Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Bhanjanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.[1] Following 2008 delimitation, Jaganathprasad Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[2]
| Bhanjanagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 123 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency in Ganjam district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Ganjam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kandhamal |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,39,901[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Area of this constituency includes 22 Gram panchayat (From 141 villages) and 2 blocks namely (Bhanjanagar block) Bhanjanagar, (Jagannathaprasad block) Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam.[3][4]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2-member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from Bhanjanagar constituency are:[6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | BJP | |
| 2019[8] | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | |
| 2014[9] | |||
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | JD | ||
| 1990 | Ramakrushna Gouda | ||
| 1985 | Umakanta Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Somanath Rath | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | J.Subharao Prusty | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Somanath Rath | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Indian National Congress (R) | ||
| 1967 | Dinabandhu Behera | Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | Maguni Charan Pradhan | ||
| 1957[c] | Suma Naik | Communist Party of India | |
| Govind Pradhan | |||
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.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha by a margin of 16,324 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | 83,822 | 51.06 | ||
| BJD | Bikram Keshari Arukha | 67,498 | 41.11 | ||
| INC | Prasanta Kumar Bisoyi | 5,136 | 3.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,941 | 1.18 | ||
| Majority | 16,324 | 9.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,64,171 | 68.43 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak by a margin of 9,103 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bikram Keshari Arukha | 76,879 | 48.56 | ||
| BJP | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | 67,776 | 42.81 | ||
| INC | Sanjay Kumar Tripathy | 7,069 | 4.47 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,441 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 9,103 | 5.75 | |||
| Turnout | 1,58,302 | 68.72 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binayak Tripathy by a margin of 31,730 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bikram Keshari Arukha | 82,467 | 56.21 |  20.29 | |
| INC | Binayak Tripathy | 50,766 | 34.6 |  20.11 | |
| BJP | Pradeep Kumar Sahu | 7,834 | 5.34 | 0.08 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,807 | 1.91 | ||
| Majority | 31,701 | 21.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,46,711 | 69.87 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debi Prasad Bisoyi by 73,367 votes.[10]