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Keonjhar, Odisha — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Keonjhar (Odisha) was won by Chandrani Murmu (Biju Janata Dal) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 66,203 votes over Ananta Nayak. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Keonjhar, Odisha, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Bhanj Deo Laxmi Narayan Independent 62,509 66.9% Banshidhar Ratha (Indian National Congress) 40,163 (43.0 pts)
1962 Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo Indian National Congress 36,336 58.2% Rajballabh Mishra (Ganatantra Parishad) 10,282 (16.5 pts)
1967 G. Naik Swatantra Party 79,906 67.2% K. Naik (Indian National Congress) 40,824 (34.3 pts)
1971 Kumar Majhi Indian National Congress 63,705 43.5% Bairiganjan Naik (UTC) 19,512 (13.3 pts)
1977 Govinda Munda Bharatiya Lok Dal 113,790 60.4% Rahas Bihari Mohapapatra (Indian National Congress) 47,745 (25.4 pts)
1980 Harihar Soren Congress (I) 125,750 68.4% Govinda Munda (Janata Party (Secular)) 85,048 (46.2 pts)
1984 Harinder Soren Indian National Congress 181,169 57.7% Govinda Chandra Munda (Janata Party) 84,624 (26.9 pts)
1989 Govind Chandra Munda Janata Dal 279,226 60.9% Kumar Majhi (Indian National Congress) 126,532 (27.6 pts)
1991 Govinda Chandra Munda Janata Dal 186,317 44.1% Kumar Majhi (Indian National Congress) 7,394 (1.8 pts)
1996 Madhaba Sardar Indian National Congress 279,971 45.8% Harihar Soren (Bharatiya Janata Party) 125,910 (20.6 pts)
1998 Upendranath Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 347,906 54.1% Madhaba Sardar (Indian National Congress) 86,275 (13.4 pts)
1999 Ananta Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 416,956 67.5% Yashobant Singh Laguri (Indian National Congress) 222,553 (36.0 pts)
2004 Ananta Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 355,702 43.7% Nilakantha Nayak (Indian National Congress) 49,209 (6.0 pts)
2009 Yashbant Narayan Singh Laguri Biju Janata Dal 389,104 43.6% Dhanurjaya Sidu (Indian National Congress) 126,484 (14.2 pts)
2014 Sakuntala Laguri Biju Janata Dal 434,471 40.1% Ananta Nayak (Bharatiya Janata Party) 157,317 (14.5 pts)
2019 Chandrani Murmu Biju Janata Dal 526,359 45.5% Ananta Nayak (Bharatiya Janata Party) 66,203 (5.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bhanj Deo Laxmi Narayan Independent 62,509 66.9%
Banshidhar Ratha Indian National Congress 22,346 23.9%
Richard Justin Independent 8,537 9.1%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo Indian National Congress 36,336 58.2%
Rajballabh Mishra Ganatantra Parishad 26,054 41.8%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
G. Naik Swatantra Party 79,906 67.2%
K. Naik Indian National Congress 39,082 32.8%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kumar Majhi Indian National Congress 63,705 43.5%
Bairiganjan Naik UTC 44,193 30.2%
Gurucharan Naik Swatantra Party 31,091 21.2%
Khetra Mohan Naik Independent 7,563 5.2%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Govinda Munda Bharatiya Lok Dal 113,790 60.4%
Rahas Bihari Mohapapatra Indian National Congress 66,045 35.1%
Kumar Majhi Independent 8,511 4.5%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harihar Soren Congress (I) 125,750 68.4%
Govinda Munda Janata Party (Secular) 40,702 22.1%
Balabhadra Naik JKD 17,498 9.5%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harinder Soren Indian National Congress 181,169 57.7%
Govinda Chandra Munda Janata Party 96,545 30.7%
Kshetramohan Naik LKD 11,037 3.5%
Mahendra Nag JKD 7,394 2.4%
Kumar Majhi Independent 6,150 2.0%
Salku Hembram Independent 4,511 1.4%
Raj Kishore Biswal Independent 4,425 1.4%
Balabhadra Nayak Independent 2,882 0.9%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Govind Chandra Munda Janata Dal 279,226 60.9%
Kumar Majhi Indian National Congress 152,694 33.3%
K.K.Murmu JKD 10,817 2.4%
Prahalad Naik Independent 6,973 1.5%
Laxmi Dhar Das JNP (JP) 6,705 1.5%
Salkhu Hembram Independent 2,388 0.5%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Govinda Chandra Munda Janata Dal 186,317 44.1%
Kumar Majhi Indian National Congress 178,923 42.3%
Upendra Nath Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 38,700 9.2%
Prahlada Naik OVP 4,649 1.1%
Biswanath Chatar Independent 3,932 0.9%
Latika Singh (W) Janata Party 3,841 0.9%
Rabi Majhi Independent 3,460 0.8%
Nakula Chandra Padhan DDP 2,464 0.6%
Mahendra Nag Independent 485 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Madhaba Sardar Indian National Congress 279,971 45.8%
Harihar Soren Bharatiya Janata Party 154,061 25.2%
Prana Ballav Nayak Janata Dal 153,196 25.1%
Mohan Tudu Independent 9,596 1.6%
Jayaram Murmu HJKP 6,209 1.0%
Prahlad Naik Independent 4,192 0.7%
Laxmi Devi Munda Independent 3,185 0.5%
Guru Charan Haiburu Independent 652 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Upendranath Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 347,906 54.1%
Madhaba Sardar Indian National Congress 261,631 40.7%
Saharai Oram Janata Dal 19,967 3.1%
Shiva Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 9,005 1.4%
Surendra Majhi Shiv Sena 3,847 0.6%
Sonaram Haiburu Independent 812 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ananta Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 416,956 67.5%
Yashobant Singh Laguri Indian National Congress 194,403 31.5%
Meghanath Majhi JMM 6,636 1.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ananta Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 355,702 43.7%
Nilakantha Nayak Indian National Congress 306,493 37.6%
Maheswar Majhi Independent 61,612 7.6%
Dr. Sudarsan Lohar Independent 38,199 4.7%
Upendra Nath Nayak Independent 31,165 3.8%
Deepak Kumar Singh Independent 21,491 2.6%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Yashbant Narayan Singh Laguri Biju Janata Dal 389,104 43.6%
Dhanurjaya Sidu Indian National Congress 262,620 29.5%
Ananta Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 164,023 18.4%
Dr. Fakir Mohan Naik Independent 32,356 3.6%
Lachhaman Majhi JMM 19,955 2.2%
Chitta Ranjan Munda Independent 12,216 1.4%
Dr. Sudarshan Lohar Bahujan Samaj Party 11,472 1.3%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sakuntala Laguri Biju Janata Dal 434,471 40.1%
Ananta Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 277,154 25.6%
Madhaba Sardar Indian National Congress 190,531 17.6%
Basudeb Naik Independent 101,999 9.4%
None Of The Above Independent 26,065 2.4%
Sujit Kumar Lugun Independent 16,420 1.5%
Sudarshan Lohar RIM 16,299 1.5%
Bishnupriya Naik OJM 12,236 1.1%
Jagat Mohan Naik Bahujan Samaj Party 8,694 0.8%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandrani Murmu Biju Janata Dal 526,359 45.5%
Ananta Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 460,156 39.8%
Mohan Kumar Hembram Indian National Congress 128,716 11.1%
Dr. Sudarshan Lohar RIM 10,914 0.9%
Lalmohan Hansda ABHM 10,038 0.9%
Durga Chandra Pingua Bahujan Samaj Party 9,308 0.8%
Prafulla Nayak AIFB 5,866 0.5%
Ramesh Laguri BMP 5,728 0.5%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Independent margin 43.0 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 16.5 pts 1967: Swatantra Party margin 34.3 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 13.3 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 25.4 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 46.2 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 26.9 pts 1989: Janata Dal margin 27.6 pts 1991: Janata Dal margin 1.8 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 20.6 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 13.4 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 36.0 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.0 pts 2009: Biju Janata Dal margin 14.2 pts 2014: Biju Janata Dal margin 14.5 pts 2019: Biju Janata Dal margin 5.7 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Keonjhar has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Independent, Indian National Congress, Swatantra Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party, Biju Janata Dal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Keonjhar in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Chandrani Murmu (Biju Janata Dal) won Keonjhar, Odisha, in 2019 with 526,359 votes (45.5%), a margin of 66,203 votes over Ananta Nayak.

Which parties have won Keonjhar since 1957?

Since 1957, Keonjhar has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Biju Janata Dal, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Swatantra Party.

What was the closest result in Keonjhar?

The closest result on record for Keonjhar was 1991, when Janata Dal beat Indian National Congress by just 7,394 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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