Keonjhar (Sl. No.: 24) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district.
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1965. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Keonjhar constituency are: YearMemberParty1951Laxmi Narayan Bhanja DeoGovind Chandra Munda1957Krushna Chandra MahapatroJanardan Bhanj Deo1961Janardan Bhanj Deo1965^Karunakar Pradhan1967Govind Chandra Munda1971Chhotaray Majhi1974Govind Chandra Munda1977Kumar Majhi1980Jogendra Naik1985Chhotaray Majhi19901995Jogendra Naik2000Mohan Charan Majhi20042009Subarna Naik2014Abhiram Naik2019Mohan Charan Majhi2024
Election results
2024 In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Meena Majhi by a margin of 11,577 votes.
2019 In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Madhab Sardar by a margin of 1,124 votes.
2014 In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Abhiram Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi by a margin of 8,676 votes.
2009 In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subarna Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohan Charan Majhi by a margin of 5,269 votes.
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