Dhamnagar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Dhamnagar is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Bhadrak district, Odisha, India. This constituency includes Dhamnagar block and 13 GPs (Paliabindha, Nayananda, Achak, Dolasahi, Guamal, Talapada, Kubera, Bilana, Baro, Bodak, Kanpada, Shyamsundarpur and Talagopabindha) of Tihidi block.[1][2]
| Dhamnagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 46 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Bhadrak |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhadrak |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,47,651[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1990 & 2022.
List of members elected from Dhamnagar constituency are:[4]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[5] | Suryabanshi Suraj | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 (bypoll)[c][6] | |||
| 2019[7] | Bishnu Charan Sethi | ||
| 2014[8] | Muktikanta Mandal | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[9] | Rajendra Kumar Das | ||
| 2004[10] | Manmohan Samal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Manas Ranjan Mallik | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Jagannath Rout | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 (bypoll)[d] | Manas Ranjan Mallik | Janata Dal | |
| 1990 | Hrudananda Mallick | ||
| 1985 | Jagannath Rout | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Hrudananda Mallick | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Satyabhama Dei | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1961 | Muralidhar Jena | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1951 | Nilamani Routray | ||
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][12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suryabanshi Suraj defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjay Kumar Das by a margin of 8,095 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suryabanshi Suraj | 90,555 | 50.31 | ||
| BJD | Sanjay Kumar Das | 82,460 | 45.81 | ||
| INC | Ranjan Kumar Behera | 5,732 | 3.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 361 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 8,095 | 4.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,79,992 | 72.68 | |||
| BJP gain from | |||||
2022 Bypoll
In 2022 bye-election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suryabanshi Suraj defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Abanti Das by a margin of 9,881 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suryabanshi Suraj | 80,351 | 49.09 | ||
| BJD | Abanti Das | 70,470 | 43.05 | ||
| Independent | Rajendra Kumar Das | 8,153 | 4.98 | ||
| INC | Harekrushna sethi | 3,533 | 2.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 649 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 9,881 | 6.04 | |||
| Turnout | 1,63,682 | 66.63 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das by a margin of 4,625 votes.[15]
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Muktikanta Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 9,192 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Muktikanta Mandal | 71,538 | 47.98 | 9.2 | |
| BJP | Bishnu Charan Sethi | 62,346 | 41.82 | 7.0 | |
| INC | Hrudananda Sethi | 12046 | 8.08 | −15.82 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 739 | 0.5 | − | |
| Majority | 9,192 | 6.16 | 2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,49,090 | 74.22 | 8.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,00,867 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 4,944 votes.[9]