Dharmasala Assembly constituency

Dharmasala is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.[1]

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

Dharmasala
Constituency No. 51 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictJajpur
LS constituencyJajpur
Established1951
Total electors185,076
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo
PartyIndependent
Elected year2024

Area of this constituency includes Dharmasala block and 9 GPs (Odiso, Kalana, Singhpur, Sribantapur, Jabara, Nathuabar, Rahamba, Barabati and Rasulpur) of Rasulpur block.[2][3]

Elected Members
Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
 
 42.88%
2019
 
 58.61%
2014
 
 68.6%
2009
 
 58.25%
2004
 
 56.65%
2000
 
 47.82%
1995
 
 48.91%
1990
 
 59.48%
1985
 
 48.59%
1980
 
 28.68%
1977
 
 53.18%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1957.

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

Year Member Party
2024 Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo Independent
2019 Pranab Kumar Balabantaray[7] BJD
2014 Pranab Kumar Balabantaray BJD
2009 Kalpataru Das BJD
2004 Kalpataru Das BJD
2000 Kalpataru Das BJD
1995 Kalpataru Das JD
1990 Gurucharan Tikayat JD
1985 Kangali Charan Panda INC
1980 Kangali Charan Panda INC
1977 Rabi Dash JP
1974 Banka Behari Das INC
1971 Banka Behari Das PSP
1967 Paramananda Mohanty PSP
1961 Gadadhar Dutta INC
1957[lower-alpha 1] Mayadhar Singh INC
Madan Mohan Patnaik INC
1951 Paramananda Mohanty Socialist

Election Results

2024

In 2024 election, Independent candidate Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray by a margin of 4,150 votes.

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Dharmasala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo 79,759 42.88 42.88
BJD Pranab Kumar Balabantaray 75,609 40.65 17.96
BJP Smruti Rekha Pahi 15,926 8.56 19.56
SUCI(C) Kedaranath Sahu 8,453 4.54 N/A
INC Kisan Panda 2,947 1.58 9.17
NOTA None of the above 666 0.36 0.07
Majority 4,150 2.23 28.26
Turnout 1,86,013
Independent gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Chandra Parida by a margin of 52,739 votes.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dharmasala[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pranab Kumar Balabantaray 101,364 58.61
BJP Ramesh Chandra Parida 48625 28.12
INC Smruti Rekha Pahi 18588 10.75
BSP Debabrata Rout 1286 0.74
None of the Above None of the Above 736 0.43
Majority 52,739 30.49
Turnout 172935 77.16
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Srinath Mishra by a margin of 85,786 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dharmasala[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pranab Kumar Balabantaray 109,241 68.6 10.35
INC Srinath Mishra 23,455 14.73 -17.9
BJP Ramesh Chandra Parida 19,940 12.52 8.62
SUCI(C) Akshaya Kumar Das 2,044 1.28
Independent Nirmal Kumar Rout 1,108 0.7
SKD Chandramani Nayak 865 0.54
BSP Gobinda Sahoo 838 0.53 -0.11
OJM Pravakar Nayak 575 0.36
NOTA None 1,185 0.74 -
Majority 85,786 53.87 28.24
Turnout 1,59,251 82.25 8.16
Registered electors 1,93,608
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalpataru Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kangali Charan Panda by a margin of 35,133 votes.[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dharmasala[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Kalpataru Das 79,867 58.25 -
INC Kangali Charan Panda 44,734 32.63 -
BJP Ramesh Chandra Parida 5,341 3.90 -
SAMO Jatish Kumar Mohanty 5,015 3.66 -
BSP Gobinda Sahoo 883 0.64 -
Independent Rabindra Kumar Dhir 752 0.55 -
Independent Madhabi Singh 511 0.37 -
Majority 35,133 25.63[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,37,126 74.09 -
BJD hold

Notes
  1. It was a 2 member constituency
  2. %of total valid votes

References
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  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "26 - Dharamsala Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. "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)
  6. "Dharamsala Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  7. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. "Election Commission of India". Assembly Election 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  9. "Dharmasala Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Dharmasala Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  10. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. "Odisha - Dharmasala". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  12. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Dharmasala (51)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  13. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014. 35133
  14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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