Karanjia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
Area of this constituency includes Karanjia town, Karanjia block, Thakurmunda block and 9 GPs (Padmapokhari, Ramachandrapur, Labnyadeipur, Dewanbahali, Ranipokhari, Sarat, Nota, Sardiha and Kalamgadia) of Kaptipada block of Mayurbhanj district.Assembly Constituencies and their ExtentSeats of Odisha
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Karanjia constituency are:
YearMemberParty2024Padma Charan Haiburu2019Basanti Hembram2014Bijay Kumar Nayak20092004Ajit Hembram2000Padma Charan Haiburu1995Raghunath Hembram19901985Karunakar Naik1980Raghunath Hembram19771974Karunakar Naik1971Prafulla Kumar Das19671961Pravakar Behera1957Lal Saheb Nalini Chandra Bhanj Deo
Election results
2024 Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Charan Haiburu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Hembram by a margin of 29,499 votes.
2019 In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Hembram defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Charan Haiburu by a margin of 8,763 votes.
2014 In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijay Kumar Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jyostna Bhansingh by a margin of 13,551 votes.
2009 In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijay Kumar Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jabamani Tudu by a margin of 21,401 votes.
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