Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency
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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Bhanjanagar.
Bhanjanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.[1] Area of this constituency includes 22 Gram panchayat (From 141 villages) and 2 blocks namely (Bhanjanagar block) Bhanjanagar, (Jagannathaprasad block) Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam . [2][3]
| Bhanjanagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 123 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| LS constituency | Kandhamal |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 197,443 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Vote share of winning candidates[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.06% | |||
| 2019 | 48.56% | |||
| 2014 | 56.21% | |||
| 2009 | 76.50% | |||
| 2004 | 52.71% | |||
| 2000 | 54.69% | |||
| 1995 | 48.15% | |||
| 1990 | 63.86% | |||
| 1985 | 57.43% | |||
| 1980 | 46.48% | |||
| 1977 | 58.12% | |||
Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from Bhanjanagar constituency are:[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | BJP | |
| 2019 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | |
| 2014[6] | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | |
| 2009 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | |
| 2004 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | |
| 2000 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | |
| 1995 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | JD | |
| 1990 | Ramakrushna Gouda | JD | |
| 1985 | Umakanta Mishra | INC | |
| 1980 | Somanath Rath | INC | |
| 1977 | J.Subharao Prusty | JP | |
| 1974 | Somanath Rath | INC | |
| 1971 | Somanath Rath | Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Dinabandhu Behera | INC | |
| 1961 | Maguni Charan Pradhan | INC | |
| 1957[a] | Suma Naik | CPI | |
| Govind Pradhan | CPI | ||
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7]
In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha by a margin of 16324 votes.
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak by a margin of 9103 votes.
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binayak Tripathy by a margin of 31,730 votes.[9]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debi Prasad Bisoyi by 73,367 votes.[10]
*: %of total valid votes
- ^ It was a 2 member constituency
- ^ "Bhanjanagar Assembly Election 2009, Orissa". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
Constituency: Bhanjanagar (123) District : Ganjam
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "66 - Bhanjanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.