Padampur Assembly constituency
Constituency in Odisha, India
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Padampur is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State.[1] It was established in 1951.[2]
| Padampur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 1 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Padampur Assembly constituency in Bargarh district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northen Division |
| District | Bargarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,70,450[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Extent of Assembly Constituencies
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including 2 bypolls in 1952 & 2022. It was a 2-member constituency in 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Padampur constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Barsha Singh Bariha | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2022 (bypoll)[c][9] | |||
| 2019[10] | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | ||
| 2014[11] | Pradip Purohit | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009[12] | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | Satyabhusan Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Satyabhusan Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Bikramaditya Singh Bariha | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Krupasindhu Bhoi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Indian National Congress (R) | ||
| 1967 | Bikramaditya Singh Bariha | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1961 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957[d] | |||
| L. M. S. Bariha | Ganatantra Parishad | ||
| 1952 (Bypoll)[e] | Bikramaditya Singh Bariha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1952[f] | Aniruddha Mishra | Independent politician | |
| Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha | Indian National Congress | ||
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, Biju Janata Dal candidate Barsha Singh Bariha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gobardhan Bhoy by a margin of 10,993 votes.[8][14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Barsha Singh Bariha | 91,995 | 48.53 |  9.47 | |
| BJP | Gobardhan Bhoy | 81,002 | 38.33 |  0.82 | |
| INC | Tankadhar Sahu | 30,453 | 14.41 | 12.68 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,617 | 0.77 | 0.23 | |
| Majority | 10,993 | 10.20 | |||
| Turnout | 2,11,320 | 75.12 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2022 Bypoll
In the 2022 by-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Barsha Singh Bariha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit by a margin of 42,679 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Barsha Singh Bariha | 120,807 | 58.0 | 20.49 | |
| BJP | Pradip Purohit | 78,128 | 37.51 | 0.94 | |
| INC | Satyabhusan Sahu | 3,594 | 1.73 | 14.52 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,087 | 1.0 | 0.11 | |
| Majority | 42,679 | 20.49 | 17.65 | ||
| Turnout | 2,08,303 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit by a margin of 5,734 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | 83,299 | 41.29 | 4.90 | |
| BJP | Pradip Purohit | 77565 | 38.45 | 0.49 | |
| INC | Sataya Bhusan Sahu | 32787 | 16.25 | 1.36 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2234 | 1.11 | − | |
| Majority | 5734 | 2.84 | |||
| Turnout | 2,01,729 | 79.16 | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha by a margin of 4,513 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pradip Purohit | 68,942 | 38.94 | 19.66 | |
| BJD | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | 64,429 | 36.39 | 7.76 | |
| INC | Prakash Narayan Tripathy | 31,179 | 17.61 | 14.8 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,751 | 0.99 | − | |
| Majority | 4,513 | 2.55 | |||
| Turnout | 1,77,037 | 79.16 | 3.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,23,649 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Satyabhusan Sahu by 18,066 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | 67,913 | 44.15 | 4.58 | |
| INC | Satyabhusan Sahu | 49,847 | 32.41 | 18.86 | |
| BJP | Pradip Purohit | 29,651 | 19.28 | − | |
| Majority | 18,066 | 11.75 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,53,837 | 75.51 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | Swing | 1.42[g] | |||