Bahalda Assembly constituency

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Bahalda
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictMayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituencyMayurbhanj
Established1951
Abolished2008
Total electors1,27,993[lower-alpha 1]
ReservationST

Bahalda was an Assembly constituency from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 2008. It was subsumed by the Rairangpur Assembly constituency.[2] This constituency was reserved for Schedule Tribes.

Historical Extent[edit | edit source]

  • 1973: Tiring and Bahalda police stations and Badmouda and Guhaldangiri grama panchayats in Gorumohisani police station in Bamanghaty subdivision.[3]
  • 1965: Bahalda and Tiring police stations in Bamanghaty subdivision.[4]
  • 1956: Bahalda and Tiring police stations in Bamanghaty sub-division.[5][6]
  • 1951: Bahalda police station of Bamanghati sub-division.[1][7]

Elected members[edit | edit source]

Vote share of Winning candidates
2004
 
 25.10%
2000
 
 32.47%
1995
 
 30.39%
1990
 
 42.22%
1985
 
 62.34%
1980
 
 35.89%
1977
 
 59.19%
1974
 
 23.79%
1971
 
 38.22%
1967
 
 52.74%
1961
 
 53.04%
1957
 
 45.41%
1951
 
 69.78%

Between 1951 & 2008, 13 elections were held till date.[8]

List of members elected from Bahalda constituency are:

Year Member Party
1951 Sonaram Soren Indian National Congress
1957 Surendramohan Hembram Independent
1961 Sunaram Soren Indian National Congress
1967 Orissa Jana Congress
1971 Sashibhusan Marandi Jharkhand Party
1974 Independent
1977 Sunaram Soren Janata Party
1980 Ramchandra Hansdah Indian National Congress
1985 Bhagey Gobardhan Janata Party
1990 Khelaram Mahali Independent
1995 Jharkhand People's Party
2000 Laxman Soren Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Prahallad Purti Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Election results[edit | edit source]

2004[edit | edit source]

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2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Prahlad Purty 20,041 25.10%
BJP Khelaram Mahali 19,210
INC Laxman Soren 12,948
Independent Helena Bage 12,796
Independent Lopamudra Hansdah 7,332
Independent Mohan Hansdah 2,827
JDP Singray Hansdah 1,489
AJSU Budhan Murmu 1,470
Independent Sashibhushan Marandi 931
Independent Chhatray Hansdah 779
Rejected ballots 8
Turnout 79,828
Registered electors 1,27,993 Increase
Margin of victory 825 1.03% Neutral decrease
JMM gain from BJP

2000[edit | edit source]

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2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Laxman Soren 23,305 32.47% Increase 29.6
INC Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah 21,245 29.60% Increase 7.11
Independent Khelaram Majhi 9,750 13.58% New
JMM Ramachandra Hembrom 11,519 16.05% Increase 13.1
Independent Amar Singh Tudu 2,752 3.83% New
AITC Prahlad Purty 2,641 3.68% New
BSP Somnath Pingua 2,641 0.78% New
Rejected ballots 1,541
Turnout 73,313 59.64% Decrease 2.73
Registered electors 1,22,779 Increase
Margin of victory 2,060 2.87% Neutral increase 1.21
BJP gain from JPP

1995[edit | edit source]

In the 1995 State election to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa, Bahalda had 22 candidates, holding the record for the highest number of contestants in a constituency for this election.[11]

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1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JPP Khelaram Mahali 21,564 30.39% New
JD Surendra Nath Naik 20,389 28.74% Decrease 10.3
INC Birsa Kandankel 15,959 22.49% Increase 8.75
JMM Chhatrai Hansdah 2,092 2.95% New
BJP Ramrai Majhi 2,029 2.86% New
Independent Prahallad Purty 1,678 2.36% New
Independent Bagun Singh 1,165 1.64% New
Jharkhand Party Fagu Baskey 1,072 1.51% New
Independent Sunil Munda 935 1.32% New
Independent Purnima Munda 863 1.22% New
Independent Ramchandra Hansdah 800 1.13% New
Independent Dulalal Mahali 418 0.59% New
Independent Thakurdas Soren 321 0.45% New
Independent Gulia Hembram 281 0.40% Increase 0.06
Independent Laxman Singh Purty 267 0.38% New
Independent Gobinda Soren 212 0.30% New
Independent Ghasiram Marandi 210 0.30% New
Independent Ananta Tudu 192 0.27% New
Independent Sudarshan Soy 180 0.25% New
Independent Bikramaditya Tudu 153 0.22% New
Independent Kanhu Soren 113 0.16% New
Independent Jitrai Hembram 61 0.09% New
Rejected ballots 2,784
Turnout 73,738 62.37% Increase 17.8
Registered electors 1,18,224 Increase
Margin of victory 1,175 1.66% Neutral decrease 1.44
JPP gain from Independent

1990[edit | edit source]

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1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Khelaram Mahali 20,073 42.22% New
JD Nirmal Baghey 18,597 39.11% New
INC Hindurai Soren 6,534 13.74% Decrease 12.3
Jharkhand Dal Maino Murmu 735 1.55% Increase 0.02
Independent Aswani Baipai 563 1.18% New
Independent Gansa Soren 423 0.89% New
Independent Chhatrai Hansdah 387 0.81% New
Independent Gulia Hembram 162 0.34% New
Independent Sundarmohan Hemram 71 0.15% New
Rejected ballots 1,408
Turnout 48,953 44.54% Increase 6.63
Registered electors 1,09,908 Increase
Margin of victory 1,476 3.10% Neutral decrease 33.1
Independent gain from JP

1985[edit | edit source]

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1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Baghey Gobardhan 19,821 62.34% New
INC Laxmi Majhi 8,296 26.09% New
Independent Madhusudan Soren 2,649 8.33% New
BJP Gobinda Chandra Murmu 545 1.71% New
Jharkhand Dal Gopinath Marnoy 486 1.53% Decrease 6.6
Rejected ballots 996
Turnout 32,793 37.91% Increase 10.6
Registered electors 86,509 Increase
Margin of victory 11,525 36.25% Neutral increase 25.7
JP gain from INC(I)

1980[edit | edit source]

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1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Rama Chandra Hansdah 7,691 35.89% New
Independent Laxman Majhi 5,450 25.43% New
INC(U) Guru Charan Bage 5,162 24.09% New
Jharkhand Dal Sashi Bhushan Marandi 1,742 8.13% New
Independent Gokul Dandapat 1,384 6.46% New
Rejected ballots 776
Turnout 22,205 27.31% Increase 2.16
Registered electors 81,315 Increase
Margin of victory 2,241 10.46% Neutral decrease 20.4
INC(I) gain from JP

1977[edit | edit source]

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1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Sunaram Soren 11,321 59.19% New
Jharkhand Party Sashibhusan Marndi 5,413 28.30% New
INC Kartik Chandra Majhi 2,394 12.52% Decrease 10.5
Rejected ballots 604
Turnout 19,732 25.15% Decrease 10.4
Registered electors 78,444 Increase
Margin of victory 5,908 30.89% Neutral increase 30.1
JP gain from Independent

1974[edit | edit source]

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1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sashi Bhusan Marndi 5,936 23.79% New
INC Ram Chandra Hansdah 5,752 23.05% Increase 4.73
Jharkhand Dal Sunaram Soren 4,980 19.96% New
SWA Faguram Murmu 4,181 16.75% Increase 2.24
Independent Ram Chandra Majhi 2,402 9.63% New
Independent Guru Charan Bage 1,703 6.82% New
Rejected ballots 1,961
Turnout 26,915 35.55% Increase 0.55
Registered electors 75,715 Increase
Margin of victory 184 0.74% Neutral decrease 19.1
Independent gain from Jharkhand Party

1971[edit | edit source]

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1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jharkhand Party Sashi Bhusan Marndi 8,454 38.22% New
INC Ram Chandra Hansdah 4,053 18.32% Decrease 5.15
Utkal Congress Guru Charan Bage 3,811 17.23% New
SWA Gopinath Marndi 3,209 14.51% New
Independent Sundar Mohan Hemram 1,561 7.06% Decrease 16.7
Jana Congress Sishupada Hemram 1,030 4.66% Decrease 48.0
Rejected ballots 1,526
Turnout 23,644 35.00% Decrease 1.69
Registered electors 67,550 Increase
Margin of victory 4,401 19.90% Decrease 9.06
Jharkhand Party gain from Jana Congress

1967[edit | edit source]

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1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jana Congress S. Soren 10,947 52.74% New
Independent S. Hemram 4,936 23.78% New
INC R. C. Majhi 4,872 23.47% Decrease 29.5
Rejected ballots 2,799
Turnout 23,554 36.69% Decrease 2.7
Registered electors 64,201 Increase
Margin of victory 6,011 28.96% Neutral decrease 0.27
Jana Congress gain from INC

1961[edit | edit source]

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1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Soren Sunaram 10,602 53.04% Increase 26.6
AIGP Majhee Mahindra 4,759 23.81% Decrease 4.36
Jharkhand Party Triya Hardev 4,627 23.15% New
Rejected ballots 1,679
Turnout 21,667 39.29% Increase 11.9
Registered electors 55,141
Margin of victory 5,843 29.23% Neutral increase 11.9
INC gain from Independent

1957[edit | edit source]

1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sundarmohun Hemrom (ST) 6,752 45.41% New
AIGP Mahendra Majhi (ST) 4,189 28.17% New
INC Sunaram Soren (ST) 3,928 26.42% Decrease 43.3
Turnout 14,869 27.35% Decrease 1.29
Registered electors 54,361 Decrease
Margin of victory 2,563 17.24% Neutral decrease 36.3
Independent gain from INC

1951[edit | edit source]

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1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sonaram Soren 11,012 69.78%
Socialist Kale Majhi 2,557 16.20%
Independent Syamchandran Hasda 2,212 14.02%
Turnout 15,781 28.64%
Registered electors 55,100
INC win (new seat)

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • The 2011 Odisha Reference Annual[8] mentions the 1957 elected MLA, Surendramohan Hembram as belonging to the Gana Parishad. This is inconsistent with the detailed Statistical Report by ECI,[20] which mentions the same elected MLA, but as being an Independent politician.
  • Similarly, the 2011 Odisha Reference Annual[8] mentions the 1971 elected MLA, Sashibhusan Marndi as being an Independent politician. This is inconsistent with the detailed Statistical Report by ECI,[17] which mentions the same elected MLA, but as belonging to the Jharkhand Party.
  1. ↑ as on 2004

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)". p. 9.
  2. ↑ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". p. 321.
  3. ↑ "S.O. 801(E) Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 31 December 1973. p. 2968.
  4. ↑ "S.O. 2916. Notification of the Delimitation Commission". New Delhi. 1965-09-16. p. 862.
  5. ↑ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 1956". p. 541.
  6. ↑ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 1961". p. 16.
  7. ↑ "S.R.O. 2827. Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 1954-08-30. p. 367.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 12, 17, 162.
  10. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 5, 19, 164.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 12, 18, 163.
  12. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 11, 16, 161.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 14, 159.
  14. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 13, 158.
  15. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 15, 160.
  16. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 13, 157.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 14, 150.
  18. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 14, 151.
  19. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1961 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 7, 147, 168.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 7, 109, 130.
  21. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 5, 56, 124.
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