Khunta was an Assembly constituency from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. It was established in 1951 and abolished in 1956. It was revived in 1961 and abolished in 2008. After 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Baripada Assembly constituency. This constituency was reserved for Schedule Tribes.
The extent of Khunta constituency comprised Khunta police station of Kaptipada sub-division, and Similipal and Kuliana police stations of Sadar sub-division.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Between 1951 & 2008, 12 elections were held.
List of members elected from Khunta constituency are:
YearMemberParty 1951 Shakilla Sharen 1957-1961: Constituency didn't exist 1961 Prasanna Kumar Dash 1967 Harachand Hansda 1971 Bira Bhadra Singh 1974 Ramesh Soren 1977 1980 1985 Biram Murmu 1990 Birabhadra Singh 1995 Saraswati Hembram 2000 Golak Bihari Naik 2004
Election results 1951
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