Titlagarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Titlagarh
Legislative Assembly of Odisha constituency
District Balangir
Blocks Titlagarh, Saintala, Tentulikhunti
Electorate 2,25,713 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Titlagarh
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party Indian National Congress
MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi
Const. No. 69
Lok Sabha Constituencies Balangir

Titlagarh (Sl. No.: 69) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Titlagarh, Titlagarh block, Saintala block and Tentulikhunti (Gudvella) block.[3][4]

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogendra Behera by a margin of 4,838 votes.[5]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2014
  
 42.07%
2009
  
 39.16%
2004
  
 55.78%
2000
  
 64.96%
1995
  
 62.21%
1990
  
 43.67%
1985
  
 43.05%
1980
  
 55.43%
1977
  
 55.91%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Titlagarh constituency are: [7][8]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tukuni Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi by a margin of 14,022 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Titlagarh [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Tukuni Sahu 71,858 42.07 6.19
INC Surendra Singh Bhoi 57,836 33.86 -5.3
BJP Mahendra Kumar Thakur 25,617 15.0 -2.61
OJM Jagneswar 3,805 2.23
BSP Satya Narayan Behera 2,265 1.33 -1.85
Independent Ranju Raiman 1,987 1.16
NCP Loknath Jal 1,229 0.72
Independent Chairman Bag 1,025 0.6
Ambedkarite Party of India Lalit Mohan Tandi 956 0.56
Kalinga Sena Sudam Nag 855 0.5
Koshal Mukti Morcha Devendra Kumar Jain 828 0.48
SKD Sitaram Satpathy 814 0.48
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 NOTA None 1,748 1.02 -
Majority 14,022 8.21 4.93
Turnout 1,70,823 75.68 2.55
Registered electors 2,25,713
BJD gain from INC

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Titlagarh [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Surendra Singh Bhoi 57,753 39.16 -1.25
BJD Jogendra Behera 52,915 35,88 -
BJP Santanu Kumar Naik 25,976 17.61 -
BSP Debendra Kumar Jain 4,697 3.18 -
Independent Sarat Kumar Sahu 2,635 1.79 -
SAMO Ghanashyama Pradhani 2,282 1.55 -
SP Chairman Bag 1,238 0.84 -
Majority 4,838 3.28[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,47,520 73.13 -
INC gain from BJD Swing 8.02 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 65.11%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Titlagarh (69) District : Bolangir
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 4838
  6. ↑ "106 - Titilagarh (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. ↑ "Titlagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Odisha - Titlagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Titlagarh (69)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf