Bhanjanagar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bhanjanagar
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Ganjam
Blocks Bhanjanagar, Jagannathprasad
Electorate 1,97,443
Major settlements Bhanjanagar
Current constituency
Created 1957
Party Biju Janata Dal
MLA Bikram Keshari Arukha
Const. No. 123
Lok Sabha Constituencies Kandhamal

Bhanjanagar (Sl. No.: 123) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.[1] Area of this constituencies include Bhanjanagar, Bhanjanagar block and Jagannathaprasad block. [2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2014
 
56.21%
2009
 
76.50%
2004
 
52.71%
2000
 
54.69%
1995
 
48.15%
1990
 
63.86%
1985
 
57.43%
1980
 
46.48%
1977
 
58.12%

14 elections held during 1957 to 2014. List of members elected from this constituency are: [5]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binayak Tripathy by a margin of 31,730 votes. [6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar[7][8]
BJD Bikram Keshari Arukha 82,467 56.21 -20.29
INC Binayak Tripathy 50,766 34.6 20.11
BJP Pradeep Kumar Sahu 7,834 5.34 0.08
Independent Madhusudan Padhi 1,539 1.05
BSP Purna Chandra Naik 1,298 0.88
NOTA None 2,807 1.91 -
Majority 31,701 21.6 -40.41
Turnout 1,46,711 69.87 9.94
Registered electors 2,09,979
BJD hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

2009 Election Result

In last 2009 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikrama Keshari Arukh, defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debi Prasad Bisoyi by 73,367 votes.[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bikrama Keshari Arukha 90,515 76.50 -
INC Debi Prasad Bisoyi 17,148 14.49 -
BJP Shibananda Tripathy 6,228 5.26 -
Independent Sunil Kumar Panda 1,556 1.32 -
SAMO Sanjaya Kumar Tripathy 1,240 1.05 -
RSP Gopal Bisoyi 843 0.71 -
Independent Panchanan Das 786 1.67 -
Majority 73,367 62.01* -
Turnout 1,18,328 59.93 -

*: %of total valid votes


References

  1. "Bhanjanagar Assembly Election 2009, Orissa". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 25 May 2013. Constituency: Bhanjanagar (123) District : Ganjam
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "66 - Bhanjanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  6. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. "Odisha - Bhanjanagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bhanjanagar (123)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 8971
  10. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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