Sanakhemundi is a constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Odisha (Vidhan Sabha) in Ganjam district, Odisha, India.
This constituency includes Sanakhemundi and Dharakote blocks.
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected members
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
Elected members from the Sanakhemundi constituency are:
YearMemberParty2024Ramesh Chandra Jena20192014Nandini Devi2009Ramesh Chandra Jena
Election results
2024 Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Independent candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sulakhyana Geetanjali Debi by a margin of 10,622 votes.
2019 In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nandini Devi by a margin of 23,727 votes.
2014 In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nandini Devi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena by a margin of 8,222 votes.
2009 In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kishore Chandra Singh Deo by a margin of 23,593 votes.
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