Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha
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Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Simulia
Bhandaripokhari
Bhadrak
Basudevpur
Dhamnagar
Chandabali
| Bhadrak (SC) OD-7 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Soro Simulia Bhandaripokhari Bhadrak Basudevpur Dhamnagar Chandabali |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 17,73,928[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly Segments
Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are:[1]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading
(in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Soro (SC) | Balasore | Madhab Dhada | BJD | BJP | ||
| 42 | Simulia | Padma Lochan Panda | BJP | ||||
| 43 | Bhandaripokhari | Bhadrak | Sanjib Kumar Mallick | BJD | BJD | ||
| 44 | Bhadrak | Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra | BJP | BJP | |||
| 45 | Basudevpur | Ashok Kumar Das | INC | ||||
| 46 | Dhamnagar (SC) | Suryabanshi Suraj | BJP | ||||
| 47 | Chandabali | Byomakesh Ray | BJD | BJD | |||
Elected members
Since its formation in 1962, 16 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Bhadrak constituency are
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[6] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Avimanyu Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjulata Mandal by a margin of 91,544 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Avimanyu Sethi | 573,319 | 44.19 |  4.68 | |
| BJD | Manjulata Mandal | 4,81,775 | 37.13 |  2.38 | |
| INC | Ananta Prasad Sethi | 2,21,874 | 17.10 | 0.12 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,478 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 91,544 | 7.06 | |||
| Turnout | 13,03,583 | 73.49 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjulata Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Avimanyu Sethi by a margin of 28,803 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Manjulata Mandal | 512,305 | 41.86 | 4.59 | |
| BJP | Avimanyu Sethi | 4,83,502 | 39.51 | 19.45 | |
| INC | Madhumita Sethi | 2,07,811 | 16.98 | 12.88 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,536 | 0.53 | ||
| BSP | Muralidhar Jena | 4,708 | 0.38 | ||
| AITC | Tilottama Jena | 3,327 | 0.27 | ||
| Majority | 28,803 | 2.35 | |||
| Turnout | 12,28,046 | 73.90 | |||
| BJD hold | Swing | 4.59 |
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2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arjun Charan Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sangram Keshari Jena by a margin of 1,79,359 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Arjun Charan Sethi | 502,338 | 46.45 | ||
| INC | Sangram Keshari Jena | 3,22,979 | 29.86 | ||
| BJP | Sarat Dash | 2,16,617 | 20.03 | ||
| CPI | Ramesh Chandra Jena | 11,930 | 1.10 | ||
| BSP | Arjun Charan Mallik | 7,607 | 0.70 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,750 | 0.62 | ||
| Majority | 1,79,359 | 16.59 | |||
| Turnout | 10,81,971 | 73.63 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arjun Charan Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ananta Prasad Sethi by a margin of 54,938 votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Arjun Charan Sethi | 416,808 | 30.37 | ||
| INC | Ananta Prasad Sethi | 361,870 | 26.37 | ||
| BJP | Ratha Das | 122,431 | 8.92 | ||
| Majority | 54,938 | 5.91 | |||
| Turnout | 9,29,162 | 67.71 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||