Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency

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Bhandaripokhari
Constituency No. 43 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionCentral Division
District Bhadrak
Lok Sabha constituency Bhadrak
Established1974
Total electors2,40,416 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Sanjib Kumar Mallick .jpg
Incumbent
Party Biju Janata Dal
Elected year 2024

Bhandaripokhari is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

Area of this constituency includes Bhandaripokhari block and Bonth block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
39.07%
2019
40.49%
2014
45.27%
2009
44.37%
2004
49.33%
2000
58.16%
1998 (bypoll)
53.51%
1995
44.2%
1991 (bypoll)
46.79%
1990
72.25%
1985
42.41%
1980
54.22%
1977
56.08%

Since its formation in 1974, 14 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1991 & 1998.

List of members elected from Bhandaripokhari constituency are: [5] [6] [7]

YearMemberParty
2024 [8] Sanjib Kumar Mallick Biju Janata Dal
2019 [9] Prafulla Samal
2014 [10] [11]
2009 [9]
2004 Ananta Sethi Indian National Congress
2000 Ratha Das Biju Janata Dal
1998 (bypoll) [c] [12] Kumar Shree Chiranjibi Indian National Congress
1995 Arjun Charan Sethi Janata Dal
1991 (bypoll) [d] [13] Prafulla Kumar Jena
1990 Arjun Charan Sethi
1985 Panchanan Mandal Indian National Congress
1980 Purusottam Sethi Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Kapil Charan Sethi Janata Party
1974 Bairagi Jena Utkal 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. [14] In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjib Kumar Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 1,551 votes. [8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhandaripokhari
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Sanjib Kumar Mallick 72,447 39.07 Decrease2.svg6.20
INC Niranjan Patnaik 70,89638.23Increase2.svg14.95
BJP Sudhanshu Shekhar Nayak38,95221.01Increase2.svg2.42
NOTA None of the above3570.19Decrease2.svg0.19
Majority 1,5510.84
Turnout 1,85,43777.13
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 8,859 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhandaripokhari
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Prafulla Samal 70,180 40.49
INC Niranjan Patnaik 61,32135.38
BJP Badri Narayan Dhal39,14122.58
NOTA None of the above5850.38
Majority 8,8595.11
Turnout 1,54,99576.64
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Subrat Kumar Das by a margin of 34,097 votes. [10]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bhandaripokhari [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Prafulla Samal 70,173 45.27 0.9
INC Subrat Kumar Das36,07623.286.06
BJP Badri Narayan Dhal28,80918.593.01
NOTA None of the above5850.38
Majority 34,09721.996.96
Turnout 1,54,99577.264.15
Registered electors 2,00,606
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Badri Narayan Dhal by a margin of 20,410 votes. [9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhandaripokhari [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Prafulla Samal 60,250 44.37
INC Badri Narayan Dhal39,84029.34
BJP Manmohan Samal 21,16015.58
Majority 20,41015.03 [e]
Turnout 1,35,79973.11
BJD gain from INC

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. Resignation of Arjun Charan Sethi on his election to Lok Sabha
  4. Resignation of Arjun Charan Sethi on his election to Lok Sabha
  5. %of total valid votes

References

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  7. "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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  13. "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Bhandaripokhari 1991". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  14. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  15. "Odisha - Bhandaripokhari". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  16. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Bhandaripokhari (43)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  17. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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