Bhanjanagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Bhanjanagar
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictGanjam
BlocksBhanjanagar, Jagannathprasad
Electorate1,97,443
Major settlementsBhanjanagar
Current constituency
Created1957
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLABikram Keshari Arukha
Const. No.123
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKandhamal

Bhanjanagar (Sl. No.: 123) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.[1] Area of this constituencies include Bhanjanagar, Bhanjanagar block and Jagannathaprasad block.[2][3]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
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%

14 elections held during 1957 to 2014. List of members elected from this constituency are:[5]

  • 2014: (123): Bikrama Keshari Arukha (BJD)
  • 2009: (123): Bikrama Keshari Arukha (BJD)
  • 2004: (66): Bikrama Keshari Arukha (BJD)
  • 2000: (66): Bikrama Keshari Arukha (BJD)
  • 1995: (66): Bikrama Keshari Arukha (JD)
  • 1990: (66): Ramakrushna Gauda (JD)
  • 1985: (66): Umakanta Mishra (Congress)
  • 1980: (66): Somanath Rath (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (66): Jami Subarao Prusty (Janata)
  • 1974: (66): Somanath Rath (Congress)
  • 1971: (62): Somanath Rath (Jana Congress)
  • 1967: (62): Dinabandhu Behera (Congress)
  • 1961: (25): Maguni Charana Pradhan (Congress)
  • 1957: (20): Suma Nayak (Communist) and Gobinda Pradhan (Communist)

2019 Election Result[edit]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bikram Keshari Arukha 76879 48.56
BJP Pradyumna Kumar Nayak 67776 42.81
INC Sanjay Kumar Tripathy 7069 4.47
BSP Narasingha Gouda 2915 1.84
[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star|Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star/meta/shortname]] Purna Chandra Pradhan 1170 0.74
Independent Birendra Kumar Gouda 1052 0.66
NOTA None of the above 1441 0.91
Majority 9103
Turnout 158302
Bikram Keshari Arukha gain from Pradyumna Kumar Nayak Swing

2014 Election Result[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binayak Tripathy by a margin of 31,730 votes.[7]

Template:Election box hold with party link no swing
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar[8][9]
BJD Bikram Keshari Arukha 82,467 56.21 -20.29
INC Binayak Tripathy 50,766 34.6 20.11
BJP Pradeep Kumar Sahu 7,834 5.34 0.08
Independent Madhusudan Padhi 1,539 1.05
BSP Purna Chandra Naik 1,298 0.88
NOTA None of the above 2,807 1.91 -
Majority 31,701 21.6 -40.41
Turnout 1,46,711 69.87 9.94
Registered electors 2,09,979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

2009 Election Result[edit]

In last 2009 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikrama Keshari Arukh, defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debi Prasad Bisoyi by 73,367 votes.[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bikrama Keshari Arukha 90,515 76.50 -
INC Debi Prasad Bisoyi 17,148 14.49 -
BJP Shibananda Tripathy 6,228 5.26 -
Independent Sunil Kumar Panda 1,556 1.32 -
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Sanjaya Kumar Tripathy 1,240 1.05 -
[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Template:Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)/meta/shortname]] Gopal Bisoyi 843 0.71 -
Independent Panchanan Das 786 1.67 -
Majority 73,367 62.01* -
Turnout 1,18,328 59.93 -

*: %of total valid votes

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Bhanjanagar Assembly Election 2009, Orissa". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 25 May 2013. Constituency: Bhanjanagar (123) District : Ganjam
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "66 - Bhanjanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Odisha - Bhanjanagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bhanjanagar (123)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 8971
  11. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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