Dhenkanal constituency of Odisha Lok Sabha election 2024: Date of voting, result, candidates list, main parties, schedule

NEW DELHI: Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state. It comprises of part of Angul district and entire Dhenkanal district.
The constituency falls under the unreserved category category and consist of seven assembly seats which are Dhenkanal, Hindol (SC), Kamakhyanagar, Parjanga, Pallahara, Talcher, Angul.The literacy rate of the constituency is 69.02.
In 2019, BJD candidate Mahesh Sahoo won the 2019 General Election with a victory margin of 35,412 votes, securing 5,22,884 votes. Mahesh Sahoo defeated Rudra Narayan Pany of the BJP, who got 4,87,472 votes. The constituency witnessed a significant voter turnout of 74.98% in 2019.
The date of voting for the Dhenkanal constituency of Odisha is May 25 (Phase 6) and the result will be announced on June 04.
BJP has fielded Rudra Narayan Pani for the upcoming elections from this seat while Congress has fielded Sashmita Behera. BJD has given ticket to Abinash Samal from this constituency.