Khunta was a Assembly constituency from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 1956.[2] It was revived in 1961[3] and abolished in 2008. After 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Baripada Assembly constituency.[4] 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.[1]
Between 1951 & 2008, 12 elections were held.[5]
List of members elected from Khunta constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Shakilla Sharen | Socialist Party | |
| 1957-1961: Constituency didn't exist | |||
| 1961 | Prasanna Kumar Dash | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Harachand Hansda | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1971 | Bira Bhadra Singh | Utkal Congress | |
| 1974 | Ramesh Soren | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1985 | Biram Murmu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Birabhadra Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Saraswati Hembram | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Golak Bihari Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Shakilla Sharen | 7,985 | 53.47% | ||
| INC | Dhyan Chandra Tudu | 6,949 | 46.53% | ||
| Turnout | 14,934 | 30.71% | |||
| Registered electors | 48,625 | ||||
| Margin of victory | 1,036 | 6.94% | 
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| Socialist win (new seat) | |||||
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