Badasahi Assembly constituency

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Badasahi
Constituency No. 32 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionCentral Division
District Mayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituency Balasore
Established2009
Total electors2,00,130 [a] [b]
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Sanatana Bijuli.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Badasahi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

Area of this constituency includes Betnoti block and 21 GPs (Badasahi, Balabhadrapur, Bhimda, Bireswarpur, Chandanpur, Chhelia (A), Deulia, Durgapur, Jogniugaon, Kendudiha, Kochilakhuntha, Madhapur, Mangovindpur, Manitri, Patisari, Paunsia, Salgaon, Sialighaty, Suhagpur, Talapada and Pratappur) of Badasahi block of Mayurbhanj district. [2] [3]

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation [4] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
54.62%
2019
46.99%
2014
38.79%
2009
45.27%

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Badasahi constituency is: [5]

ElectionPortraitNameParty
2024 [6] Sanatana Bijuli.jpg Sanatan Bijuli Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [7]
2014 [7] Ganeswar Patra.jpg Ganeswar Patra Biju Janata Dal
2009 [7] Manoranjan Sethi.jpg Manoranjan Sethi

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [8] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanatan Bijuli defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Anusaya Patra by a margin of 11,119 votes. [6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Badasahi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Sanatan Bijuli 83,276 54.62
BJD Anusuya Patra45,88930.1
INC Kshirod Chandra Patra18,73812.29
NOTA None of the above1,9081.25
Majority 37,38724.52
Turnout 1,52,45776.18
BJP hold

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanatan Bijuli defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Brundaban Das by a margin of 11,119 votes. [7]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election,Badasahi [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Sanatan Bijuli 69,072 46.99
BJD Brundaban Das57,95339.43
INC Devyani Behera12,7098.65
NOTA None of the above1,8611.27
Majority 11,1197.56 [c]
Turnout 1,46,98077.29
BJP gain from BJD

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ganeswar Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jaminikanta Naik by a margin of 16,834 votes. [7]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election,Badasahi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Ganeswar Patra 52,694 38.79
INC Jaminikanta Naik35,86026.4
BJP Brundaban Das33,96225
NOTA None of the above1,5651.15
Majority 16,83412.39 [d]
Turnout 1,35,85680.39
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manoranjan Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Patra by a margin of 15,499 votes. [7]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election,Badasahi [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Manoranjan Sethi 48,382 45.27
INC Ganeswar Patra32,88330.77
Independent Manas Ranjan Behera9,1138.53
JMM Kshirod Chandra Patra8,0517.53
Majority 15,49914.50 [e]
Turnout 1,06,87871.25
BJD win (new seat)

Notes

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

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014. Constituency: Badasahi (32) District : Mayurbhanj
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI .[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Badasahi Assembly Election Results 2024: Badasahi Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Badasahi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  9. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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