Bhandaripokhari Assembly constituency
Bhandaripokhari is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[1]
| Bhandaripokhari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 43 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bhadrak district |
| LS constituency | Bhadrak |
| Established | 1974 |
| Total electors | 185,755 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Area of this constituency includes Bhandaripokhari block and Bonth block.[2][3]
Elected Members
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)[lower-alpha 1] | Kumar Shree Chiranjibi | INC | |
| 1995 | Arjun Charan Sethi | JD | |
| 1991 (bypoll)[lower-alpha 2] | 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
2024
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9]
| 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
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 34,097 votes.
| 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
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]
| 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
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 | - | |
| 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[lower-alpha 3] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,35,799 | 73.11 | - | ||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
Notes
- Resignation of Arjun Charan Sethi on his election to Lok Sabha
- Resignation of Arjun Charan Sethi on his election to Lok Sabha
- %of total valid votes
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Constituency: Bhadrak (44) District : Bhadrak
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- Seats of Odisha
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List Of Winning Candidates
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