Attabira Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Attabira is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State. It was established in 1951. Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election. This constituency was created in 2009 in place of Melchhamunda Assembly constituency.[1][2]
| Attabira | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 4 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northen Division |
| District | Bargarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,24,933[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Extent of Assembly Constituencies
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 6 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Attabira constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Nihar Ranjan Mahanand | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Snehangini Chhuria | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[6] | |||
| 2009[9] | Nihar Ranjan Mahanand | Indian National Congress | |
1967-2008 : See Melchhamunda | |||
| 1961 | Banamali Babu | Indian National Congress | |
1957-1960 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1951 | Bipin Bihari Das | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by a margin of 28,910 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nihar Ranjan Mahanand | 99,487 | 55.17 | ||
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 70,577 | 39.14 | ||
| INC | Abhishek Seth | 6065 | 3.36 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1808 | 1 | ||
| Majority | 28,910 | 16.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,80,319 | 80.17 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Milan Seth by a margin of 22,396 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 84,010 | 48.98 |  4.06 | |
| BJP | Milan Seth | 61614 | 35.92 | 14.15 | |
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahanand | 21511 | 12.54 |  15.94 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1639 | 0.96 | − | |
| Majority | 22396 | 13.05 | |||
| Turnout | 171527 | 77.45 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand by a margin of 25,474 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 69,602 | 44.92 | 15.97 | |
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahanand | 44,128 | 28.48 | 11.17 | |
| BJP | Milan Seth | 33,735 | 21.77 | 12.89 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,509 | 0.97 | − | |
| Majority | 25,474 | 16.22 | |||
| Turnout | 1,54,943 | 76.61 | 10.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,02,277 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by 13,329 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahanand | 49,396 | 39.65 | − | |
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 36,067 | 28.95 | − | |
| Independent | Milan Seth | 16,308 | 13.09 | − | |
| BJP | Bipin Bhusagar | 11,066 | 8.88 | − | |
| Majority | 13,329 | 10.70[c] | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,620 | 65.89 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||