Dharmagarh | |
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Constituency No. 79 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Division | Southern Division |
District | Kalahandi |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kalahandi |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 2,61,881 [a] [b] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
Dharmagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha. This constituency includes Dharmgarh block, Kalampur block, Koksara block, and 2 Gram panchayats (Bandigaon and Ranamal) of Jaipatana block. [1]
Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
Year | Member [3] | Party | |
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2024 [4] | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2019 | Mousadhi Bag [5] | Biju Janata Dal | |
2014 [6] | Puspendra Singh Deo | ||
2000 | |||
2004 [7] | Bira Sipka | ||
2009 [8] | |||
1995 | Janata Dal | ||
1990 | Bharat Bhusan Bemal | ||
1985 | Jugaram Behera | Indian National Congress | |
1980 | Gajanan Nayak | ||
1977 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
1974 | Dayanidhi Naik | Swatantra Party | |
1971 | Lochan Dhangada Majhi | ||
1967 | |||
1961 | Mukunda Naik | ||
1957 [c] | Janardan Majhi | Ganatantra Parishad | |
Birakeshari Deo |
Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. [9] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo by a margin of 18,927 votes. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi | 87,890 | 41.84 | ![]() | |
BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 68,963 | 32.83 | ![]() | |
INC | Rasmirekha Rout | 41,269 | 19.65 | ![]() | |
BSP | Tirtharaj Durga | 2,167 | 1.03 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 2,105 | 1.00 | ![]() | |
Majority | 18,927 | 9.01 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,10,054 | 80.21 | |||
BJP gain from BJD |
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mousadhi Bag defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anant Pratap Deo by a margin of 16,098 votes. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Mousadhi Bag | 68,291 | 34.75 | ![]() | |
BJP | Anant Pratap Deo | 52,193 | 26.56 | ![]() | |
INC | Digambar Duria | 42,593 | 21.67 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 2,210 | 1.12 | ||
Majority | 16,098 | 8.19 | |||
Turnout | 1,96,538 | 78.5 | |||
BJD hold |
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Rabindra Pattjoshi by a margin of 16,158 votes. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 59,931 | 32.76 | ||
BJP | Rabindra Pattjoshi | 43,773 | 23.93 | ||
INC | Tushar Ranjan Pattjoshi | 33,569 | 18.35 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 3,669 | 2.01 | ||
Majority | 16,158 | 8.83 | |||
Turnout | 1,82,992 | 78.19 | |||
BJD hold |
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rahasbihari Behera by a margin of 22,906 votes. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 56,470 | 35.83 | ![]() | |
INC | Rahasbihari Behera | 33,564 | 21.30 | ![]() | |
BJP | Janardan Panda | 31,573 | ![]() | − | |
Majority | 22,906 | 14.53 [d] | − | ||
Turnout | 1,57,621 | 71.66 | − | ||
BJD hold | Swing | 7.14 [e] |
List Of Winning Candidates
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