Dhenkanal
Rudra Narayan Pany (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Dhenkanal in 2024, 76,567 votes ahead of Abinash Samal.
Signed in on 121 of 154 sitting days. House average 86%.
- Questions asked
- 39
- Debates joined
- 22
- Bills debated
- 0
- Local issues raised
- 8
- Promises from ministers
- 5
- Committees
- 4
Questions put to ministers, in writing or aloud
Fewer than averageaverage 118
Times they spoke in a debate
About averageaverage 22
Times they spoke on a proposed law
Fewer than averageaverage 3
Urgent matters raised as special mentions
More than averageaverage 5
Assurances a minister gave in reply to them
More than averageaverage 3
Small groups of MPs who examine laws and spending closely
About averageaverage 4
These counts show how active a member has been, not how good their work was. Read from the Lok Sabha website on 22 Oct 2026.
Who stood in 2024
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
5,98,721 votes · 49.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ASBiju Janata Dal
5,22,154 votes · 43.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SBIndian National Congress
34,730 votes · 2.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PNBahujan Samaj Party
4,895 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MSIndependent
4,629 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MSSocialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist)
3,384 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PGIndependent
2,909 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- JNIndependent
2,653 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KPIndependent
2,213 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SJUtkal Samaj
1,608 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
9 · Dhenkanal
General15,33,702 registered voters · 10 candidates · 76,567 votes between the first two
Elected 2024
Rudra Narayan Pany
BJP · Male · 5,98,721 votes (50.24%) · 76,567 ahead of Abinash Samal
- 78.37%
- Turnout
- 12,02,003
- Votes cast
- 11,77,896
- Valid votes
- 13,777
- None of the above
- 7,40,900
- Women electors
6,11,216 men and 5,82,084 women voted in person, plus 8,672 postal ballots. 1,032 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 3,917.
BJP5,98,7214,814 postal50.24%- Abinash SamalMale
BJD5,22,1542,010 postal43.82% - Sashmita BeheraFemale
INC
34,730678 postal2.91% - None of the aboveNOTA13,7771.16%
BSP
4,89545 postal0.41%- Maheswar SahooMaleINDCamera4,62915 postal0.39%
- Manasi SwainFemaleSUCIGlass tumbler3,3848 postal0.28%
- INDBat2,9095 postal0.24%
- Janardan NaikMaleINDShip2,6536 postal0.22%
- INDDish antenna2,2138 postal0.19%
- Swapna Rani JamesFemaleUSBoat with man and sail1,6085 postal0.13%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.