Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 24 · reserved for ST
Keonjhar assembly constituency
Keonjhar is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Kendujhar district and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Mohan Charan Majhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 11,577 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Mohan Charan Majhi
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 2,31,912
- Turnout (2024)
- 80.48%
Election results
2024
Turnout 80.48% · 1,86,652 votes · Margin 11,577
| Mohan Charan MajhiWonBharatiya Janata Party | 47.05% | 87,815 | |
| Meena MajhiBiju Janata Dal | 40.84% | 76,238 | |
| Pratibha Manjari NayakIndian National Congress | 6.38% | 11,904 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.67% | 3,120 |
2019
Turnout 76.13% · 1,67,326 votes · Margin 1,124
| Mohan Charan MajhiWonBharatiya Janata Party | 43.48% | 72,760 | |
| Madhab SardarBiju Janata Dal | 42.81% | 71,636 | |
| Bidyadhar DehuryIndian National Congress | 8.7% | 14,553 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.29% | 2,160 |
2014
Turnout 78.12% · 1,55,987 votes · Margin 8,676
| Abhiram NaikWonBiju Janata Dal | 35.87% | 55,959 | |
| Mohan Charan MajhiBharatiya Janata Party | 30.31% | 47,283 | |
| Dwarika Nath NaikIndependent politician | 16.51% | 25,755 | |
| Sidheswar NaikIndian National Congress | 11.24% | 17,531 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 2.35% | 3,671 |
2009
Turnout 64.81% · 1,20,247 votes · Margin 7,269
| Subarna NaikWonBiju Janata Dal | 30.33% | 36,471 | |
| Mohan Charan MajhiBharatiya Janata Party | 24.29% | 29,202 | |
| Sidheswar NaikIndependent | 20.23% | 24,320 | |
| Bidyadhar DehuryIndian National Congress | 17.75% | 21,338 |
Members elected since 2024
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo | Independent politician |
| 1951 | Govind Chandra Munda | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957 | Krushna Chandra Mahapatro | Independent politician |
| 1957 | Janardan Bhanj Deo | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1961 | Janardan Bhanj Deo | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1965^ | Karunakar Pradhan | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Govind Chandra Munda | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Chhotaray Majhi | Utkal Congress |
| 1974 | Govind Chandra Munda | Swatantra Party |
| 1977 | Kumar Majhi | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Jogendra Naik | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Chhotaray Majhi | Janata Party |
| 1990 | Chhotaray Majhi | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Jogendra Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Mohan Charan Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Mohan Charan Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Subarna Naik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Abhiram Naik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Mohan Charan Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Mohan Charan Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |