Barchana Assembly constituency

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Barchana
Constituency No. 50 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionCentral Division
District Jajpur
Lok Sabha constituency Jajpur
Established1951
Total electors1,94,341 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Barchana or Badchana is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, in the Indian state of Odisha. [1]

Contents

The area of this constituency includes Barachana block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
49.38%
2019
46.64%
2014
42.07%
2009
40.38%
2004
50.79%
2000
51.07%
1995
48.36%
1990
55.53%
1985
60.33%
1980
54.94%
1977
43.7%

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

List of members elected from Barachana constituency are: [5] [6]

YearMemberParty
2024 [7] Amar Kumar Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [8] Amar Prasad Satapathy Biju Janata Dal
2014 [9]
2009 [10] Nationalist Congress Party
2004 Sitakanta Mohapatra Indian National Congress
2000 Amar Prasad Satpathy Biju Janata Dal
1995 Janata Dal
1990
1985 Sitakanta Mohapatra Indian National Congress
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Managobinda Samal Janata Party
1974 Dusasan Jena Communist Party of India
1971 Managobinda Samal Utkal Congress
1967 Jagannath Das Praja Socialist Party
1961 Dhananjoy Lenka Indian National Congress
1957 Jadumani Mangaraj
1951 Nabakrushna Choudhuri

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. [11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Amar Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Varsha Priyadarshini by a margin of 6,310 votes. [7]

2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Barchana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Amar Kumar Nayak 71,926 49.38 Increase2.svg3.83
BJD Varsha Priyadarshini 65,61645.05Decrease2.svg1.59
INC Ajay Samal6,6274.55Decrease2.svg2.23
NOTA None of the above4090.28Decrease2.svg0.07
Majority 6,3104.33Increase2.svg3.24
Turnout 1,45,66774.95
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Amar Prasad Satapathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Amar Kumar Nayak by a margin of 1485 votes. [12]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barchana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Amar Prasad Satpathy 64,084 46.64
BJP Amar Kumar Nayak 62,59945.55
INC Ajay Kumar Samal9,3226.78
NOTA None of the above4750.35
Majority 1,4851.09
Turnout 1,37,41574.7
Registered electors 1,81,507
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Amar Prasad Satapathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Janmejoy Lenka by a margin of 16,939 votes. [9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barchana [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Amar Prasad Satpathy 53,322 42.07
INC Janmejoy Lenka36,38328.7−1.79
Independent Amar Kumar Nayak 26,26020.72
Independent Rajnarayan Mohapatra5,0483.98
BJP Simantini Jena3,5642.810.36
NOTA None of the above5670.45
Majority 16,93913.363.47
Turnout 1,26,76077.4810.66
Registered electors 1,63,603
BJD gain from NCP

2009

In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Amar Prasad Satapathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sitakanta Mohapatra by a margin of 10,649 votes. [10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barachana [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCP Amar Prasad Satapathy 43,473 40.38
INC Sitakanta Mohapatra32,82430.49
Independent Janmejoy Lenka25,40923.60
BJP Pabitra Mohan Samantaray2,6332.45
Majority 10,6499.89 [c]
Turnout 1,07,70866.82
NCP gain from INC

Notes

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

References

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  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
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  8. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014. 10649
  11. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  12. "Election Commission of India". Assembly Election 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  13. "Odisha - Barchana". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  14. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Barchana (50)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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