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Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency

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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Bhandaripokhari.

Bhandaripokhari is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[1]

Bhandaripokhari
Constituency No. 43 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBhadrak district
LS constituencyBhadrak
Established1974
Total electors185,755
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Area of this constituency includes Bhandaripokhari block and Bonth block.[2][3]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
 
 39.07%
2019
 
 40.49%
2014
 
 45.27%
2009
 
 44.37%
2004
 
 49.33%
2000
 
 58.16%
1995
 
 44.2%
1990
 
 72.25%
1985
 
 42.41%
1980
 
 54.22%
1977
 
 56.08%

Since its formation in 1974, 14 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1991 & 1998.

List of members elected from Bhandaripokhari constituency are:[5][6][7]

Year Member Party
2024 Sanjib Kumar Mallick BJD
2019 Prafulla Samal BJD
2014 Prafulla Samal[8] BJD
2009 Prafulla Samal BJD
2004 Ananta Sethi INC
2000 Ratha Das BJD
1998 (bypoll)[a] Kumar Shree Chiranjibi INC
1995 Arjun Charan Sethi JD
1991 (bypoll)[b] Prafulla Kumar Jena JD
1990 Arjun Charan Sethi JD
1985 Panchanan Mandal INC
1980 Purusottam Sethi INC
1977 Kapil Charan Sethi JP
1974 Bairagi Jena Utkal Congress

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhandaripokhari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sanjib Kumar Mallick 72,447 39.07  6.20
INC Niranjan Patnaik 70,896 38.23  14.95
BJP Sudhanshu Shekhar Nayak 38,952 21.01  2.42
NOTA None of the above 357 0.19  0.19
Majority 1,551
Turnout 185,437
BJD hold Swing

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 34,097 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhandaripokhari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prafulla Samal 70,173 45.27
INC Niranjan Patnaik 36076 23.28
BJP Badri Narayan Dhal 28809 18.59
Independent Sujata Jena 6682 4.31
Independent Sudhakar Nanda 5365 3.46
NOTA None of the above 585 0.38
Majority 34,097 21.99
Turnout 1,54,995 76.64
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Subrat Kumar Das by a margin of 34,097 votes.[10]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bhandaripokhari[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prafulla Samal 70,173 45.27 0.9
INC Subrat Kumar Das 36,076 23.28 −6.06
BJP Badri Narayan Dhal 28,809 18.59 3.01
Independent Sujata Jena 6,682 4.31
Independent Sudhakar Nanda 5,365 3.46
CPI Suvendra Pratap Mohanty 3,694 2.38
AAP Bikash Ranjan Jena 1,094 0.71
Independent Jayanti Parida 820 0.53
BSP Rajiblochan Jena 551 0.36 −0.4
AITC Shibanarayan Bishwal 499 0.32
AOP Swadhin Sahoo 364 0.23
Independent Ashok Kumar Rout 283 0.18
NOTA None of the above 585 0.38 −
Majority 34,097 21.99 6.96
Turnout 1,54,995 77.26 4.15
Registered electors 2,00,606
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Badri Narayan Dhal by a margin of 20,410 votes.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhandaripokhari[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prafulla Samal 60,250 44.37 −
INC Badri Narayan Dhal 39,840 29.34 −
BJP Manmohan Samal 21,160 15.58 −
Independent Udaya Narayan Nanda 12,117 8.92 −
SAMO Nirmal Biswal 1,393 1.03 −
BSP Prasant Kumar Swain 1,037 0.76 −
Majority 20,410 15.03[c] −
Turnout 1,35,799 73.11 −
BJD gain from INC

Notes

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  1. ^ Resignation of Arjun Charan Sethi on his election to Lok Sabha
  2. ^ Resignation of Arjun Charan Sethi on his election to Lok Sabha
  3. ^ %of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2014. Constituency: Bhadrak (44) District : Bhadrak{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "18 - Bhndaripokhari Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Bhandaripokhari Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Odisha - Bhandaripokhari". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Bhandaripokhari (43)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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