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Bhadrak Lok Sabha Constituency

Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Assembly Segments

Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are:

# Name District Member Party
41 Soro (SC) Balasore Madhab Dhada BJD
42 Simulia Padma Lochan Panda BJP
43 Bhandaripokhari Bhadrak Sanjib Kumar Mallick BJD
44 Bhadrak Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra BJP
45 Basudevpur Ashok Kumar Das INC
46 Dhamnagar (SC) Suryabanshi Suraj BJP
47 Chandabali Byomkesh Ray BJD

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
44.19%
2019
41.78%
2014
34.19%
2009
30.37%
2004
52.47%
1999
58.52%
1998
49.99%
1996
47.04%
1991
43.34%
1989
57.25%
1984
55.49%
1980
58.46%
1977
60.97%
1971
45.5%

Since its formation in 1962, 16 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Bhadrak constituency are

Year Member Party
1952 Kanhu Charan Jena Indian National Congress
1957
1962
1967 Dharanidhar Jena Swatantra Party
1971 Arjun Charan Sethi Indian National Congress
1977 Bairagi Jena Janata Party
1980 Arjun Charan Sethi Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Ananta Prasad Sethi Indian National Congress
1989 Mangaraj Mallik Janata Dal
1991 Arjun Charan Sethi
1996 Muralidhar Jena Indian National Congress
1998 Arjun Charan Sethi Biju Janata Dal
1999
2004
2009
2014
2019 Manju Lata Mandal
2024 Avimanyu Sethi Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Avimanyu Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjulata Mandal by a margin of 91,544 votes.

2024 Indian general election: Bhadrak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Avimanyu Sethi 573,319 44.19 Increase4.68
BJD Manjulata Mandal 4,81,775 37.13 Decrease2.38
INC Ananta Prasad Sethi 2,21,874 17.10 Increase0.12
NOTA None of the above 5,478 0.42
Majority 91,544 7.06
Turnout 12,97,377 73.23
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjulata Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Avimanyu Sethi by a margin of 28,803 votes.

2019 Indian general elections: Bhadrak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Manjulata Mandal 512,305 41.86 Decrease4.59
BJP Avimanyu Sethi 4,83,502 39.51 Increase19.45
INC Madhumita Sethi 2,07,811 16.98 Decrease12.88
NOTA None of the above 6,536 0.53
BSP Muralidhar Jena 4,708 0.38
AITC Tilottama Jena 3,327 0.27
Majority 28,803 2.35
Turnout 12,28,046 73.90
BJD hold Swing Decrease4.59

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arjun Charan Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sangram Keshari Jena by a margin of 1,79,359 votes.

2014 Indian general elections: Bhadrak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Arjun Charan Sethi 502,338 46.45
INC Sangram Keshari Jena 3,22,979 29.86
BJP Sarat Dash 2,16,617 20.03
CPI Ramesh Chandra Jena 11,930 1.10
BSP Arjun Charan Mallik 7,607 0.70
NOTA None of the above 6,750 0.62
Majority 1,79,359 16.59
Turnout 10,81,971 73.63
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arjun Charan Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ananta Prasad Sethi by a margin of 54,938 votes.

2009 Indian general elections: Bhadrak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Arjun Charan Sethi 416,808 30.37
INC Ananta Prasad Sethi 361,870 26.37
BJP Ratha Das 122,431 8.92
Majority 54,938 5.91
Turnout 9,29,162 67.71
BJD hold

Notes

References

  1. ^ "17 - Bhadrak Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency". Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  3. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-IV) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Odisha - Bhadrak". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

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