Badasahi Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Badasahi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.[1]
| Badasahi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 32 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Mayurbhanj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Balasore |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 2,00,130[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Area of this constituency includes Betnoti block and 21 GPs (Badasahi, Balabhadrapur, Bhimda, Bireswarpur, Chandanpur, Chhelia (A), Deulia, Durgapur, Jogniugaon, Kendudiha, Kochilakhuntha, Madhapur, Mangovindpur, Manitri, Patisari, Paunsia, Salgaon, Sialighaty, Suhagpur, Talapada and Pratappur) of Badasahi block of Mayurbhanj district.[2][3]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[4] after subsuming Baisinga Assembly constituency and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected members
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Badasahi constituency is:[5]
| Election | Portrait | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | Sanatan Bijuli | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2019[7] | ||||
| 2014[7] | Ganeswar Patra | Biju Janata Dal | ||
| 2009[7] | Manoranjan Sethi | |||
Till 2009 : See Baisinga | ||||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanatan Bijuli defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Anusaya Patra by a margin of 11,119 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanatan Bijuli | 83,276 | 54.62 | ||
| BJD | Anusuya Patra | 45,889 | 30.1 | ||
| INC | Kshirod Chandra Patra | 18,738 | 12.29 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,908 | 1.25 | ||
| Majority | 37,387 | 24.52 | |||
| Turnout | 1,52,457 | 76.18 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanatan Bijuli defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Brundaban Das by a margin of 11,119 votes.[7]
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ganeswar Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jaminikanta Naik by a margin of 16,834 votes.[7]
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manoranjan Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Patra by a margin of 15,499 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Manoranjan Sethi | 48,382 | 45.27 | − | |
| INC | Ganeswar Patra | 32,883 | 30.77 | − | |
| Independent | Manas Ranjan Behera | 9,113 | 8.53 | − | |
| JMM | Kshirod Chandra Patra | 8,051 | 7.53 | − | |
| Majority | 15,499 | 14.50[e] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,06,878 | 71.25 | − | ||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||