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Bargarh Assembly constituency

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Bargarh
Constituency No. 3 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionNorthen Division
DistrictBargarh
Lok Sabha constituencyBargarh
Established1951
Total electors2,17,952[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Bargarh is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State. It was established in 1951.[1]

Extent of Assembly Constituencies

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  • Bargarh Block
  • Barpali Block: Katapali, Mahulpali, Kusanpuri, Lenda, Bagbadi, Baramkela and Kanbar GPs
  • Bargarh Municipalty.[2][3]

Elected members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
46.34%
2019
46.48%
2014
40.67%
2009
40.38%
2004
42.10%
2000
63.43%
1998 (bypoll)
47.98%
1995
49.34%
1990
64.85%
1985
54.21%
1980
60.00%
1977
55.42%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held during till date including one bypoll in 1998. It was 2 member constituency for 1957 elections.

List of members elected from Bargarh constituency are:[5]

Year Member Party
2024[6] Ashwini Kumar Sarangi Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[7] Debesh Acharya Biju Janata Dal
2014[8]
2009[9] Sadhu Nepak Indian National Congress
2004 Ananda Acharya Biju Janata Dal
2000
1998 (bypoll)[c][10]
1995 Prasanna Acharya Janata Dal
1990
1985 Jadumani Pradhan Indian National Congress
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Nabin Kumar Pradhan Janata Party
1974 Samyukta Socialist Party
1971 Chittaranjan Kar Indian National Congress (R)
1967 Bharat Chandra Hota Orissa Jana Congress
1961 Gananath Pradhan Samyukta Socialist Party
1957[d] Nikunja Bihari Singh Ganatantra Parishad
Mahananda Bahadur
1951 Tirthabasi Pradhan Indian National Congress

Election results

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Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya by a margin of 4,772 votes.[6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashwini Kumar Sarangi 77,766 46.34
BJD Debesh Acharya 72,994 43.5
INC Nipon Kumar Dash 10,272 6.12
NOTA None of the above 1187 0.71
Majority 4,772 2.84
Turnout 1,67,820 77
BJP gain from BJD

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi by a margin of 8,452 votes.[7]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Debesh Acharya 75,133 46.48 Increase5.81
BJP Ashwini Kumar Sarangi 66,681 41.25 Increase25.69
INC Nipon Kumar Dash 16,305 10.09 Decrease21.53
NOTA None of the above 1,790 1.11
Majority 8,452 5.22
Turnout 1,61,640 72.84
BJD hold

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak by a margin of 13,204 votes.[8]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Debesh Acharya 59,350 40.67 Increase1.99
INC Sadhu Nepak 46,146 31.62 Decrease8.76
BJP Ashwini Kumar Sarangi 22,707 15.56 Increase6.41
NOTA None of the above 1,754 1.2
Majority 13,204 9.05
Turnout 1,45,919 73.49 8.54
Registered electors 1,98,554
BJD gain from INC

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananda Acharya by 1,969 votes.[9]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sadhu Nepak 46,762 40.38
BJD Ananda Acharya 44,793 38.68
BJP Sureswar Satapathy 10,594 9.15
Majority 1,969 1.70[e]
Turnout 1,16,825 64.95
INC gain from BJD

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ Resignation of Prasanna Acharya on his election to Lok Sabha
  4. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  5. ^ %of total valid votes

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