Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency

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Bargarh
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Lok Sabha constituency
Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
Assembly constituencies Padampur
Bijepur
Bargarh
Attabira
Bhatli
Brajarajnagar
Jharsuguda
Established1951
Total electors16,33,893 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Pradeep Purohit MP 2024.jpg
Incumbent
PartyBJP flag.svg BJP
Elected year 2024

Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

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This constituency came into existence in 2008 [1] as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India in 2002. Before 2008, some of the constituencies were in Deogarh.

Assembly Segments

Presently, Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises 7 legislative assembly segments, which are:

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(in 2024)

1 Padampur Bargarh Barsha Singh Bariha BJD BJP
2 Bijepur Sanat Kumar Gartia BJP BJP
3 Bargarh Ashwini Kumar Sarangi BJP BJP
4 Attabira (SC) Nihar Ranjan Mahanand BJP BJP
5 Bhatli Irasis Acharya BJP BJP
6 Brajarajnagar Jharsuguda Suresh Pujari BJP BJP
7 Jharsuguda Tankadhar Tripathy BJP BJP

Padampur, Bijepur, Bargarh and Bhatli legislative assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Sambalpur constituency.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
54.69%
2019
46.58%
2014
34.11%
2009
43.20%

Since its formation in 1951, 5 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Bargarh constituency are

YearMemberParty
2024 [2] Pradip Purohit Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [3] Suresh Pujari
2014 [4] Prabhas Kumar Singh Biju Janata Dal
2009 [5] Radharani Panda Bharatiya Janata Party
1956-2008 : Constituency did not exist
1951 Ghanshyam Das Thirani Independent politician

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [6] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Parinita Mishra by a margin of 2,51,667 votes. [2] [4]

2024 Indian general election: Bargarh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Pradip Purohit 716,359 54.69
BJD Parinita Mishra4,64,69235.48
INC Sanjay Bhoi 93,5517.14
NOTA None of the above12,5410.91
Majority 2,51,66719.21
Turnout 13,12,52680.33
BJP hold

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 63,939 votes. [3]

2019 Indian general elections: Bargarh [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Suresh Pujari 581,245 46.58
BJD Prasanna Acharya 5,17,30641.45
INC Pradeep Kumar Debta1,09,4178.77
NOTA None of the above14,1671.14
BSP Kousika Suna11,0560.89
Majority 63,9395.13
Turnout 12,51,07878.37−0.34
BJP gain from BJD

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhas Kumar Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Subash Chouhan by a margin of 11,178 votes. [4]

2014 Indian general elections: Bargarh [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Prabhas Kumar Singh 383,230 34.11
BJP Subash Chouhan 3,72,05233.12
INC Sanjay Bhoi 2,74,61024.44
PVP Kulamani Urma26,2162.33
CPI Ashok Bisi21,1001.87
AAP Lingaraj 15,6721.39
NOTA None of the above 14,5001.29
Majority 11,1780.99
Turnout 11,26,15378.71
BJD gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sanjay Bhoi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Hamid Hussain by a margin of 98,444 votes. [5]

2009 Indian general elections: Bargarh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Sanjay Bhoi 397,375 43.20
BJD Dr. Hamid Hussain2,98,93132.49
BJP Radharani Panda1,57,75017.15
BSP Sunil Kumar Agrawal25,7102.79
Majority 98,44410.70
Turnout 9,19,62569.65
INC win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission

References

  1. "Complete Result of Bargarh". indiatoday.in. indiatoday. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bargarh". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 "IndiaVotes PC: Bargarh 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bargarh Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "IndiaVotes PC: Bargarh 2009". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  7. "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

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