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1 Elected Members  




2 Election results  


2.1  2024  




2.2  2019  




2.3  2014  




2.4  2009  






3 Notes  




4 References  













Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency






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Coordinates: 19°56′N 84°35′E / 19.93°N 84.58°E / 19.93; 84.58
  
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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Bhanjanagar.

Bhanjanagar
Constituency No. 123 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictGanjam
LS constituencyKandhamal
Established1957
Total electors197,443
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Pradyumna Kumar Nayak

PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Bhanjanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituencyofGanjam district.[1] Area of this constituency includes 22 Gram panchayat (From 141 villages) and 2 blocks namely (Bhanjanagar block) Bhanjanagar, (Jagannathaprasad block) Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam . [2][3]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024

 

 51.06%
2019

 

 48.56%
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%

Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.

List of members elected from Bhanjanagar constituency are:[5]

Year Member Party
2024 Pradyumna Kumar Nayak BJP
2019 Bikram Keshari Arukha BJD
2014[6] Bikram Keshari Arukha BJD
2009 Bikram Keshari Arukha BJD
2004 Bikram Keshari Arukha BJD
2000 Bikram Keshari Arukha BJD
1995 Bikram Keshari Arukha JD
1990 Ramakrushna Gouda JD
1985 Umakanta Mishra INC
1980 Somanath Rath INC
1977 J.Subharao Prusty JP
1974 Somanath Rath INC
1971 Somanath Rath Congress (R)
1967 Dinabandhu Behera INC
1961 Maguni Charan Pradhan INC
1957[a] Suma Naik CPI
Govind Pradhan CPI

Election results

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2024

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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.[7]

In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha by a margin of 16324 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Bhanjanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pradyumna Kumar Nayak 83,822 51.06
BJD Bikram Keshari Arukha 67498 41.11
INC Prasanta Kumar Bisoyi 5136 3.13
AAP Kabiraj Behera 2480 1.51
[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star|CPI(ML) Red Star]] Tuna Mallick 832 0.51
[[All India Forward Bloc|AIFB]] Raju Nayak 659 0.40
Independent Panchanan Das 819 0.5
Independent Sunita Behera 984 0.6
NOTA None of the above 1941 1.18
Majority 16324
Turnout 164171
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak by a margin of 9103 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bikram Keshari Arukha 76,879 48.56
BJP Pradyumna Kumar Nayak 67776 42.81
INC Sanjay Kumar Tripathy 7069 4.47
BSP Narasingha Gouda 2915 1.84
CPI(ML) Red Star Purna Chandra Pradhan 1170 0.74
Independent Birendra Kumar Gouda 1052 0.66
NOTA None of the above 1441 0.91
Majority 9103 5.75
Turnout 158302 68.72
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binayak Tripathy by a margin of 31,730 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
NOTA None of the above 2,807 1.91
Majority 31,701 21.6
Turnout 1,46,711 69.87
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debi Prasad Bisoyi by 73,367 votes.[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bikram 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 −
BJD hold

*: %of total valid votes

Notes

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  1. ^ It was a 2 member constituency

References

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  1. ^ "Bhanjanagar Assembly Election 2009, Orissa". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 25 May 2013. Constituency: Bhanjanagar (123) District : Ganjam
  • ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  • ^ Seats of Odisha
  • ^ "66 - Bhanjanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  • ^ "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)
  • ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  • ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  • ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  • ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  • ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 8971
  • ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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