Birmaharajpur Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 20°52′N 84°03′E / 20.87°N 84.05°E / 20.87; 84.05
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Birmaharajpur (SC)
Constituency No. 64 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictSubarnapur
LS constituencyBolangir
Established1951
Total electors184,923[1][a]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Padmanabh Behera
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

Birmaharajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.[2]

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.[3][4]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
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.[6] The constituency didn't exist from 1957 to 1971.

Elected members from the Birmaharajpur constituency are:[7][8]

Year Member Party
2024
2019 Padmanabh Behera[9] BJD
2014 Padmanabh Behera BJD
2009 Padmanabh Behera BJD
2004 Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo BJD
2003 (Bypoll)[b] Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo BJD
2000 Baishnaba Pradhan BJD
1995 Rama Chandra Pradhan INC
1990 Rabinarayan Panigrahi JD
1985 Kartika Prasad Taria INC
1980 Hrushikesh Hota INC
1977 Surendra Pradhan JP
1974 Hrushikesh Hota INC
Constituency didn't exist
1951 Achutananda Mahakur AIGP

Election results[edit]

2024[edit]

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.[10]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Birmaharajpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Padmanabh Behera
BJP Raghunath Jagdala
INC Pradeep Sethi
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019[edit]

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

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Padmanabha Behera 65,202 39.07 Decrease6.94
BJP Raghunath Jagadala 52,145 31.25 Increase6.48
INC Binod Patra 40,735 24.41 Increase0.93
Independent Ananda Barik 3,043 1.82
BSP Brajendra Luha 1,935 1.16 Increase0.12
NOTA None of the above 1,074 0.64
Rest of the Candidates 2,749 1.65
Majority 13,057 7.82
Turnout
BJD hold

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ananda Barik by a margin of 31,290 votes.[12]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Padmanabha Behera 67,774 46.01 Decrease2.66
BJP Ananda Barik 36,484 24.77 Increase8.96
INC Kartik Prasad Taria 34,589 23.48 Decrease8.34
API Jyotirmoya Nag 1,992 1.35
AOP Bholanath Sagar 1,669 1.13
BSP Sadanand Mahanand 1,527 1.04 Decrease0.65
Independent Ashraya Mahananda 1,069 0.73
NOTA None of the above 2,201 1.49 -
Majority 31,290 21.24
Turnout 1,47,305 79.66 7.14
Registered electors 1,84,923
BJD hold

2009[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes.[15]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Padmanabh Behera 61,803 48.67 -5.37
INC Binod Patra 40,402 31.82 -
BJP Damayanti Barik 20,075 15.81 -
BSP Biranchi Nag 2,149 1.69 -
RPI(A) Bimala Naik 1,535 1.21 -
IJP Karunakar Haripal 1,021 0.80 -
Majority 21,401 16.85[c] -
Turnout 1,27,013 72.52 -
BJD hold

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ Death of Baishnaba Pradhan
  3. ^ %of total valid votes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 1 March 2014. Constituency: Birmaharajpur (64) District : Subarnapur
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "114 - Birmaharajpur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 27 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "Birmaharajpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  9. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  11. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Odisha - Birmaharajpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Birmaharajpur (64)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014. 21401
  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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