Bargarh (Lok Sabha Constituency)
This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India in 2002. Before 2008, some of the constituencies were in Deogarh.
Assembly Segments
Presently, Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises 7 legislative assembly segments, which are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padampur | Bargarh | Barsha Singh Bariha | BJD | |
| 2 | Bijepur | Sanat Kumar Gartia | BJP | ||
| 3 | Bargarh | Ashwini Kumar Sarangi | BJP | ||
| 4 | Attabira (SC) | Nihar Ranjan Mahanand | BJP | ||
| 5 | Bhatli | Irasis Acharya | BJP | ||
| 6 | Brajarajnagar | Jharsuguda | Suresh Pujari | BJP | |
| 7 | Jharsuguda | Tankadhar Tripathy | BJP | ||
Padampur, Bijepur, Bargarh and Bhatli legislative assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Sambalpur constituency.
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1951, 5 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Bargarh constituency are
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Ghanshyam Das Thirani | Independent | |
1956-2004 : Constituency did not exist
| |||
| 2009 | Sanjay Bhoi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Prabhas Kumar Singh | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019 | Suresh Pujari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Pradip Purohit | ||
Election Results
2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Parinita Mishra by a margin of 2,51,667 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pradip Purohit | 716,359 | 54.69 | ||
| BJD | Parinita Mishra | 4,64,692 | 35.48 | ||
| INC | Sanjay Bhoi | 93,551 | 7.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,541 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 2,51,667 | 19.21 | |||
| Turnout | 13,09,864 | 79.78 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 63,939 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Pujari | 581,245 | 46.58 | ||
| BJD | Prasanna Acharya | 5,17,306 | 41.45 | ||
| INC | Pradeep Kumar Debta | 1,09,417 | 8.77 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,167 | 1.14 | ||
| BSP | Kousika Suna | 11,056 | 0.89 | ||
| Majority | 63,939 | 5.13 | |||
| Turnout | 12,51,078 | 78.37 | −0.34 | ||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhas Kumar Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Subash Chouhan by a margin of 11,178 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Prabhas Kumar Singh | 383,230 | 34.11 | ||
| BJP | Subash Chouhan | 3,72,052 | 33.12 | ||
| INC | Sanjay Bhoi | 2,74,610 | 24.44 | ||
| PVP | Kulamani Urma | 26,216 | 2.33 | ||
| CPI | Ashok Bisi | 21,100 | 1.87 | ||
| AAP | Lingaraj | 15,672 | 1.39 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,500 | 1.29 | ||
| Majority | 11,178 | 0.99 | |||
| Turnout | 11,26,153 | 78.71 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sanjay Bhoi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Hamid Hussain by a margin of 98,444 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sanjay Bhoi | 397,375 | 43.20 | ||
| BJD | Dr. Hamid Hussain | 2,98,931 | 32.49 | ||
| BJP | Radharani Panda | 1,57,750 | 17.15 | ||
| BSP | Sunil Kumar Agrawal | 25,710 | 2.79 | ||
| Majority | 98,444 | 10.70 | |||
| Turnout | 9,19,625 | 69.65 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
- ^ as on 17/4/24
- ^ "Complete Result of Bargarh". indiatoday.in. indiatoday. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.