Melchhamunda Assembly constituency

Melchhamunda
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Bargarh
Lok Sabha constituency	Bargarh
Established	1971
Abolished	2008
Reservation	None

Melchhamunda was an Assembly constituency from Bargarh district of Odisha. ^[1] It was established in 1961 and abolished in 2008. After 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Attabira Assembly constituency. ^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Between 1971 & 2008, 11 elections were held. ^{[3] [4]}

List of members elected from Melchhamunda constituency are:

Year	Member	Party
1961	Sachidananda Padhy		Indian National Congress
1967	Birendra Kumar Sahoo		Swatantra Party
1971			Swatantra Party
1974	Prakash Chandra Debta		Indian National Congress
1977	Birendra Kumar Sahoo		Janata Party
1980	Prakash Chandra Debta		Indian National Congress (I)
1985			Indian National Congress
1990	Murari Prasad Mishra		Janata Dal
1995	Prakash Chandra Debta		Indian National Congress
2000			Indian National Congress
2004	Mohammad Rafique		Bharatiya Janata Party

References

1. Election Commission of India (1961-12-07). 1961 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India.
2. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". p. 321.
3. "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
4. "Melchhamunda Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.