujaIndian National Congress | 29.43% | 51,384 | |
| Laxman BagBharatiya Janata Party | 17.73% | 30,961 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.99% | 1,729 |
2009
Turnout 68.91% · 1,44,549 votes · Margin 5,304
| Santosh Singh SalujaWonIndian National Congress | 43.23% | 62,495 | |
| Haji Md. Ayub KhanBiju Janata Dal | 39.57% | 57,191 | |
| Ajay Kumar DasBharatiya Janata Party | 11.15% | 16,117 |
Members elected since 1961
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Laxman Bag | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Santosh Singh Saluja | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Laxman Bag | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Santosh Singh Saluja | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | |
| 2000 | Ramesh Chandra Dash | |
| 1995 | Paramananda Hatti | |
| 1990 | Prasanna Pal | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Chaitanya Pradhan | Independent |
| 1980 | Prasanna Pal | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1977 | Prasanna Pal | Indian National Congress |
| 1974 | Ram Prasad Mishra | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Achyutananda Mahananda | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Lokanath Rai | Swatantra Party |
| 1961 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party |
Area covered
Kantabanji, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Towns: Kantabanji
Bangomunda block · 26 of 26 gram panchayats
Muribahal block · 22 of 22 gram panchayats
Turekela 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.