Bhadrak Assembly constituency

Bhadrak (Sl. No.: 44) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[2]

Bhadrak
Constituency No. 44 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBhadrak
LS constituencyBhadrak
Established1951
Total electors254,061[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

The constituency includes Bhadrak and Bhadrak block.[3][4]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2019
52.07%
2014
49.86%
2009
53.99%
2004
50.57%
2000
49.42%
1995
44.35%
1990
56.62%
1985
48.34%
1980
53.85%
1977
56.36%

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1971 & 2001.

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

Election Member Party
2024 Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra BJP
2019 Sanjib Kumar Mallick[1] BJD
2014 Jugal Kishore Pattnaik BJD
2009 Jugal Kishore Pattnaik BJD
2004 Naren Pallai INC
2001 (bypoll)[a] Prafulla Samal BJD
2000 Biren Palei INC
1995 Prafulla Samal JD
1990 Prafulla Samal JD
1985 Jugal Kishore Pattnaik INC
1980 Jugal Kishore Pattnaik INC
1977 Ratnakar Mohanty JP
1974 Jugal Kishore Pattnaik INC
1971 (bypoll)[b] Balaram Sahoo Utkal Congress
1971 Harekrushna Mahatab INC
1967 Nityananda Mohapatra Jana Congress
1961 Nityananda Mohapatra Independent
1957 Nityananda Mohapatra Independent
1951 Mahamad Hanif INC

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.[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhadrak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prafulla Samal
BJP Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra
INC Asit Patnaik
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjib Kumar Mallick defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Nayak by a margin of 33,389 votes.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrak[1][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sanjib Kumar Mallick 93,668 52.07
BJP Pradip Nayak 60279 33.51
INC Nalini Kanta Mohanty 22630 12.58
NOTA None of the above 843 0.47
Majority 33,389 18.56
Turnout 1,79,895 70.81
Registered electors 254,061
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jugal Kishore Pattnaik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Naren Pallai by a margin of 23,587 votes.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhadrak[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jugal Kishore Pattnaik 80,582 49.86 −4.13
INC Naren Pallai 56,995 35.27 −3.36
BJP Pradip Nayak 19,384 11.99 6.43
NOTA None of the above 832 0.51
Majority 23,587 14.59
Turnout 1,61,616 71.49 6.37
Registered electors 2,26,077
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jugal Kishore Pattnaik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Naren Pallai by a margin of 21,428 votes.[14]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhadrak[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jugal Kishore Pattnaik 75,294 53.99
INC Naren Pallai 53,866 38.63
BJP Tusar Kanti Jena 7,755 5.56
BSP Saraswati Malik 562 0.40
Independent Sanjaya Kumar Nayak 545 0.39
Independent Gagan Jena 464 0.33
Independent Abhimanyu Das 274 0.20
Odisha Mukti Morcha Prakash Chandra Sahoo 250 0.18
SAMO Rajendra Prasad Jena 245 0.18
Independent Ajaya Kumar Malik 193 0.14
Majority 21,428 15.37[c]
Turnout 1,39,448 65.12
BJD gain from INC

Notes

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  1. ^ Death of Biren Palei
  2. ^ Resignation of Harekrushna Mahatab
  3. ^ %of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ a b c "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "19 - Bhadrak Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ "Basudevpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  8. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  9. ^ "Bhadrak Election Results 2019 LIVE: Bhadrak Assembly Election Results, Winner, Runner-Up & Vote Share – Oneindia". OneIndia. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Bhadrak Assembly Elections 2019, Bhadrak Election Latest News, Candidates List, Party Name, Results, Voting, Poll Date, Timing & Schedule". India.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Odisha - Bhadrak". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Bhadrak (44)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014. 21428
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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