Bhawanipatna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Bhawanipatna
Constituency No. 80 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
DistrictKalahandi
LS constituencyKalahandi
Established1951
Total electors204,764[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Bhawanipatna is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Bhawanipatna, Kesinga, 25 Gram panchayats (Madiguda, Chahagaon, Karlapada, Chheliamal, Kalam, Karlaguda, Thuapadar, Dadpur, Deypur, Gudialipadar, Kamthana, Kuliamal, Gand-Barajhola, Medinipur, Seinpur, Palsijharan, Udepur, Matia, Borda, Kendupati, Gurujung, Borbhata, Dumuria, Artal and Palana) of Bhawanipatna block and 17GPs (Adhamunda, Balsi, Boria, Chancher, Deogaon, Fatakmal, Gaigaon, Gokuleswar, Kandel, Kikia, Kundabandha, Laitara, Nasigaon, Pastikudi, Patharla, Sirol and Utkela) of Kesinga block.[3][4]

In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sagar Charan Das won from this constituency.

Elected Members[]

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009
36.47%
2004
49.24%
2000
55.91%
1995
23.94%
1990
49.33%
1985
45.51%
1980
71.99%
1977
52.67%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one Bye election in 1957.[6] Elected members from the Bhawanipatna constituency are:[7][8]

Election Results[]

2019[]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bhawanipatna [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pradipta Kumar Naik 63,063 38.00 %
BJD Dusmanta Naik 58379 35.00 %
INC Sagar Charan Das 35494 22.00 %
BSP Mangal Pal 1657 1.00 %
API Chandra Mani Mahananda 1875 1.00 %
BMP Rishi Sudan Chhatrapal 1283 1.00 %
Independent Jugeswar Naik 1117 1.00 %
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
BJP gain from BJD Swing

2014[]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Bhawanipatna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Anam Naik
AAP Damayanti Mahanand
AOP Sarat Chandra Naik
BJP Dayanidhi Naik
BSP Chitrasen Chhatria
INC Dusmanta Naik
NCP Yudha Sunani
SP Lalu Nial
PVP Usha Nag
SKD Kaishab Bihari
API Baidya Nath Behera
OJM Manoj Naik
BMP Rishisudan Chhatrapal
SAMO Surya Narayan Kumar
Kalinga Sena Hemabanti Naik
SWJP Lingaraj Azad
Independent Baisnab Charan Naik
NOTA None of the above -
Registered electors

2009 Election[]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Bhawanipatna[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dusmanta Naik 46,215 36.47 -4.92
BJP Pradipta Kumar Naik 44,020 34.73 -14.51
BJD Jayanta Kumar Naik 25,733 20.30
BSP Khageswar Naik 2,975 2.35 -
Independent Anjali Mangaraj 2,754 2.17 -
SAMO Ramani Duria 2,302 1.82 -
SP Aswini Chandan 1,542 1.22 -
Kalinga Sena Hemanta Kumar Tandi 1,194 0.94 -
Majority 2,195 1.73[b] -
Turnout 1,26,809 64.33 -
INC gain from BJP Swing 0.97[c]

Notes[]

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ %of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 63.36%

References[]

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Bhawanipatna (80) District: Kalahandi
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "99 - Bhawanipatna (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "List of Members of Odisha LEgislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Bhawanipatna Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  9. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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