Bhadrak Assembly constituency

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Bhadrak
Constituency No. 44 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionCentral Division
District Bhadrak
Lok Sabha constituency Bhadrak
Established1951
Total electors2,74,332 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Bhadrak (Sl. No.: 44) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

The constituency includes Bhadrak and Bhadrak block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
42.29%
2019
52.07%
2014
49.86%
2009
53.99%
2004
50.57%
2002 (bypoll)
50.3%
2000
49.42%
1995
44.35%
1990
56.62%
1985
48.34%
1980
53.85%
1977
56.36%

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1971 & 2001.

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

ElectionMemberParty
2024 [7] Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [8] Sanjib Kumar Mallick [8] Biju Janata Dal
2014 [9] Jugal Kishore Pattnaik
2009 [10]
2004 Naren Pallai Indian National Congress
2002 (bypoll) [c] [11] Prafulla Samal Biju Janata Dal
2000 Biren Palei Indian National Congress
1995 Prafulla Samal Janata Dal
1990
1985 Jugal Kishore Pattnaik Indian National Congress
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Ratnakar Mohanty Janata Party
1974 Jugal Kishore Pattnaik Indian National Congress
1971 (bypoll) [d] Balaram Sahoo Utkal Congress
1971 Harekrushna Mahatab Indian National Congress
1967 Nityananda Mohapatra Orissa Jana Congress
1961 Independent politician
1957
1951 Mahamad Hanif Indian National Congress

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. [12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal by a margin of 16,068 votes. [7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhadrak
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra 82,282 42.29
BJD Prafulla Samal 66,21434.03
INC Asit Patnaik43,55722.38
NOTA None of the above7790.4
Majority 16,0688.26
Turnout 1,94,58270.93
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjib Kumar Mallick defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Nayak by a margin of 33,389 votes. [8]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrak [8] [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Sanjib Kumar Mallick 93.668 52.07
BJP Pradip Nayak60,27933.51
INC Nalini Kanta Mohanty22,63012.58
NOTA None of the above8430.47
Majority 33,38918.56
Turnout 1,79,89570.81
Registered electors 254,061
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jugal Kishore Pattnaik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Naren Pallai by a margin of 23,587 votes. [9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhadrak [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Jugal Kishore Pattnaik 80,582 49.86 Decrease2.svg4.13
INC Naren Pallai56,99535.27Decrease2.svg3.36
BJP Pradip Nayak19,38411.99Increase2.svg6.43
NOTA None of the above8320.51
Majority 23,58714.59
Turnout 1,61,61671.496.37
Registered electors 2,26,077
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jugal Kishore Pattnaik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Naren Pallai by a margin of 21,428 votes. [10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhadrak [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Jugal Kishore Pattnaik 75,294 53.99
INC Naren Pallai53,86638.63
BJP Tusar Kanti Jena7,7555.56
Majority 21,42815.37 [e]
Turnout 1,39,44865.12
BJD gain from INC

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. Death of Biren Palei
  4. Resignation of Harekrushna Mahatab
  5. %of total valid votes

References

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