Dhamnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Dhamnagar
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictBhadrak
BlocksDhamnagar, Tihidi
Electorate1,88,975
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
MLABishnu Sethi
Const. No.46
Reserved forScheduled Castes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBhadrak

Dhamnagar (Sl. No.: 46) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[1]

This constituency includes Dhamnagar block and 12 GPs (Paliabindha, Achak, Dolasahi, Guamal, Talapada, Kubera, Biliana, Baro, Bodak, Kanpada, Shyamsundarpur and Talagopabindha) of Tihidi block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Sethi by a margin of 4,944 votes.[4]

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Das by a margin of 4,625 votes.

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2019
 
 48.47%
2014
 
 47.98%
2009
 
 43.57%
2004
 
 48.55%
2000
 
 35.03%
1995
 
 42.69%
1990
 
 56.21%
1985
 
 50.00%
1980
 
 61.23%
1977
 
 54.21%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Dhamnagar constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2019: (46): Bishnu Charan Sethi (BJP)
  • 2014: (46): Muktikanta Mandal (BJD)
  • 2009: (46): Rajendra Kumar Das (BJD)
  • 2004: (20): Manmohan Samal (BJP)
  • 2000: (20): Manas Ranjan Mallik (Independent)
  • 1995: (20): Jagannath Rout (Congress)
  • 1990: (20): Hrudananda Mallik (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (20): Jagannath Rout (Congress)
  • 1980: (20): Jagannath Rout (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (20): Hrudananda Mallick (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (20): Hrudananda Mallick (Utkal Congress)
  • 1971: (19): Hrudananda Mallick (Utkal Congress)
  • 1967: (19): Satyabhama Dei (Orissa Jana Congress)
  • 1961: (120): Muralidhar Jena (Congress)
  • 1957: (85): Muralidhar Jena (Congress)
  • 1951: (59): Nilamoni Routra (Congress)

2019 Election Result[edit]

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Das by a margin of 4,625 votes.[8]

Template:Election box hold with party link no swing
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhamnagar[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bishnu Charan Sethi 80,111 47.47
BJD Rajendra Das 75,486 45.67
INC Bidyadhar Jena 7,303 4.42
BSP Budhiram Samal 769 0.47
ABHM Prasanna Kumar Das 485 0.29
Independent Ganesh Prasad Das 314 0.19
NOTA None 613 0.37

Summary of results of the 2009 Election[edit]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhamnagar[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajendra Kumar Das 48,424 38.78 -
BJP Bishnu Charan Sethi 43,480 34.82 -
INC Netrananda Mallick 29,844 23.90 -
Independent Indumati Malik 941 0.75 -
BSP Bidyadhar Mallick 929 0.74 -
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Kalandi Malik 843 0.68 -
Odisha Mukti Morcha Dipak Gochhayat 412 0.33 -
Majority 4,944 3.96[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,24,930 66.11 -

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ %of total valid votes

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 28 February 2014. Constituency: Dhamnagar (46) 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 28 February 2014. 4944
  5. ↑ "20 - Dhamnagar 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. ↑ "Dhamnagar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Dhamnagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Dhamnagar (46)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  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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