Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 130
Sanakhemundi assembly constituency
Sanakhemundi is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Ganjam district and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Ramesh Chandra Jena of the Indian National Congress, by 10,662 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Ramesh Chandra Jena
- Party
- Indian National Congress
- Electors
- 2,31,373
- Turnout (2024)
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Election results
2024
· 1,47,529 votes · Margin 10,662
| Ramesh Chandra JenaWonIndian National Congress | 44.65% | 65,867 | |
| Sulakshana Gitanjali DeviBiju Janata Dal | 37.42% | 55,205 | |
| Uttam Kumar PanigrahiBharatiya Janata Party | 15.18% | 22,396 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.85% | 2,724 |
2019
Turnout 68.35% · 1,47,845 votes · Margin 23,727
| Ramesh Chandra JenaWonIndian National Congress | 50.74% | 75,021 | |
| Nandini DeviBiju Janata Dal | 34.69% | 51,294 | |
| Bijaya Kumar SwainBharatiya Janata Party | 10.37% | 15,335 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.87% | 2,765 |
2014
Turnout 66.84% · 1,31,164 votes · Margin 8,222
| Nandini DeviWonBiju Janata Dal | 47.1% | 61,773 | |
| Ramesh Chandra JenaIndian National Congress | 40.83% | 53,551 | |
| Birkishore DevBharatiya Janata Party | 4.61% | 6,053 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.73% | 2,275 |
2009
Turnout 55.88% · 1,00,278 votes · Margin 23,593
| Ramesh Chandra JenaWonIndian National Congress | 50.35% | 50,487 | |
| Kishore Chandra Singh DeoBharatiya Janata Party | 26.82% | 26,894 | |
| N. Narayan ReddyCommunist Party of India | 14.98% | 15,023 |
Members elected since 2009
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Nandini Devi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
Sanakhemundi and Dharakote blocks.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Dharakote block · 18 of 18 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.