Dharmagarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dharmagarh
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Kalahandi
Blocks Dharmgarh, Koksara, Kalampur, Jaipatana
Electorate 2,32,513 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created 1957
Party BJD
MLA Puspendra Singh Deo
Const. No. 79
Lok Sabha Constituencies Kalahandi

Dharmagarh (Sl. No.: 79) 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]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Rabindra Pattjoshi by a margin of 16,158 votes.[5]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rahasbihari Behera by a margin of 22,906 votes.[6]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [7]
2009
  
 35.83%
2004
  
 48.25%
2000
  
 42.44%
1995
  
 31.64%
1990
  
 54.66%
1985
  
 61.45%
1980
  
 51.80%
1977
  
 41.57%

Thirteen elections were held between 1957 and 2009. Elected members from the Dharmagarh constituency are:[8][9]

2014 Election Candidates

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dharamgarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AAP Bishnu Prasad Agrawal
AOP Shyam Sundar Panda
BJD Puspendra Singh Deo 59931
BJP Rabindra Pattjoshi 43773
BSP Sibaram Naik
INC Tushar Ranjan Pattjoshi
CPI Sushanta Kumar Naik
SP Dhanugopal
SKD Kuber Sahu
SAMO Digambar Duria
Kalinga Sena Akrur Prasad Sethia
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dharmagarh[11]
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[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,57,621 71.66 -
BJD hold Swing 7.14[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 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. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Dharmagarh (79) District: Kalahandi
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ http://elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/dharamgarh.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014. 22906
  7. ↑ "96 - Dharamgarh (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  8. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  9. ↑ "Dharamgarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Elections.in http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/dharamgarh.html. Retrieved 13 August 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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