Baliguda Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Baliguda.

Baliguda (ST)
Constituency No. 82 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Kandhamal
LS constituency	Kandhamal
Established	1951
Total electors	118,756
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Chakramani Kanhar
Party	BJD
Elected year	2019

Baliguda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha. ^[1]

Area of this constituency includes Baliguda, Baliguda block, K. Nuagaon block, Kotagarh block and Tumudibandh block. ^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2014			37.25%
2009			33.11%
2004			35.42%
2000			36.38%
1995			37.40%
1990			53.46%
1985			58.43%
1980			44.80%
1977			47.23%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Baliguda constituency are: ^[5]

Year	Member	Party
2024
2019	Chakramani Kanhar		BJD
2014	Rajib Patra		BJD
2009	Karendra Majhi		BJP
2004	Karendra Majhi		BJP
2000	Surendra Kanhar		BJP
1995	Sahura Mallick		INC
1990	Bhagaban Kanhar		JD
1985	Laxmi Kanta Mallik		INC
1980	Sahura Mallick		INC
1977	Sadananda Konhar		Independent
1974	Sahura Mallick		INC
1971	Naresh Pradhan		SWA
1967	Naresh Pradhan		SWA
1961	Dubura Podra		SWA
1957	Lokanath Patra		AIGP
1951	Jadab Padra		INC

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. ^[6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Baliguda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Chakramani Kanhar
	BJP	Kalpana Kumari Kanhar
	INC	Upendra Pradhan
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	gain from

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chakramani Kanhar defeated Indian National Congress candidate Siman Mallick by a margin of 6940 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Chakramani Kanhar	43,175	39.23
	INC	Siman Mallick	36265	32.95
	BJP	Karendra Majhi	25217	22.91
	NOTA	None of the above	1486	1.35
Majority			6940	6.28
Turnout			110070	70.64
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajib Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Klesa Pradhan by a margin of 2,696 votes. ^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajib Patra	37,606	37.25	15.77
	INC	Klesa Pradhan	34,910	34.58	5.56
	BJP	Karendra Majhi	18,103	17.93	−15.18
	BSP	Nabaghana Karjimajhi	2,718	2.69	0.24
	AOP	Dukhishyam Muthamajhi	1,582	1.57
	Independent	Debendra Kanhar	1,429	1.42
	OJM	Bijeswar Mallick	1,426	1.41
	Independent	Minati Mallick	1,314	1.3
	NOTA	None of the above	1,856	1.84	−
Majority			2,696	2.67	−1.42
Turnout			1,00,944	73.59	7.0
Registered electors			1,37,163
	BJD gain from BJP

2009

In 2009, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Karendra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadananda Mallik by a margin of 11,193 votes. ^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Karendra Majhi	26,180	33.11	−
	INC	Sadananda Mallick	22,943	29.02	−
	BJD	Dinesh Singh Pradhan	16,980	21.48	−
	Independent	Manoj Kumar Mallik	3,779	4.78	−
	Independent	Surada Pradhan	3,150	3.98	−
	SP	Ekara Sukamajhi	2,527	3.20	−
	BSP	Subrat Kumar Pradhan	1,940	2.45	−
	Independent	Dhaneswar Mallick	1,562	1.98	−
Majority			3,237	4.09 [lower-alpha 1]	−
Turnout			79,079	66.59	−
	BJP hold

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 20 February 2014. Constituency: Baliguda (82) District : Kandhamal
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. "102 - Baliguda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
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. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
7. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
9. "Odisha - Baliguda". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Baliguda (82)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014. 11193
12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

20°12′N83°55′E / 20.20°N 83.91°E / 20.20; 83.91