Patnagarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Patnagarh
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Balangir
Blocks Patnagarh, Belpara, Khaprakhol
Electorate 2,51,089 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Patnagarh
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
Const. No. 67
Lok Sabha Constituencies Balangir

Patnagarh (Sl. No.: 67) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Patnagarh, Patnagarh block, Belpara block and Khaprakhol block.[3][4]

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prakriti Devi Singh Deo by a margin of 19,382 votes.[5]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2014
  
 40.58%
2009
  
 40.31%
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 Patnagarh constituency are: [7][8]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prakriti Devi Singh Deo by a margin of 13,653 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 74,372 40.58 0.27
BJD Prakriti Devi Singh Deo 60,719 33.13 5.03
INC Kishor Kumar Parichha 33,697 18.38 -5.77
AAP Sunil Goel 5,588 3.05
BSP Jaya Sudan Bariha 2,742 1.5
Independent Purna Chandra Meher 1,553 0.85
Independent Mohan Sundar Meher 1,545 0.84
NOTA None 3,079 1.68 -
Majority 13,653 7.45 -4.76
Turnout 1,83,295 73 5.58
Registered electors 2,51,089
BJP hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 63,996 40.31 -15.47
BJD Prakriti Devi Singh Deo 44,614 28.10
INC Bebekananda Meher 38,350 24.15
SAMO Basanta Majhi 4,593 2.89 -
Kosal Kranti Dal Baidyanath Mishra 2,284 1.44 -
Independent Mohan Sundar Meher 1,787 1.13 -
Independent Jaya Sudan Bariha 1,761 1.11 -
RSP Ranjit Singh Babu 1,384 0.87 -
Majority 19,382 12.21[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,58,826 67.42 -
BJP hold Swing -1.35 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 68.77%

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: Patnagarh (67) 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. 19382
  6. ↑ "108 - Patnagarh 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. ↑ "Patnagarh 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 - Patnagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Patnagarh (67)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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