Baliguda (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Baliguda
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Kandhamal
Blocks Baliguda, K. Nuagaon, Kotagarh, Tumudibandh
Electorate 1,18,756
Major settlements Baliguda
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party Biju Janata Dal
MLA Rajib Patra
Const. No. 82
Reserved for Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Kandhamal

Baliguda (Sl. No.: 82) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha.[1]

Area of this constituency include Baliguda, Baliguda block, K. Nuagaon block, Kotagarh block and Tumudibandh block. [2][3]

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Karendra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadananda Mallik by a margin of 11,193 votes.[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 37.25%
2009
  
 33.11%
2004
  
 35.42%
2000
  
 36.38%
1995
  
 37.40%
1990
  
 53.46%
1985
  
 58.43%
1980
  
 44.80%
1977
  
 47.23%

15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Baliguda constituency are: [6]

2014 Election Results

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajib Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Klesa Pradhan by a margin of 2,696 votes.[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Rajib Patra 37,606 37.25 15.77
INC Klesa Pradhan 34,910 34.58 5.56
BJP Karendra Majhi 18,103 17.93 -15.18
BSP Nabaghana Karjimajhi 2,718 2.69 0.24
AOP Dukhishyam Muthamajhi 1,582 1.57
Independent Debendra Kanhar 1,429 1.42
OJM Bijeswar Mallick 1,426 1.41
Independent Minati Mallick 1,314 1.3
NOTA None 1,856 1.84 -
Majority 2,696 2.67 -1.42
Turnout 1,00,944 73.59 7.0
Registered electors 1,37,163
BJD gain from BJP

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Karendra Majhi 26,180 33.11 -
INC Sadananda Mallick 22,943 29.02 -
BJD Dinesh Singh Pradhan 16,980 21.48 -
Independent Manoj Kumar Mallik 3,779 4.78 -
Independent Surada Pradhan 3,150 3.98 -
SP Ekara Sukamajhi 2,527 3.20 -
BSP Subrat Kumar Pradhan 1,940 2.45 -
Independent Dhaneswar Mallick 1,562 1.98 -
Majority 3,237 4.09[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 79,079 66.59 -

Notes

  1. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 20 February 2014. Constituency: Baliguda (82) District : Kandhamal
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 18 February 2014. 11193
  5. ↑ "102 - Baliguda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Odisha - Baliguda". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Baliguda (82)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  10. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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