Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency
| Bhandaripokhari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 43 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Bhadrak |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhadrak |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 2,40,416 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bhandaripokhari is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.
Area of this constituency includes Bhandaripokhari block and Bonth block.
Elected members
Since its formation in 1952, 15 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1991 & 1998. In 1952, it was known as Banth constituency. It was disestablished in 1956 and revived as Bhandaripokhari in 1974.
List of members elected from Bhandaripokhari constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
As Banth constituency | |||
| 1952 | Gokulananda Mohanty | Indian National Congress | |
1957-1974 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1974 | Bairagi Jena | Utkal Congress | |
| 1977 | Kapil Charan Sethi | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Purusottam Sethi | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Panchanan Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 (bypoll) | Prafulla Kumar Jena | ||
| 1995 | Arjun Charan Sethi | ||
| 1998 (bypoll) | Kumar Shree Chiranjibi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Ratha Das | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | Ananta Sethi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Prafulla Samal | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Sanjib Kumar Mallick | ||
Election results
2024
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. In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjib Kumar Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 1,551 votes.
| 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 | 0.84 | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,437 | 77.13 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 8,859 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Prafulla Samal | 70,180 | 40.49 | ||
| INC | Niranjan Patnaik | 61,321 | 35.38 | ||
| BJP | Badri Narayan Dhal | 39,141 | 22.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 585 | 0.38 | ||
| Majority | 8,859 | 5.11 | |||
| Turnout | 1,54,995 | 76.64 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Subrat Kumar Das by a margin of 34,097 votes.
| 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 | |
| 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
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Badri Narayan Dhal by a margin of 20,410 votes.
| 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 | − | |
| Majority | 20,410 | 15.03 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,35,799 | 73.11 | − | ||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
Notes
References
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Constituency: Bhadrak (44) District : Bhadrak
- ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
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List Of Winning Candidates
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- ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Bhandaripokhari (43)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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