Champua Assembly constituency

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Champua
Constituency No. 25 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionNorthen Division
District Kendujhar
Lok Sabha constituency Keonjhar
Established1951
Total electors2,35,467 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Sanatan Mahakud.jpg
Incumbent
Party Biju Janata Dal
Elected year 2024

Champua is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district. [1]

Contents

Area of this constituency includes 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. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
56.45%
2019
53.30%
2014
45.50%
2009
22.10%
2004
39.02%
2000
34.70%
1995
40.72%
1990
73.30%
1985
47.42%
1980
35.68%
1977
58.65%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1957.

List of members elected from Champua constituency are: [5]

YearMemberParty
2024 [6] Sanatan Mahakud Biju Janata Dal
2019 [7] Minakshi Mahanta
2014 [8] Sanatan Mahakud Independent politician
2009 [9] Jitu Patnaik
2004 Dhanurjay Laguri 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
1957 [c] Guru Charan Naik Ganatantra Parishad
Raj Ballabh Mishra
1951 Guru Charan Naik

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [10] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanatan Mahakud defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Murli Manohar Sharma by a margin of 39,994 votes. [6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Champua
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Sanatan Mahakud 103,120 56.45 Increase2.svg3.15
BJP Murali Manohar Sharma63,12634.56Decrease2.svg3.04
INC Yashwant Laghuri8,6494.73Decrease2.svg2.23
BSP Jayi Munda1,3030.71
NOTA None of the above1,3430.74Increase2.svg0.34
Majority 39,994
Turnout 182,668
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Minakshi Mahanta defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Murali Manohar Sharma by a margin of 26,408 votes. [7] [11]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Champua [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Minakshi Mahanta 89,525 53.30 Increase2.svg46.60
BJP Murali Manohar Sharma63,11737.60Increase2.svg33.00
INC Jadumani Barik4,2172.50Increase2.svg1.00
NOTA None of the above7500.4
Majority 26,40815.70
Turnout 16885174.45
BJD gain from Independent

2014

In 2014 election, Independent candidate Sanatan Mahakud defeated Independent candidate Kusha Apat by a margin of 14678 votes. [8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Champua
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sanatan Mahakud 69,635 45.50
Independent Kusha Apat54,95735.90
BJD Tattwa Prakash Satapathy 10,2336.70
BJP Girish Chandra Mahanta7,0704.60
INC Kshetra Mohan Mahanta2,3321.50
Majority 14,6789.60
Turnout 15628778.81
Independent hold

2009

In 2009 election, Independent candidate Jitu Patnaik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sanatan Mahakud by a margin of 145 votes. [9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Champua [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jitu Patnaik 27,700 22.10
INC Sanatan Mahakud27,55521.98
Independent Kusha Apat26,28020.96
BJP Murali Manohar Sharma18,88115.06
CPI Bidyadhar Mahanta9,3567.46
Majority 1450.12 [d]
Turnout 1,25,36366.55
Independent gain from INC

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. It was a 2 member constituency
  4. %of total valid votes

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014. Constituency: Champua (25) District : Keonjhar
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "142 - Champua Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. 1 2 "Champua Assembly Election Results 2024: Champua Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Champua Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Champua Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  11. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  12. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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