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Dhamnagar Assembly constituency

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Dhamnagar
Constituency No. 46 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionCentral Division
DistrictBhadrak
Lok Sabha constituencyBhadrak
Established1951
Total electors2,47,651[a][b]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Dhamnagar is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Bhadrak district, Odisha, India. This constituency includes Dhamnagar block and 13 GPs (Paliabindha, Nayananda, Achak, Dolasahi, Guamal, Talapada, Kubera, Bilana, Baro, Bodak, Kanpada, Shyamsundarpur and Talagopabindha) of Tihidi block.[1][2]

Elected members

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Vote share of winning candidates[3]
2024
50.31%
2022 (bypoll)
49.09%
2019
48.47%
2014
47.98%
2009
43.57%
2004
48.55%
2000
35.03%
1995
42.69%
1991 (bypoll)
56.20%
1990
56.21%
1985
50.00%
1980
61.23%
1977
54.21%

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1990 & 2022.

List of members elected from Dhamnagar constituency are:[4]

Election Name Party
2024[5] Suryabanshi Suraj Bharatiya Janata Party
2022 (bypoll)[c][6]
2019[7] Bishnu Charan Sethi
2014[8] Muktikanta Mandal Biju Janata Dal
2009[9] Rajendra Kumar Das
2004[10] Manmohan Samal Bharatiya Janata Party
2000 Manas Ranjan Mallik Independent politician
1995 Jagannath Rout Indian National Congress
1990 (bypoll)[d] Manas Ranjan Mallik Janata Dal
1990 Hrudananda Mallick
1985 Jagannath Rout Indian National Congress
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Hrudananda Mallick Janata Party
1974 Utkal Congress
1971
1967 Satyabhama Dei Orissa Jana Congress
1961 Muralidhar Jena Indian National Congress
1957
1951 Nilamani Routray

Election results

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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.[11][12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suryabanshi Suraj defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjay Kumar Das by a margin of 8,095 votes.[5]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhamnagar[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suryabanshi Suraj 90,555 50.31
BJD Sanjay Kumar Das 82,460 45.81
INC Ranjan Kumar Behera 5,732 3.18
NOTA None of the above 361 0.2
Majority 8,095 4.5
Turnout 1,79,992 72.68
BJP gain from

2022 Bypoll

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In 2022 bye-election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suryabanshi Suraj defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Abanti Das by a margin of 9,881 votes.[6]

Odisha Assembly by election, 2022: Dhamnagar[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suryabanshi Suraj 80,351 49.09
BJD Abanti Das 70,470 43.05
Independent Rajendra Kumar Das 8,153 4.98
INC Harekrushna sethi 3,533 2.18
NOTA None of the above 649 0.4
Majority 9,881 6.04
Turnout 1,63,682 66.63
BJP hold

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das by a margin of 4,625 votes.[15]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dhamnagar[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bishnu Charan Sethi 80,111 47.47
BJD Rajendra Kumar Das 75,486 45.67
INC Bidyadhar Jena 7,303 4.42
BSP Budhiram Samal 769 0.47
NOTA None 613 0.37
Majority 4,625 2.80
Turnout 1,65,272 71.93
BJP gain from BJD

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Muktikanta Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 9,192 votes.[8]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dhamnagar[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Muktikanta Mandal 71,538 47.98 9.2
BJP Bishnu Charan Sethi 62,346 41.82 7.0
INC Hrudananda Sethi 12046 8.08 −15.82
NOTA None of the above 739 0.5
Majority 9,192 6.16 2.2
Turnout 1,49,090 74.22 8.11
Registered electors 2,00,867
BJD hold

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 4,944 votes.[9]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Dhamnagar[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajendra Kumar Das 48,424 38.78
BJP Bishnu Charan Sethi 43,480 34.82
INC Netrananda Mallick 29,844 23.90
Majority 4,944 3.96[e]
Turnout 1,24,930 66.11
BJD gain from BJP

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ Death of Bishnu Sethi
  4. ^ Death of Hrudananda Mallick
  5. ^ %of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  2. ^ Seats of Odisha
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