Brahmagiri Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Brahmagiri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha, India.[1]
| Brahmagiri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 108 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Brahmagiri Assembly constituency in Puri district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central division |
| District | Puri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Puri |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,29,367[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Bramhagiri block, Krushnapraad block and 11 Gram panchayats (Kanheibidyadharpur, Gaudakera, Bijaya Ramachandrapur, Pratapramchandrapur, Biranarasinghapur, Birabalabhadrapur, Pratappurusottampur, Hantuka, Basudevpur, Kerandipur and Bhailipur) of Puri sadar block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Brahmagiri constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Upasna Mohapatra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | ||
| 2014[9] | Sanjay Kumar Das Burma | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | Ajaya Kumar Jena | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Gangadhar Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Ajaya Kumar Jena | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Sidheswar Panigrahi | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | Gopabandhu Patra | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Brajamohan Mohanty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | Gopabandhu Patra | ||
| 1957 | Padma Charan Samantasinghar | ||
| 1951 | Biswanath Parida | Independent politician | |
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Upasna Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Umakanta Samantaray by a margin of 9,830 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Upasna Mohapatra | 95,783 | 51.53 | ||
| BJD | Umakanta Samantaray | 85,953 | 46.25 | ||
| INC | Mitrabhanu Mohapatra | 1,910 | 1.03 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 395 | 0.21 | ||
| Majority | 9,830 | 5.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,862 | 81.03 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjay Kumar Das Burma by a margin of 2,130 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | 88,256 | 49.41 | ||
| BJD | Sanjay Kumar Das Burma | 86,126 | 48.22 | ||
| INC | Umakanta Baral | 2,504 | 1.40 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 760 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 2,130 | 1.19 | |||
| Turnout | 1,78,626 | 81.52 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjay Kumar Das Burma defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra by a margin of 1,341 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sanjay Kumar Das Burma | 78,675 | 48.67 |  0.1 | |
| INC | Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | 77,334 | 47.84 | 2.64 | |
| BJP | Debendranath Tarei | 3,277 | 2.03 |  2.36 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 546 | 0.34 | − | |
| Majority | 1,341 | 0.82 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,643 | 83.31 | 4.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,94,024 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjay Kumar Das Burma defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra by a margin of 4,886 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sanjay Kumar Das Burma | 70,533 | 48.57 | 2.3 | |
| INC | Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | 65,647 | 45.20 | 7.51 | |
| BJP | Amrut Kumar Jena | 6,382 | 4.39 | − | |
| Majority | 4,886 | 3.36[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,45,338 | 78.61 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||