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Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency

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

Bhanjanagar
Constituency No. 123 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency in Ganjam district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionSouthern Division
DistrictGanjam
Lok Sabha constituencyKandhamal
Established1957
Total electors2,39,901[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Bhanjanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.[1] Following 2008 delimitation, Jaganathprasad Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[2]

Area of this constituency includes 22 Gram panchayat (From 141 villages) and 2 blocks namely (Bhanjanagar block) Bhanjanagar, (Jagannathaprasad block) Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam.[3][4]

Elected members

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Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2024
 
 51.06%
2019
 
 48.56%
2014
 
 56.21%
2009
 
 76.50%
2004
 
 52.71%
2000
 
 54.69%
1995
 
 48.15%
1990
 
 63.86%
1985
 
 57.43%
1980
 
 46.48%
1977
 
 58.12%

Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2-member constituency in 1957.

List of members elected from Bhanjanagar constituency are:[6]

Year Member Party
2024[7] Pradyumna Kumar Nayak BJP
2019[8] Bikram Keshari Arukha BJD
2014[9]
2009[10]
2004
2000
1995 JD
1990 Ramakrushna Gouda
1985 Umakanta Mishra Indian National Congress
1980 Somanath Rath Indian National Congress (I)
1977 J.Subharao Prusty Janata Party
1974 Somanath Rath Indian National Congress
1971 Indian National Congress (R)
1967 Dinabandhu Behera Indian National Congress
1961 Maguni Charan Pradhan
1957[c] Suma Naik Communist Party of India
Govind Pradhan

Election results

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2024

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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 Pradyumna Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha by a margin of 16,324 votes.[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pradyumna Kumar Nayak 83,822 51.06
BJD Bikram Keshari Arukha 67,498 41.11
INC Prasanta Kumar Bisoyi 5,136 3.13
NOTA None of the above 1,941 1.18
Majority 16,324 9.95
Turnout 1,64,171 68.43
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak by a margin of 9,103 votes.[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bikram Keshari Arukha 76,879 48.56
BJP Pradyumna Kumar Nayak 67,776 42.81
INC Sanjay Kumar Tripathy 7,069 4.47
NOTA None of the above 1,441 0.91
Majority 9,103 5.75
Turnout 1,58,302 68.72
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binayak Tripathy by a margin of 31,730 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bikram Keshari Arukha 82,467 56.21 Decrease20.29
INC Binayak Tripathy 50,766 34.6 Increase20.11
BJP Pradeep Kumar Sahu 7,834 5.34 Increase0.08
NOTA None of the above 2,807 1.91
Majority 31,701 21.6
Turnout 1,46,711 69.87
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debi Prasad Bisoyi by 73,367 votes.[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bikram Keshari Arukha 90,515 76.50 −
INC Debi Prasad Bisoyi 17,148 14.49 −
BJP Shibananda Tripathy 6,228 5.26 −
Majority 73,367 62.01 −
Turnout 1,18,328 59.93 −
BJD hold

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ It was a 2 member constituency

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