Assembly constituency 137, Odisha

Paralakhemundi

Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi (BJD) won the 2024 election by 3,998 votes, taking 37.58% of the vote to Koduru Narayana Rao (BJP)'s 34.90%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerBJDRupesh Kumar Panigrahi, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202437.58%runner-up 34.90%
Winning margin, 20243,9982.68% of votes cast
Elections on record4BJD 2, BJP 1, INC 1

Result by result

2009 BJD 58,528 51.1% vs 38.0%2014 INC 61,014 45.2% vs 44.7%2019 BJP 52,415 35.9% vs 25.8%2024 BJD 56,027 37.6% vs 34.9%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2024AssemblyParalakhemundi
Seat 137
Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi
BJD
56,027
37.6%
Koduru Narayana Rao
BJP
52,029
34.9%
3,998 votes
2.68%
2019AssemblyParalakhemundi
Seat 137
K. Narayana Rao
BJP
52,415
35.9%
Tirupati Panigrahi
IND
37,080
25.8%
15,335 votes
10.51%
2014AssemblyParalakhemundi
Seat 137
Kengam Surya Rao
INC
61,014
45.2%
Koduru Narayana Rao
BJD
59,595
44.7%
1,419 votes
1.05%
2009AssemblyParalakhemundi
Seat 137
K.Narayana Rao
BJD
58,528
51.1%
Trinath Sahu
INC
43,587
38.0%
14,941 votes
13.05%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.