Keonjhar is a
Lok Sabha
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parliamentary
constituency
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in
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
.
Assembly segments
Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are:
Members of Parliament
*2019:
Chandrani Murmu,
BJD
*2014:
Sakuntala Laguri
Sakuntala Laguri is an Indian politician. She was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Keonjhar constituency in Odisha.
She is a member of the Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian ...
,
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...
*2009:
Yashbant Narayan Singh Laguri,
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...
*2004:
Ananta Nayak,
Bharatiya Janata Party
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*1999:
Ananta Nayak,
Bharatiya Janata Party
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*1998:
Upendra Nath Nayak
Upendra Nath Nayak is a politician from Odisha, India. He represented Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency) during the 12th Lok Sabha. He represented as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a politi ...
,
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
*1996:
Madhab Sardar,
Indian National Congress
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*1991:
Govind Chandra Munda,
Janata Dal
Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...
*1989:
Govind Chandra Munda,
Janata Dal
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*1984:
Harihar Soren
Harihar Soren (28 August 1929 – 28 November 2004) was an Indian politician and belonged to Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Keonjhar in Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), ...
,
Indian National Congress
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*1980:
Harihar Soren
Harihar Soren (28 August 1929 – 28 November 2004) was an Indian politician and belonged to Indian National Congress. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Keonjhar in Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), ...
,
Indian National Congress
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*1977: Govinda Munda,
Janata Party
The Janata Party ( JP, lit. ''People's Party'') was a political party that was founded as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian Nati ...
*1971:
Kumar Majhi,
Indian National Congress
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*1967:
Gurucharan Naik,
Swatantra Party
*1962:
Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo,
Indian National Congress
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*1957:
Laxmi Narayan Bhanja Deo,
Indian National Congress
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Election Results
2019
In 2019 election,
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...
candidate Chandrani Murmu defeated
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
candidate Ananta Nayak by a margin of 66,192 votes.
2014 Election Results
General Election 2009
See also
*
Kendujhar
*
List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha
Kendujhar district
Mayurbhanj district