Padampur Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Padampur, Bargarh district. For other uses, see Padampur.

Padampur
Constituency No. 1 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northern Division
District	Bargarh
LS constituency	Bargarh
Established	1951
Total electors	2,08,303 [a] [b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Barsha Singh Bariha
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

Padampur is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State. ^[1]

Area of this constituency includes Jharbandh, Paikmal and Padampur (Rajborasambar) block. ^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024			43.53%
2022 (bypoll)			58%
2019			41.29%
2014			38.94%
2009			44.15%
2004			51.27%
2000			48.41%
1995			52.51%
1990			65.71%
1985			64.49%
1980			42.58%
1977			63.58%

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including 2 bypolls in 1952 & 2022. It was a 2 member constituency in 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Padampur constituency are: ^{[5] [6]}

Year	Member	Party
2024	Barsha Singh Bariha [7]		BJD
2022 (Bypoll) [c]
2019	Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha [8]
2014	Pradip Purohit		BJP
2009	Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha		BJD
2004	Satyabhusan Sahu		INC
2000	Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha		BJD
1995			JD
1990
1985	Satyabhusan Sahu		INC
1980
1977	Bikramaditya Singh Bariha		JP
1974	Krupasindhu Bhoi		INC
1971			INC(R)
1967	Bikramaditya Singh Bariha		Jana Congress
1961			INC
1957 [d]
	L. M. S. Bariha		AIGP
1952 (bypoll) [e]	Bikramaditya Singh Bariha		INC
1952 [f]	Aniruddha Mishra		Independent
	Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha		INC

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. ^[9] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Barsha Singh Bariha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gobardhan Bhoy by a margin of 10,993 votes. ^[10]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Padampur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Barsha Singh Bariha	91,995	48.53	9.47
	BJP	Gobardhan Bhoy	81,002	38.33	0.82
	INC	Tankadhar Sahu	30,453	14.41	12.68
	AAP	Balmiki Naik	2,749	1.30
	BSP	Rupadhar Kumbhar	1,306	0.62
	NOTA	None of the above	1,617	0.77	0.23
Majority			10,993	10.20
Turnout			2,11,320	75.12
	BJD hold

2022 Bypoll

In the 2022 by-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Barsha Singh Bariha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit by a margin of 42,679 votes. ^[11]

2022 Odisha Vidhan Sabha by-election: Padampur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Barsha Singh Bariha	120,807	58.0	20.49
	BJP	Pradip Purohit	78,128	37.51	0.94
	INC	Satyabhusan Sahu	3,594	1.73	14.52
	Independent	Seshadeb Sahu	1,168	0.56
	Independent	Brundaban Purohit	574	0.28
	NOTA	None of the above	2,087	1.0	0.11
Majority			42,679	20.49	17.65
Turnout			2,08,303
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit by a margin of 5,734 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Padampur ^{[12] [13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha	83,299	41.29	4.90
	BJP	Pradip Purohit	77565	38.45	0.49
	INC	Sataya Bhusan Sahu	32787	16.25	1.36
	BSP	Tankadhara Kanta	1332	0.66	0.26
	Independent	Raju Ghibela	4512	2.24	−
	NOTA	None of the above	2234	1.11	−
Majority			5734	2.84
Turnout			2,01,729	79.16
	BJD gain from BJP

2014

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha by a margin of 4,513 votes. ^[14]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Padampur ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pradip Purohit	68,942	38.94	19.66
	BJD	Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha	64,429	36.39	7.76
	INC	Prakash Narayan Tripathy	31,179	17.61	14.8
	Independent	Gobardhan Bhoy	5,456	3.08	−
	BSP	Tankadhar Kanta	1,632	0.92	3.25
	AAP	Rajkumar Seth	1,563	0.88	−
	PVP	Gangadhar Bhoi	1,295	0.73	−
	Independent	Purnananda Sahu	1,132	0.64	−
	OJM	Neheru Bag	953	0.54	−
	NOTA	None of the above	1,751	0.99	−
Majority			4,513	2.55
Turnout			1,77,037	79.16	3.65
Registered electors			2,23,649
	BJP gain from BJD

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Satyabhusan Sahu by 18,066 votes. ^[16]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Padampur ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha	67,913	44.15	4.58
	INC	Satyabhusan Sahu	49,847	32.41	18.86
	BJP	Pradip Purohit	29,651	19.28	−
	BSP	Sudhansu Shekhar Barik	6,407	4.17	−
Majority			18,066	11.75	−
Turnout			1,53,837	75.51
	BJD gain from INC		Swing	1.42 [g]

Notes

1. as on 2022
2. as data published by election commission
3. Death of Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha
4. It was a 2 member constituency
5. Death of Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha
6. It was a 2 member constituency
7. 2004 Voter turnout was 74.09%

References

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External links

• Map of Padampur Constituency

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