Birmaharajpur Assembly constituency

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Birmaharajpur
Constituency No. 64 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionNorthern Division
District Subarnapur
Lok Sabha constituency Bolangir
Established1951
Total electors2,16,088 [a] [b]
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Birmaharajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

This constituency includes Binika NAC, Birmaharajpur block, Ullunda block and 13 GPs (Babupalli, Bankigirdi, Bausuni, Bhandar, Charda, Kaintara, Mahadevpalli, Meghala, Seledi, Shankara, Silati, Sindurpur and Singhijuba) of Binika block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
48.19%
2019
39.07%
2014
46.01%
2009
48.67%
2003 (bypoll)
53.62%
2004
54.04%
2000
36.12%
1995
37.56%
1990
68.55%
1985
38.54%
1980
48.29%
1977
64.56%

Since its formation in 1951, 14 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 2006. [5] The constituency didn't exist from 1957 to 1971.

Elected members from the Birmaharajpur constituency are: [6] [7]

YearMemberParty
2024 [8] Raghunath Jagadala Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [9] Padmanabha Behera Biju Janata Dal
2014 [10]
2009 [11]
2004 Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
2003 (Bypoll) [c]
2000 Baishnaba Pradhan
1995 Rama Chandra Pradhan Indian National Congress
1990 Rabinarayan Panigrahi Janata Dal
1985 Kartika Prasad Taria Indian National Congress
1980 Hrushikesh Hota Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Surendra Pradhan Janata Party
1974 Hrushikesh Hota Indian National Congress
1957-1971 : Constituency did not exist
1951 Achutananda Mahakur Ganatantra Parishad

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. [12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghunath Jagadala defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera by a margin of 21,946 votes. [8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Birmaharajpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Raghunath Jagadala 85,680 48.19 Increase2.svg16.94
BJD Padmanabha Behera 63,73435.84Decrease2.svg3.23
INC Pradip Kumar Sethy22,57612.7Decrease2.svg11.71
NOTA None of the above1,5590.88Increase2.svg0.24
Majority 21,94612.35
Turnout 1,77,80982.29
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabha Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghunath Jagdala by a margin of 13,057 votes. [9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Padmanabha Behera 65,202 39.07 Decrease2.svg6.94
BJP Raghunath Jagadala 52,14531.25Increase2.svg6.48
INC Binod Patra40,73524.41Increase2.svg0.93
NOTA None of the above1,0740.64
Majority 13,0577.82
Turnout 1,66,88379.83
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabha Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ananda Barik by a margin of 31,290 votes. [10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Padmanabha Behera 67,774 46.01 Decrease2.svg2.66
BJP Ananda Barik36,48424.77Increase2.svg8.96
INC Kartik Prasad Taria34,58923.48Decrease2.svg8.34
NOTA None of the above2,2011.49
Majority 31,29021.24
Turnout 1,47,30579.667.14
Registered electors 1,84,923
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabha Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes. [11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Padmanabha Behera 61,803 48.67 Decrease2.svg5.37
INC Binod Patra40,40231.82
BJP Damayanti Barik20,07515.81
Majority 21,40116.85 [d]
Turnout 1,27,01372.52
BJD hold

Notes

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

References

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  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
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  5. "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 27 February 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  9. 1 2 "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014. 21401
  12. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  13. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  14. "Odisha - Birmaharajpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  15. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Birmaharajpur (64)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  16. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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