Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Deogarh (Odisha) was won by Dharmendra Pradhan (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 79,096 votes over Sriballav Panigrahi. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Deogarh, Odisha, from 1977 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1977–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1977
Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
Bharatiya Lok Dal
117,057
47.3%
Badkumar Pratap Gangadeb (Indian National Congress)
10,042 (4.1 pts)
1980
Narayan Sahu
Congress (I)
170,955
57.9%
Patitapaban Pradhan (Janata Party (Secular))
119,804 (40.5 pts)
1984
Sriballav Panigrahi
Indian National Congress
215,256
55.8%
Prasanna Kumar Panda (Communist Party of India)
93,522 (24.2 pts)
1989
Ravi Narayan Pani
Janata Dal
324,121
59.1%
Sriballav Panigrahi (Indian National Congress)
121,417 (22.1 pts)
1991
Sriballav Panigrahi
Indian National Congress
197,344
41.9%
Rabinarayanpani (Janata Dal)
23,383 (5.0 pts)
1996
Sriballav Panigrahi
Indian National Congress
220,648
38.7%
Debendra Pradhan (Bharatiya Janata Party)
47,382 (8.3 pts)
1998
Debendra Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
346,820
52.3%
Shriballav Panigrahi (Indian National Congress)
105,427 (15.9 pts)
1999
Debendra Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
376,412
55.3%
Hemananda Biswal (Indian National Congress)
86,869 (12.8 pts)
2004
Dharmendra Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
426,092
51.8%
Sriballav Panigrahi (Indian National Congress)
79,096 (9.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
Bharatiya Lok Dal
117,057
47.3%
Badkumar Pratap Gangadeb
Indian National Congress
107,015
43.2%
Prasanna Kumar Panda
Communist Party of India
23,543
9.5%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Narayan Sahu
Congress (I)
170,955
57.9%
Patitapaban Pradhan
Janata Party (Secular)
51,151
17.3%
Pavitramohan Pradhan
Janata Party
41,378
14.0%
Loknath Pradhan
Independent
8,439
2.9%
Kumar Dilleswar Pradhan
Independent
6,021
2.0%
Bhimsen Bhoi
JKD
5,716
1.9%
Sadananda Sahoo
All India Forward Bloc
3,335
1.1%
Bishnu Sen
Independent
2,726
0.9%
Tribhuban Gangadeb
Independent
2,718
0.9%
Vinod Kumar Mishra
Independent
1,845
0.6%
Purna Chandra Patra
Independent
1,226
0.4%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sriballav Panigrahi
Indian National Congress
215,256
55.8%
Prasanna Kumar Panda
Communist Party of India
121,734
31.5%
Debendra Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
27,862
7.2%
Prafulla Chandra Sahu
Independent
6,474
1.7%
Chaitanya Kanta
Independent
4,014
1.0%
Surya Kumar Padhi
Independent
3,062
0.8%
Bishnu Sen
Independent
2,960
0.8%
Prabodh Kumar Kujur
Independent
2,589
0.7%
Kasinath Nanda
Independent
2,003
0.5%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ravi Narayan Pani
Janata Dal
324,121
59.1%
Sriballav Panigrahi
Indian National Congress
202,704
37.0%
Purna Chandra Patra
Independent
11,328
2.1%
Narachari Patel
Independent
8,280
1.5%
Amerendra Narayan Dileswar
OPF
1,682
0.3%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sriballav Panigrahi
Indian National Congress
197,344
41.9%
Rabinarayanpani
Janata Dal
173,961
36.9%
Debendra Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
66,711
14.2%
Bijayakumar Mohanty
Janata Party
12,148
2.6%
Purandar Sashani
Independent
6,353
1.3%
Purnachandra Patra
Janata Party
4,047
0.9%
Prabodha Kumar Kujur
HJP
3,705
0.8%
Amarendra Narayan Dilleshware
Independent
1,453
0.3%
Vijayakumar Nayak
PBI
1,357
0.3%
Sashibhusan Pradhan
Independent
1,143
0.2%
Udayanath Purohit
Independent
1,037
0.2%
Murarilal Kedia
Independent
914
0.2%
Sidheswar Pattanaik
Independent
738
0.2%
Bhubaneswar Gardia
Independent
322
0.1%
Bibhutichandra Bhol
Independent
213
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sriballav Panigrahi
Indian National Congress
220,648
38.7%
Debendra Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
173,266
30.4%
Rabinarayan Pani
Janata Dal
152,647
26.8%
Pascal Barla
JMM
5,677
1.0%
Bikram Singh Bariha
Independent
3,528
0.6%
Narahari Patel
Independent
2,229
0.4%
Pradip Deo
AIIC(T)
2,108
0.4%
Sunil Kumar
Independent
2,102
0.4%
Chaitanya Kanta
Independent
1,947
0.3%
Bhagaban Kalki
Independent
1,527
0.3%
Rama Chandra Jena
Independent
1,493
0.3%
Charan Tajan
Independent
1,488
0.3%
Gourahari Sa
Independent
921
0.2%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Debendra Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
346,820
52.3%
Shriballav Panigrahi
Indian National Congress
241,393
36.4%
Rabi Narayan Pani
Janata Dal
55,208
8.3%
Panchu Senapati
SJP(R)
6,026
0.9%
Teva Charan Buda
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,612
0.8%
Narendra Kumar Pradhan
AJBP
3,281
0.5%
Ramakrushna Nanda
Shiv Sena
1,644
0.2%
Shesadeb Panda
Independent
1,553
0.2%
Chandra Shekhar Patel
SAP
1,141
0.2%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Debendra Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
376,412
55.3%
Hemananda Biswal
Indian National Congress
289,543
42.5%
Pascal Barla
JMM
5,320
0.8%
Narendra Pradhan
AJBP
5,231
0.8%
Teva Charan Buda
Independent
3,062
0.4%
Ashwinee Kumar Sagar
Independent
1,152
0.2%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dharmendra Pradhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
426,092
51.8%
Sriballav Panigrahi
Indian National Congress
346,996
42.1%
Bunde Dhurua
Independent
16,797
2.0%
Sudarsan Behera
Bahujan Samaj Party
14,979
1.8%
Rohit Ganga Deb
Samajwadi Party
10,719
1.3%
Tankadhar Barik
Independent
7,718
0.9%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Deogarh has been contested at 9 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Deogarh in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Dharmendra Pradhan (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Deogarh, Odisha, in 2004 with 426,092 votes (51.8%), a margin of 79,096 votes over Sriballav Panigrahi.
Which parties have won Deogarh since 1977?
Since 1977, Deogarh has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal.
What was the closest result in Deogarh?
The closest result on record for Deogarh was 1977, when Bharatiya Lok Dal beat Indian National Congress by just 10,042 votes (4.1 percentage points).