Attabira Assembly constituency

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Attabira
Constituency No. 4 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionNorthen Division
District Bargarh
Lok Sabha constituency Bargarh
Established1951
Total electors2,24,933 [a] [b]
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Nihar Ranjan Mahananda.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Attabira (Sl. No.: 4) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

This constituency includes Attabira, Attabira block and Bheden block. [2] [3] This constituency was created in 2009 in place of Melchhamunda constituency. [4]

Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation [5] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
55.17%
2019
48.98%
2014
44.92%
2009
39.65%

Since its formation in 1951, 6 elections were held till date.

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

YearMemberParty
2024 [8] Nihar Ranjan Mahanand Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [9] Snehangini Chhuria Biju Janata Dal
2014 [7]
2009 [10] Nihar Ranjan Mahanand Indian National Congress
1967-2008 : Constituency did not exist
1961 Banamali Babu Indian National Congress
1957-1960 : Constituency did not exist
1951 Bipin Bihari Das Indian National Congress

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by a margin of 28,910 votes. [8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Attabira
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 99,487 55.17
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 70,57739.14
INC Abhishek Seth60653.36
NOTA None of the above18081
Majority 28,91016.03
Turnout 1,80,31980.17
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Milan Seth by a margin of 22,396 votes. [9]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Attabira [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 84,010 48.98 Increase2.svg4.06
BJP Milan Seth6161435.92Increase2.svg14.15
INC Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 2151112.54Decrease2.svg15.94
NOTA None of the above16390.96
Majority 2239613.05
Turnout 17152777.45
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand by a margin of 25,474 votes. [7]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha election: Attabira [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 69,602 44.92 Increase2.svg15.97
INC Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 44,12828.48Decrease2.svg11.17
BJP Milan Seth33,73521.77Increase2.svg12.89
NOTA None of the above1,5090.97
Majority 25,47416.22
Turnout 1,54,94376.6110.72
Registered electors 2,02,277
BJD gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by 13,329 votes. [10]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Attabira [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 49,396 39.65
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 36,06728.95
Independent Milan Seth16,30813.09
BJP Bipin Bhusagar11,0668.88
Majority 13,32910.70 [c]
Turnout 1,24,62065.89
INC win (new seat)

Notes

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

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014. Constituency: Attabira (4) District : Bargarh
  2. "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. "Seats of Odisha".
  4. "Delimitation Commission faces peoples wrath in Western Orissa". oneindia.in. Retrieved 1 January 2014. deletion of Melchhamunda constituency and addition of Attabira as a new one
  5. "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI .
  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. 1 2 3 "Attabira Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) Election Results 2014". Elections.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Attabira Assembly Election Results 2024: Attabira Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 "IndiaVotes AC: Attabira 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. 13329
  11. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  12. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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