Bargarh Assembly constituency

Bargarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district.[1] Area of this constituency includes Bargarh, Bargarh block and part of Barpali block.[2][3]

Bargarh
Constituency No. 3 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBargarh
LS constituencyBargarh
Established1951
Total electors198,554
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
46.34%
2019
46.48%
2014
40.67%
2009
40.38%
2004
42.10%
2000
63.43%
1995
49.34%
1990
64.85%
1985
54.21%
1980
60.00%
1977
55.42%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held during till date including one bypoll in 1998. It was 2 member constituency for 1957 elections.

List of members elected from Bargarh constituency are:[5]

Year Member Party
2024 Ashwini Kumar Sarangi BJP
2019 Debesh Acharya[6][7] BJD
2014
2009 Sadhu Nepak INC
2004 Ananda Acharya BJD
2000
1998 (bypoll)[a]
1995 Prasanna Acharya JD
1990
1985 Jadumani Pradhan INC
1980
1977 Nabin Kumar Pradhan JP
1974 SSP
1971 Chittaranjan Kar Congress (R)
1967 Bharat Chandra Hota Jana Congress
1961 Gananath Pradhan SSP
1957[b] Nikunja Bihari Singh AIGP
Mahananda Bahadur
1951 Tirthabasi Pradhan INC

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya by a margin of 4,772 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashwini Kumar Sarangi 77,766 46.34
BJD Debesh Acharya 72,994 43.5
INC Nipon Kumar Dash 10,272 6.12
NOTA None of the above 1187 0.71
Majority 4,772 2.84
Turnout 1,67,820
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi by a margin of 8,452 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Debesh Acharya 75,133 46.48  5.81
BJP Ashwini Kumar Sarangi 66,681 41.25  25.69
INC Nipon Kumar Dash 16,305 10.09  21.53
BSP Kaustuva Budhia 1,731 1.07  0.19
NOTA None of the above 1,790 1.11
Majority 8,452 5.22
Turnout 1,61,640 72.84
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak by a margin of 13,204 votes.[10]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Debesh Acharya 59,350 40.67  1.99
INC Sadhu Nepak 46,146 31.62  8.76
BJP Ashwini Kumar Sarangi 22,707 15.56  6.41
OJM Debabrata Mishra 10,699 7.33
AAP Arun Kumar Sahu 2,556 1.75
BSP Surendra Kumar Tandi 1,894 1.3
AITC Md. Nijamudin Saha 813 0.56
NOTA None of the above 1,754 1.2
Majority 13,204 9.05
Turnout 1,45,919 73.49 8.54
Registered electors 1,98,554
BJD gain from INC

2009

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In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananda Acharya by 1,969 votes.[13]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sadhu Nepak 46,762 40.38
BJD Ananda Acharya 44,793 38.68
BJP Sureswar Satapathy 10,594 9.15
Samajwadi_Jan_Parishad Lingaraj 8,459 7.31
BSP Pramod Luhura 2,513 2.17
SP Debendra Swain 1,340 1.16
SAMO Sanjukta Sika 1,330 1.15
Majority 1,969 1.70[c]
Turnout 1,16,825 64.95
INC gain from BJD

Notes

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  1. ^ Resignation of Prasanna Acharya on his election to Lok Sabha
  2. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  3. ^ %of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013. Constituency: Bargarh (3) District : Bargarh
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  4. ^ "127 - Bargarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  9. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Odisha - Bargarh". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bargarh (3)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 1969
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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