In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ananta Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Keonjhar constituency, defeating Dhanurjaya Sidu of Biju Janata Dal by a margin of 97,042 votes.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ananta Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Keonjhar constituency, defeating Dhanurjaya Sidu of Biju Janata Dal by a margin of 97,042 votes.