Attabira
Attabira Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
Attabira (Sl. No.: 4) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district, Odisha.[1]
| Attabira (SC) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 4 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bargarh |
| LS constituency | Bargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 202,277 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
This constituency includes Attabira, Attabira block and Bheden block.[2][3] This constituency was created in 2009 in place of Melchhamunda constituency.[4]
Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation[5] and went for polls in 2009 election.
| Vote share of winning candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48.98% | |||
| 2014 | 44.92% | |||
| 2009 | 39.65% | |||
Since its formation in 1951, 6 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Attabira constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 2019 | Snehangini Chhuria[8] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Snehangini Chhuria | BJD | |
| 2009 | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | INC | |
| Constituency didn't exist | |||
| 1961 | Banamali Babu | INC | |
| Constituency didn't exist | |||
| 1951 | Bipin Bihari Das | INC | |
2024
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.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | ||||
| BJP | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | ||||
| INC | Abhishek Seth | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Milan Seth by a margin of 22,396 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 84,010 | 48.98 |  4.06 | |
| BJP | Milan Seth | 61614 | 35.92 | 14.15 | |
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahanand | 21511 | 12.54 |  15.94 | |
| BSP | Rabindra Megha | 1641 | 0.96 | 0.17 | |
| Paschimanchal Vikas Party | Laxman Kumar Bhoi | 1112 | 0.65 | 0.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1639 | 0.96 | - | |
| Majority | 22396 | 13.05 | |||
| Turnout | 171527 | 77.45 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda by a margin of 25,474 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 69,602 | 44.92 | 15.97 | |
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | 44,128 | 28.48 | 11.17 | |
| BJP | Milan Seth | 33,735 | 21.77 | 12.89 | |
| AAP | Upendra Seth | 2,521 | 1.62 | - | |
| BSP | Madhabi Dehuria | 1,233 | 0.79 | 2.37 | |
| LGGP | Arjun Nag | 790 | 0.50 | - | |
| AITC | Kumar Behera | 757 | 0.48 | - | |
| Paschimanchal Vikas Party | Chandramani Kumbhar | 668 | 0.43 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,509 | 0.97 | - | |
| Majority | 25,474 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,54,943 | 76.61 | 10.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,02,277 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by 13,329 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | 49,396 | 39.65 | - | |
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 36,067 | 28.95 | - | |
| Independent | Milan Seth | 16,308 | 13.09 | - | |
| BJP | Bipin Bhusagar | 11,066 | 8.88 | - | |
| BSP | Mukteswar Meher | 3,932 | 3.16 | - | |
| SP | Premraj Nial | 3,462 | 2.78 | - | |
| Independent | Chamar Mahananda | 1,226 | 0.98 | - | |
| Independent | Braja Mohan Kalet | 1,122 | 0.90 | - | |
| RPI(A) | Premananda Kanhar | 1,016 | 0.82 | - | |
| Majority | 13,329 | 10.70[lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,620 | 65.89 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
- "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
Constituency: Attabira (4) District : Bargarh
- "Delimitation Commission faces peoples wrath in Western Orissa". oneindia.in. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
deletion of Melchhamunda constituency and addition of Attabira as a new one
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- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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- "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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- "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.