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Dharmagarh Assembly constituency

Dharmagarh
Constituency No. 79 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKalahandi
LS constituencyKalahandi
Established1957
Total electors232,513[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Dharmagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Dharmgarh block, Kalampur block, Koksara block, and 2 Gram panchayats (Bandigaon and Ranamal) of Jaipatana block.[3][4]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
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.

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

Year Member Party
2024 Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi BJP
2019 Mousadhi Bag[8] BJD
2014 Puspendra Singh Deo[9] BJD
2009 Puspendra Singh Deo BJD
2004 Bira Sipka BJD
2000 Bira Sipka BJD
1995 Bira Sipka JD
1990 Bharat Bhusan Bemal JD
1985 Jugaram Behera INC
1980 Gajanan Nayak INC
1977 Gajanan Nayak INC
1974 Dayanidhi Naik SWA
1971 Lochan Dhangada Majhi SWA
1967 Lochan Dhangada Majhi SWA
1961 Mukunda Naik SWA
1957[b] Janardan Majhi AIGP
Birakeshari Deo AIGP

Election results

2024

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.

2024 Vidhan Sabha 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
AIFB Tankadhar Sabar 1,477 0.70 N/A
SP Santosh Kumar Bhoi 1,270 0.60 N/A
Independent Hemangini Hans 1,269 0.60 N/A
Independent Heramba Senapati 1156 0.55 N/A
Independent Soumya Ranjan Naik 891 0.42 N/A
Independent Rupadhar Naik 879 0.42 N/A
Independent Prahalad Agrawal 718 0.34 N/A
Majority 18,927 9.01 Increase0.82
Turnout 2,10,054
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dharmagarh[10]
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
Independent Rabindra Kumar Pattjoshi 22,839 11.62
BSP Jubaraj Parabhoi 1,926 0.98 Decrease0.30
HND Ghasiram Nial 1,631 0.83
BMP Nirmal Jal 1,557 0.79
API Puspalata Chouhan 1,634 0.83
Independent Bajrang Agarwal 1,664 0.85
NOTA None of the above 2,210 1.12
Majority 16,098 8.19
Turnout 196538 78.5
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Rabindra Pattjoshi by a margin of 16,158 votes.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dharmagarh
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 3669 2.01
Majority 16,158 8.83
Turnout 182992 78.19
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rahasbihari Behera by a margin of 22,906 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha election, Dharmagarh[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Puspendra Singh Deo 56,470 35.83 −12.42
INC Rahasbihari Behera 33,564 21.30 −14.45
BJP Janardan Panda 31,573 20.03
SP Surendra Kumar Pattjoshi 18,834 11.95
BSP Kalyani Naik 4,393 2.79
SAMO Hira Bag 4,015 2.55
Independent Subash Chandra Naik 2,557 1.62
Kalinga Sena Baikuntha Dhangdamajhi 2,057 0.94
Independent Bhubaneswar Durga 1,452 0.92
Independent Gobinda Chandra Rout 1,432 0.91
Independent Prahalad Agarwal 1,265 0.80
Majority 22,906 14.53[c]
Turnout 1,57,621 71.66
BJD hold Swing 7.14[d]

Notes

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  3. ^ %of total valid votes
  4. ^ 2004 voter turnout was 64.52%

References

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Dharmagarh (79) District: Kalahandi{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "96 - Dharamgarh (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Dharamgarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Dharamgarh Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Dharamgarh, Orissa". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Dharamgarh Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Dharamgarh, Orissa".
  12. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014. 22906
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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