Binjharpur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Binjharpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.[1]
| Binjharpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 48 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Jajpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jajpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,29,680[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
The area of this state legislature constituency includes Binjharpur block and 12 GPs (Biripata, Asanpur, Palatpur, Khannagar, Kamardihi, Nizampur, Duttapur, Bihari, Gramnandipur, Thalkudi, Kayan and Chasakhanda) of Dasarathpur block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections had been held till 2024. It was a 2-member constituency until 1952.
List of members elected from Binjharpur constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Pramila Mallik | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | |||
| 2014[9] | |||
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Arjun Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Pramila Mallik | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Naba Kishore Mallick | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Santanu Kumar Das | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Baishnab Charan Mallick | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Pabitra Mohan Jena | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Baishnab Charan Mallick | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1961 | Chittaranjan Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Banka Behari Das | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1951[c] | Naba Kishore Mallick | Indian National Congress | |
| Padmanava Roy | |||
Election Results
2024
Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Mallik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Babita Mallick by a margin of 2,856 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pramila Mallik | 74,185 | 48.84 |  6.34 | |
| BJP | Babita Mallick | 71,329 | 46.96 |  6.59 | |
| INC | Kanaklata Mallick | 4,392 | 2.89 | 0.02 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 947 | 0.62 | 0.01 | |
| Majority | 2,856 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,51,907 | 66.14 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Mallik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Babita Mallick by a margin of 11,226 votes.[8]
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Babita Mallick by a margin of 38,190 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pramila Mallik | 74,532 | 57.4 | 3.65 | |
| INC | Babita Mallick | 36,342 | 27.99 | 3.81 | |
| BJP | Deba Prasad Mallik | 15,358 | 11.83 | 10.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,085 | 0.84 | − | |
| Majority | 38,190 | 29.40 | 0.15 | ||
| Turnout | 1,29,857 | 68.38 | 7.87 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,89,901 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Babita Mallick by a margin of 31,861 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pramila Mallik | 66,507 | 61.05 | − | |
| INC | Babita Mallick | 34,646 | 31.80 | − | |
| BJP | Manas Ranjan Mallick | 4,159 | 3.82 | − | |
| Majority | 31,861 | 29.25[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,08,979 | 60.51 | − | ||
| BJD hold | |||||