Bhandaripokhari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Bhandaripokhari.

Bhandaripokhari
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictBhadrak
BlocksBhandaripokhari, Bonth
Electorate1,85,755
Current constituency
Created1974
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLAPrafulla Samal
Const. No.43
Reserved forNone
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBhadrak

Bhandaripokhari (Sl. No.: 43) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[1]

Area of this constituency include Bhandaripokhari block and Bonth block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Badri Narayan Dhal by a margin of 20,410 votes.[4]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 45.27%
2009
 
 44.37%
2004
 
 49.33%
2000
 
 58.16%
1995
 
 44.2%
1990
 
 72.25%
1985
 
 42.41%
1980
 
 54.22%
1977
 
 56.08%

11 elections held during 1974 to 2014 including a bye election in 1991. Elected members from the Bhandaripokhari constituency are:[6][7][8]

  • 2014: (43): Prafulla Samal (BJD)
  • 2009: (43): Prafulla Samal (BJD)
  • 2004: (18): Ananta Sethi (Congress)
  • 2000: (18): Ratha Das (BJD)
  • 1998: (Bye poll): Kumarashri Chiranjib (Congress)
  • 1995: (18): Arjun Charan Sethi (Janata Dal)
  • 1991: (Bye poll): P. K. Jena (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: (18): Arjun Charan Sethi (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (18): Panchanan Mandal (Congress)
  • 1980: (18): Purusottam Sethi (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (18): Kapila Charan Sethi (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (18): Bairagi Jena (Utkal Congress)

2014 Election Result[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Subrat Kumar Das by a margin of 34,097 votes.[9]

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2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhandaripokhari[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prafulla Samal 70,173 45.27 0.9
INC Subrat Kumar Das 36,076 23.28 -6.06
BJP Badri Narayan Dhal 28,809 18.59 3.01
Independent Sujata Jena 6,682 4.31
Independent Sudhakar Nanda 5,365 3.46
CPI Suvendra Pratap Mohanty 3,694 2.38
AAP Bikash Ranjan Jena 1,094 0.71
Independent Jayanti Parida 820 0.53
BSP Rajiblochan Jena 551 0.36 -0.4
AITC Shibanarayan Bishwal 499 0.32
AOP Swadhin Sahoo 364 0.23
Independent Ashok Kumar Rout 283 0.18
NOTA None 585 0.38 -
Majority 34,097 21.99 6.96
Turnout 1,54,995 77.26 4.15
Registered electors 2,00,606

Summary of results of the 2009 Election[edit]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhandaripokhari[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prafulla Samal 60,250 44.37 -
INC Badri Narayan Dhal 39,840 29.34 -
BJP Manmohan Samal 21,160 15.58 -
Independent Udaya Narayan Nanda 12,117 8.92 -
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Nirmal Biswal 1,393 1.03 -
BSP Prasant Kumar Swain 1,037 0.76 -
Majority 20,410 15.03[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,35,799 73.11 -

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ %of total valid votes

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 25 February 2014. Constituency: Bhadrak (44) District : Bhadrak
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014. 20410
  5. ↑ "18 - Bhndaripokhari Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Bhandaripokhari Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 27 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Odisha - Bhandaripokhari". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Bhandaripokhari (43)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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