Dharmagarh_(Odisha_Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)
Dharmagarh Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
Dharmagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.[2]
| Dharmagarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 79 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Kalahandi |
| LS constituency | Kalahandi |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 232,513[1][lower-alpha 1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
This constituency includes Dharmgarh block, Kalampur block, Koksara block, and 2 Gram panchayats (Bandigaon and Ranamal) of Jaipatana block.[3][4]
| Vote share of winning candidates[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 34.75% | |||
| 2014 | 32.76% | |||
| 2009 | 35.83% | |||
| 2004 | 48.25% | |||
| 2000 | 42.44% | |||
| 1995 | 31.64% | |||
| 1990 | 54.66% | |||
| 1985 | 61.45% | |||
| 1980 | 51.80% | |||
| 1977 | 41.57% | |||
Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from The Dharmagarh constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 2019 | Mousadhi Bag[8] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Puspendra Singh Deo[9] | BJD | |
| 2009 | Puspendra Singh Deo | BJD | |
| 2004 | Bira Sipka | BJD | |
| 2000 | Bira Sipka | BJD | |
| 1995 | Bira Sipka | JD | |
| 1990 | Bharat Bhusan Bemal | JD | |
| 1985 | Jugaram Behera | INC | |
| 1980 | Gajanan Nayak | INC | |
| 1977 | Gajanan Nayak | INC | |
| 1974 | Dayanidhi Naik | SWA | |
| 1971 | Lochan Dhangada Majhi | SWA | |
| 1967 | Lochan Dhangada Majhi | SWA | |
| 1961 | Mukunda Naik | SWA | |
| 1957[lower-alpha 2] | Janardan Majhi | AIGP | |
| Birakeshari Deo | AIGP | ||
2024
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[10]
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mousadhi Bag defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anant Pratap Deo by a margin of 16,098 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mousadhi Bag | 68,291 | 34.75 |  1.99 | |
| BJP | Anant Pratap Deo | 52,193 | 26.56 | 2.63 | |
| INC | Digambar Duria | 42,593 | 21.67 | 3.32 | |
| Independent | Rabindra Kumar Pattjoshi | 22,839 | 11.62 | ||
| BSP | Jubaraj Parabhoi | 1,926 | 0.98 |  0.30 | |
| HND | Ghasiram Nial | 1,631 | 0.83 | ||
| BMP | Nirmal Jal | 1,557 | 0.79 | ||
| API | Puspalata Chouhan | 1,634 | 0.83 | ||
| Independent | Bajrang Agarwal | 1,664 | 0.85 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,210 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 16,098 | 8.19 | |||
| Turnout | 196538 | 78.5 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Rabindra Pattjoshi by a margin of 16,158 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 59,931 | 32.76 | ||
| BJP | Rabindra Pattjoshi | 43,773 | 23.93 | ||
| INC | Tushar Ranjan Pattjoshi | 33,569 | 18.35 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3669 | 2.01 | ||
| Majority | 16,158 | 8.83 | |||
| Turnout | 182992 | 78.19 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rahasbihari Behera by a margin of 22,906 votes.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 56,470 | 35.83 | -12.42 | |
| INC | Rahasbihari Behera | 33,564 | 21.30 | -14.45 | |
| BJP | Janardan Panda | 31,573 | 20.03 | - | |
| SP | Surendra Kumar Pattjoshi | 18,834 | 11.95 | - | |
| BSP | Kalyani Naik | 4,393 | 2.79 | - | |
| SAMO | Hira Bag | 4,015 | 2.55 | - | |
| Independent | Subash Chandra Naik | 2,557 | 1.62 | - | |
| Kalinga Sena | Baikuntha Dhangdamajhi | 2,057 | 0.94 | - | |
| Independent | Bhubaneswar Durga | 1,452 | 0.92 | - | |
| Independent | Gobinda Chandra Rout | 1,432 | 0.91 | - | |
| Independent | Prahalad Agarwal | 1,265 | 0.80 | - | |
| Majority | 22,906 | 14.53[lower-alpha 3] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,57,621 | 71.66 | - | ||
| BJD hold | Swing | 7.14[lower-alpha 4] | |||
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Constituency: Dharmagarh (79) District: Kalahandi
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List Of Winning Candidates
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