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Dharmagarh Assembly constituency

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

Dharmagarh
Constituency No. 79 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionSouthern Division
DistrictKalahandi
Lok Sabha constituencyKalahandi
Established1957
Total electors2,61,881[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Dharmagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha. After 2008 Delimitation, Koksara Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[1]

This constituency includes Dharmgarh block, Kalampur block, Koksara block, and 2 Gram panchayats (Bandigaon and Ranamal) of Jaipatana block.[2]

Elected members

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Vote share of winning candidates[3]
2024
 
 41.84%
2019
 
 34.75%
2014
 
 32.76%
2009
 
 35.83%
2004
 
 48.25%
2000
 
 42.44%
1995
 
 31.64%
1990
 
 54.66%
1985
 
 61.45%
1980
 
 51.80%
1977
 
 41.57%

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

Year Member[4] Party
2024[5] Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Mousadhi Bag[6] Biju Janata Dal
2014[7] Puspendra Singh Deo
2000
2004[8] Bira Sipka
2009[9]
1995 Janata Dal
1990 Bharat Bhusan Bemal
1985 Jugaram Behera Indian National Congress
1980 Gajanan Nayak
1977 Indian National Congress (I)
1974 Dayanidhi Naik Swatantra Party
1971 Lochan Dhangada Majhi
1967
1961 Mukunda Naik
1957[c] Janardan Majhi Ganatantra Parishad
Birakeshari Deo

Election results

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2024

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Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo by a margin of 18,927 votes.[5]

2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dharmagarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi 87,890 41.84 Increase15.28
BJD Puspendra Singh Deo 68,963 32.83 Decrease1.92
INC Rasmirekha Rout 41,269 19.65 Decrease2.02
BSP Tirtharaj Durga 2,167 1.03 Increase0.05
NOTA None of the above 2,105 1.00 Decrease0.12
Majority 18,927 9.01 Increase0.82
Turnout 2,10,054 80.21
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mousadhi Bag defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anant Pratap Deo by a margin of 16,098 votes.[6]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dharmagarh[11][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Mousadhi Bag 68,291 34.75 Increase1.99
BJP Anant Pratap Deo 52,193 26.56 Increase2.63
INC Digambar Duria 42,593 21.67 Increase3.32
NOTA None of the above 2,210 1.12
Majority 16,098 8.19
Turnout 1,96,538 78.5
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Rabindra Pattjoshi by a margin of 16,158 votes.[7]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dharmagarh[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Puspendra Singh Deo 59,931 32.76
BJP Rabindra Pattjoshi 43,773 23.93
INC Tushar Ranjan Pattjoshi 33,569 18.35
NOTA None of the above 3,669 2.01
Majority 16,158 8.83
Turnout 1,82,992 78.19
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rahasbihari Behera by a margin of 22,906 votes.[9]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Dharmagarh[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Puspendra Singh Deo 56,470 35.83 Decrease12.42
INC Rahasbihari Behera 33,564 21.30 Decrease14.45
BJP Janardan Panda 31,573 Increase20.03 −
Majority 22,906 14.53[d] −
Turnout 1,57,621 71.66 −
BJD hold Swing 7.14[e]

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  4. ^ %of total valid votes
  5. ^ 2004 voter turnout was 64.52%

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