2009
Rank 1 (archive winner): ARJUN CHARAN SETHI — 416,808 votes
Rank 2: ANANTA PRASAD SETHI — 361,870 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 54,938
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
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Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
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ORISSA · Lok Sabha · 6 archived elections. View complete seat history.
2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): ARJUN CHARAN SETHI — 489,200 votes
Rank 2: MURALIDHAR JENA — 394,431 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 94,769
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): ARJUN CHARAN SETHI — 397,450 votes
Rank 2: PANCHANAN MANDAL — 275,017 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 122,433
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): ARJUN CHARAN SETHI — 350,322 votes
Rank 2: MURALIDHAR JENA — 316,744 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 33,578
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): MURALIDHAR JENA — 336,265 votes
Rank 2: RATHA DAS — 271,693 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 64,572
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): ARJUN CHARAN SETHI — 256,690 votes
Rank 2: NETRA NAND MALLIK — 245,751 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 10,939
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