Birmaharajpur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Birmaharajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.[1] After 2008 Delimitation, Binka Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[2]
| Birmaharajpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 64 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northern Division |
| District | Subarnapur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolangir |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,16,088[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Binika NAC, Birmaharajpur block, Ullunda block and 13 GPs (Babupalli, Bankigirdi, Bausuni, Bhandar, Charda, Kaintara, Mahadevpalli, Meghala, Seledi, Shankara, Silati, Sindurpur and Singhijuba) of Binika block.[3][4]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 14 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 2006.[6] The constituency didn't exist from 1957 to 1971.
Elected members from the Birmaharajpur constituency are:[7][8]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[9] | Raghunath Jagadala | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[10] | Padmanabha Behera | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[11] | |||
| 2009[12] | |||
| 2004 | Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo | ||
| 2003 (Bypoll)[c] | |||
| 2000 | Baishnaba Pradhan | ||
| 1995 | Rama Chandra Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Rabinarayan Panigrahi | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Kartika Prasad Taria | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Hrushikesh Hota | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Surendra Pradhan | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Hrushikesh Hota | Indian National Congress | |
1957-1971 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1951 | Achutananda Mahakur | Ganatantra Parishad | |
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.[13] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghunath Jagadala defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera by a margin of 21,946 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raghunath Jagadala | 85,680 | 48.19 |  16.94 | |
| BJD | Padmanabha Behera | 63,734 | 35.84 |  3.23 | |
| INC | Pradip Kumar Sethy | 22,576 | 12.7 | 11.71 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,559 | 0.88 | 0.24 | |
| Majority | 21,946 | 12.35 | |||
| Turnout | 1,77,809 | 82.29 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabha Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghunath Jagdala by a margin of 13,057 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Padmanabha Behera | 65,202 | 39.07 | 6.94 | |
| BJP | Raghunath Jagadala | 52,145 | 31.25 | 6.48 | |
| INC | Binod Patra | 40,735 | 24.41 | 0.93 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,074 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 13,057 | 7.82 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,883 | 79.83 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabha Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ananda Barik by a margin of 31,290 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Padmanabha Behera | 67,774 | 46.01 | 2.66 | |
| BJP | Ananda Barik | 36,484 | 24.77 | 8.96 | |
| INC | Kartik Prasad Taria | 34,589 | 23.48 | 8.34 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,201 | 1.49 | − | |
| Majority | 31,290 | 21.24 | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,305 | 79.66 | 7.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,84,923 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabha Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Padmanabha Behera | 61,803 | 48.67 | 5.37 | |
| INC | Binod Patra | 40,402 | 31.82 | − | |
| BJP | Damayanti Barik | 20,075 | 15.81 | − | |
| Majority | 21,401 | 16.85[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,27,013 | 72.52 | − | ||
| BJD hold | |||||