Jharigam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jharigam
Jharigam
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Nabarangpur
Blocks	Jharigam, Chandahandi, Umerkote
Electorate	1,92,205
Current constituency
Created	2009
Party	BJD
MLA	Ramesh Chandra Majhi
Const. No.	74
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Nabarangpur

Jharigam (Sl. No.: 74) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Jharigam block, Chandahandi block and 10 Gram panchayats (Badabharandi, Badakumari, Bhamini, Benora, Singisari, Bhandariguda, Chikalpadar, Hirapur, Karagam and Rajpur) of Umerkote block.^[3]^[4]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates

2014			41.99%
2009			45.72%

Two elections held during 2009 and 2014. Elected members from the Jharigam constituency are:^[5]^[6]

2019: (74): Prakash Chandra Majhi (BJD)
2014: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)
2009: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)

2019 Election Result[edit]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	BJD	Prakash Chandra Majhi
	INC	Uldhar Majhi
	BJP	Parsuram Majhi
	Independent	Sunita Banjara
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	TBA gain from TBA		Swing

2014 Election Result[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Uldhar Majhi by a margin of 11,196 votes.^[8]

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2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ramesh Chandra Majhi	65,254	41.99	-3.73
	INC	Uldhar Majhi	54,058	34.78	7.66
	BJP	Kumar Pujari	14,010	9.01	-2.03
	AOP	Shyam Sundar Majhi	7,591	4.88
style="background-color: Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/color; width: 5px;" \|	[[Odisha Janmorcha\|Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/shortname]]	Jalandhar Majhi	5,004	3.22
	NOTA	None of the above	9,498	6.11
Majority			11,196	7.20	-11.4
Turnout			1,55,415	80.86	11.42
Registered electors			1,92,205

2009 Election Result[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jalandhar Majhi by a margin of 22,276 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ramesh Chandra Majhi	54,767	45.72	-
	INC	Jalandhar Majhi	32,491	27.12	-
	BJP	Sona Majhi	13,226	11.04	-
	Independent	Gopal Pujari	6,393	5.34	-
	BSP	Kadamb Pujari	5,535	4.62	-
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" \|	[[Samruddha Odisha\|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]]	Laxmi Santa	4,098	3.42	-
	Kalinga Sena	Hirasing Majhi	3,281	2.74	-
Majority			22,276	18.60^{[lower-alpha 2]}	-
Turnout			1,19,791	69.44	-
	BJD win (new seat)

Notes[edit]

↑ as on 1 January 2014
↑ %of total valid votes

References[edit]

↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur
↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
↑ Seats of Odisha
↑ "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)
↑ "Jharigam Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
↑ "Odisha - Jharigam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Jharigam (74)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 22276
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[2] s on 1 January 2014

[14] %of total valid votes

[1] "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "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)

[7] "Jharigam Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

[FP_Ass_Cand-8] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[9] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

[10] "Odisha - Jharigam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

[11] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Jharigam (74)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

[12] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 22276

[election2009-13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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