Birmaharajpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Birmaharajpur
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Subarnapur
Blocks Birmaharajpur, Ullunda, Binika
Electorate 1,84,923 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Binika
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party Biju Janata Dal
MLA Padmanabh Behera
Const. No. 64
Reserved for Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Balangir

Birmaharajpur (Sl. No.: 64) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.[2]

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

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 46.01%
2009
 
 48.67%
2004
 
 54.04%
2000
 
 36.12%
1995
 
 37.56%
1990
 
 68.55%
1985
 
 38.54%
1980
 
 48.29%
1977
 
 64.56%

Eleven elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including a by-election in 2003.[6] Elected members from the Birmaharajpur constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2014: (64): Padmanabh Behera (BJD)
  • 2009: (64): Padmanabh Behera (BJD)
  • 2004: (114): Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo (BJD)
  • 2003: (By-Poll): Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo (BJD)
  • 2000: (114): Baishnaba Padhan (BJD)
  • 1995: (114): Ram Chandra Pradhan (Congress)
  • 1990: (114): Rabirarayan Panigrahi (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (114): Kartika Prasad Taria (Congress)
  • 1980: (114): Hrushikesh Hota (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (114): Surendra Pradhan (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (114): Hrushikesh Hota (Congress)
  • 1951: (27): Achutananda Mahakur (Ganatantra Parishad)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ananda Barik by a margin of 31,290 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur[10][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
Ambedkarite Party of India Jyotirmoya Nag 1,992 1.35
AOP Bholanath Sagar 1,669 1.13
BSP Sadanand Mahanand 1,527 1.04 -0.65
Independent Ashraya Mahananda 1,069 0.73
NOTA None 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 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Padmanabh Behera 61,803 48.67 -5.37
INC Binod Patra 40,402 31.82 -
BJP Damayanti Barik 20,075 15.81 -
BSP Biranchi Nag 2,149 1.69 -
RPI(A) Bimala Naik 1,535 1.21 -
Indian Justice Party Karunakar Haripal 1,021 0.80 -
Majority 21,401 16.85[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,27,013 72.52 -
BJD hold

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 1 March 2014. Constituency: Birmaharajpur (64) District : Subarnapur
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "114 - Birmaharajpur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  8. ↑ "Birmaharajpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Odisha - Birmaharajpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Birmaharajpur (64)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014. 21401
  13. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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