| Dharmagarh | |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency | |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Blocks | Dharmgarh, Koksara, Kalampur, Jaipatana |
| Electorate | 2,32,513 [1][lower-alpha 1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1957 |
| Party | BJD |
| MLA | Mousadhi Bag |
| Const. No. | 79 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Kalahandi |
Dharmagarh (Sl. No.: 79) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Dharmgarh block, Kalampur block, Koksara block, and 2 Gram panchayats (Bandigaon and Ranamal) of Jaipatana block.[3][4]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Rabindra Pattjoshi by a margin of 16,158 votes.[5]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rahasbihari Behera by a margin of 22,906 votes.[6]
Elected members[edit | edit source]
Thirteen elections were held between 1957 and 2009. The elected members from the Dharmagarh constituency are:[8][9]
- 2019: (79): Mousadhi Bag (BJD)
- 2014: (79): Puspendra Singh Deo (BJD)[10]
- 2009: (79): Puspendra Singh Deo (BJD)
- 2004: (96): Bira Sipka (BJD)
- 2000: (96): Bira Sipka (BJD)
- 1995: (96): Bira Sipka (Janata Dal)
- 1990: (96): Bharat Bhusan Bemal (Janata Dal)
- 1985: (96): Jugaram Behera (Congress)
- 1980: (96): Gajanan Nayak (Congress-I)
- 1977: (96): Gajanan Nayak (Congress)
- 1974: (96): Dayanidhi Naik (Swatantra Party)
- 1971: (90): Lochan Dhangada Majhi (Swatantra Party)
- 1967: (90): Lochan Dhangada Majhi (Swatantra Party)
- 1961: (38): Mukund Naik (Ganatantra Parishad)
- 1957: (28): Janardan Majhi (Ganatantra Parishad)
2019 Election Result[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mousadhi Bag | 68,291 | 34.75 |  1.99
| |
| BJP | Anant Pratap Deo | 52,193 | 26.56 | 2.63
| |
| INC | Digambar Duria | 42,593 | 21.67 | 3.32
| |
| Independent | Rabindra Kumar Pattjoshi | 22,839 | 11.62 | ||
| BSP | Jubaraj Parabhoi | 1,926 | 0.98 |  0.30
| |
| HND | Ghasiram Nial | 1,631 | 0.83 | ||
| BMP | Nirmal Jal | 1,557 | 0.79 | ||
| API | Puspalata Chouhan | 1,634 | 0.83 | ||
| Independent | Bajrang Agarwal | 1,664 | 0.85 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,210 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 16,158 | 8.83 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJD hold | Swing | ||||
2014 election Result[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 59,931 | 32.76 | ||
| BJP | Rabindra Pattjoshi | 43,773 | 23.93 | ||
| INC | Tushar Ranjan Pattjoshi | 33,569 | 18.35 | ||
| AAP | Bishnu Prasad Agrawal | ||||
| AOP | Shyam Sundar Panda | ||||
| BSP | Sibaram Naik | ||||
| CPI | Sushanta Kumar Naik | ||||
| SP | Dhanugopal | ||||
| SKD | Kuber Sahu | ||||
| SAMO | Digambar Duria | ||||
| Kalinga Sena | Akrur Prasad Sethia | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJD hold | Swing | ||||
Summary of results of the 2009 election[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 56,470 | 35.83 | −12.42 | |
| INC | Rahasbihari Behera | 33,564 | 21.30 | −14.45 | |
| BJP | Janardan Panda | 31,573 | 20.03 | − | |
| SP | Surendra Kumar Pattjoshi | 18,834 | 11.95 | − | |
| BSP | Kalyani Naik | 4,393 | 2.79 | − | |
| SAMO | Hira Bag | 4,015 | 2.55 | − | |
| Independent | Subash Chandra Naik | 2,557 | 1.62 | − | |
| Kalinga Sena | Baikuntha Dhangdamajhi | 2,057 | 0.94 | - | |
| Independent | Bhubaneswar Durga | 1,452 | 0.92 | - | |
| Independent | Gobinda Chandra Rout | 1,432 | 0.91 | - | |
| Independent | Prahalad Agarwal | 1,265 | 0.80 | - | |
| Majority | 22,906 | 14.53[lower-alpha 2] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,57,621 | 71.66 | − | ||
| BJD hold | Swing | 7.14[lower-alpha 3] | |||
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
Constituency: Dharmagarh (79) District: Kalahandi
- ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ↑ Seats of Odisha
- ↑ "Dharamgarh Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Dharamgarh, Orissa".
- ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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- ↑ "96 - Dharamgarh (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "Dharamgarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ↑ "Dharamgarh Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Dharamgarh, Orissa". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.