Sambalpur

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner Biju Janata Dal

Prasanna Acharya

Biju Janata Dal

Victory Margin
24,768
Margin %
3.60%
Total Electors
1,156,375
Votes Polled
691,446
Turnout
59.80%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
9
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Odisha
Constituency Number
288
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Prasanna Acharya

Biju Janata Dal

310,870
45.00%
Male
#2
Dr. Krupasindhu Bhoi

Indian National Congress

286,102
41.40%
Male
#3
Bijaya Singh Bariha

Janata Dal

44,516
6.40%
Male
#4
Rabindra Megha

Bahujan Samaj Party

14,864
2.10%
Male
#5
Bhabani Sankar Hota

Samata Party

9,364
1.40%
Male
#6
Rabinarayan Padhi

Ajeya Bharat Party

5,016
0.70%
Male
#7
Kuberjal Yadav

Samajwadi Party

4,088
0.60%
Male
#8
Surya Prakash Mohapatra

Independent

2,237
0.30%
Male
#9
Radhakanta Bohidar

Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA)

2,139
0.30%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Prasanna Acharya Biju Janata Dal 310,870 45.00%
2 Dr. Krupasindhu Bhoi Indian National Congress 286,102 41.40%
3 Bijaya Singh Bariha Janata Dal 44,516 6.40%
4 Rabindra Megha Bahujan Samaj Party 14,864 2.10%
5 Bhabani Sankar Hota Samata Party 9,364 1.40%
6 Rabinarayan Padhi Ajeya Bharat Party 5,016 0.70%
7 Kuberjal Yadav Samajwadi Party 4,088 0.60%
8 Surya Prakash Mohapatra Independent 2,237 0.30%
9 Radhakanta Bohidar Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) 2,139 0.30%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Prasanna Acharya (Biju Janata Dal) won the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 24,768 votes (3.60%%).

The voter turnout in Sambalpur for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 59.80%%.

9 candidates contested from Sambalpur constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Sambalpur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha.