Athmallik Assembly constituency

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Athmallik
Constituency No. 63 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionNorthern Division
District Angul
Lok Sabha constituency Sambalpur
Established1951
Total electors2,09,796 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Biju Janata Dal
Elected year 2024

Athmallik (Sl. No.: 63) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

This constituency includes Athmallik, Athmallik block, Kishorenagar block and 9 GPs (Antulia, Saradhapur, Matiasahi, Manikajodi, Jagannathpur, Tainsi, Kothabhuin, Tikarpada and Purunakote) of Angul block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
52.35%
2019
53.56%
2014
44.85%
2009
48.46%
2004
45.77%
2000
59.77%
1995
47.64%
1990
53.84%
1985
48.06%
1980
60.32%
1977
50.48%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1955. [5]

List of members elected from Athmallik constituency are: [6] [7]

YearMemberParty
2024 [8] Nalini Kanta Pradhan Biju Janata Dal
2019 [9] Ramesh Chandra Sai
2014 [10] Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
2009 [11]
2004 Nagendra Kumar Pradhan
2000
1995 Amarnath Pradhan Indian National Congress
1990 Nagendra Kumar Pradhan Janata Dal
1985 Amarnath Pradhan Indian National Congress
1980 Bhajaman Behera Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Balakrushna Patnaik Janata Party
1974 Bhajaman Behera Indian National Congress
1971 Rajkishore Pradhan Utkal Congress
1967 Surendra Pradhan Samyukta Socialist Party
1961 Khetra Mohan Panigrahi Swatantra Party
1957 Ganatantra Parishad
1955 (bypoll) [c] Raja Kishore Chandra Deo Indian National Congress
1951 Dwitiya Roul Independent politician

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nalini Kanta Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 16,153 votes. [8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Athmallik
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Nalini Kanta Pradhan 93,957 52.35 Decrease2.svg1.21
BJP Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo77,80443.35Increase2.svg19.09
INC Himanshu Shekhar Chaulia5,1262.86Decrease2.svg16.34
NOTA None of the above1,6310.91Decrease2.svg0.15
Majority 16,1539.00
Turnout 1,79,49185.56
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Sai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhagirathi Pradhan by a margin of 47,184 votes. [9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Ramesh Chandra Sai 86,254 53.56 Increase2.svg8.71
BJP Bhagirathi Pradhan39,07024.26Increase2.svg8.33
INC Bijayananda Chaulia30,92519.20Decrease2.svg11.8
NOTA None of the above1,7171.06
Majority 47,18428.5914.73
Turnout 1,65,03579.56Decrease2.svg0.13
Registered electors 2,01,661
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Kumar Pradhan by a margin of 19,533 votes. [10] [14]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo 63,226 44.85
INC Surendra Kumar Pradhan43,69331.00
BJP Bhagirathi Pradhan22,46315.93
NOTA None of the above1,4501.03
Majority 19,53313.86
Turnout 1,40,96779.69
Registered electors 1,76,891
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mousumi Pradhan by a margin of 18,981 votes. [11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo 61,388 48.86
INC Mousumi Pradhan42,40733.75
BJP Bhagirathi Pradhan12,67410.09
Majority 18,98115.11 [d]
Turnout 1,25,67272.67
BJD hold

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. Resignation of Dwitiya Roul
  4. %of total valid votes

References

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  12. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  13. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  14. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014". Empowering India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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  17. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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