Birmaharajpur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
This constituency includes Binika NAC, Birmaharajpur block, Ullunda block and 13 GPs (Babupalli, Bankigirdi, Bausuni, Bhandar, Charda, Kaintara, Mahadevpalli, Meghala, Seledi, Shankara, Silati, Sindurpur and Singhijuba) of Binika block.
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1951, 14 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 2006. The constituency didn't exist from 1957 to 1971.
Elected members from the Birmaharajpur constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Raghunath Jagadala | BJP | |
| 2019 | Padmanabh Behera | BJD | |
| 2014 | Padmanabh Behera | BJD | |
| 2009 | Padmanabh Behera | BJD | |
| 2004 | Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo | BJD | |
| 2003 (Bypoll) | Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo | BJD | |
| 2000 | Baishnaba Pradhan | BJD | |
| 1995 | Rama Chandra Pradhan | INC | |
| 1990 | Rabinarayan Panigrahi | JD | |
| 1985 | Kartika Prasad Taria | INC | |
| 1980 | Hrushikesh Hota | INC | |
| 1977 | Surendra Pradhan | JP | |
| 1974 | Hrushikesh Hota | INC | |
1957-1971 : Constituency did not exist
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| 1951 | Achutananda Mahakur | AIGP | |
Election results
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Padmanabh Behera | 63734 | 35.84 |  3.23
| |
| BJP | Raghunath Jagdala | 85680 | 48.19 |  16.94
| |
| INC | Pradip Kumar Sethy | 22576 | 12.7 | 11.71
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1559 | 0.88 | 0.24
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| Majority | 21946 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghunath Jagdala by a margin of 13,057 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Padmanabha Behera | 65,202 | 39.07 | 6.94
| |
| BJP | Raghunath Jagadala | 52,145 | 31.25 | 6.48
| |
| INC | Binod Patra | 40,735 | 24.41 | 0.93
| |
| Independent | Ananda Barik | 3,043 | 1.82 | ||
| BSP | Brajendra Luha | 1,935 | 1.16 | 0.12
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,074 | 0.64 | ||
| Rest of the Candidates | 2,749 | 1.65 | |||
| Majority | 13,057 | 7.82 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ananda Barik by a margin of 31,290 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Padmanabha Behera | 67,774 | 46.01 | 2.66
| |
| BJP | Ananda Barik | 36,484 | 24.77 | 8.96
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| INC | Kartik Prasad Taria | 34,589 | 23.48 | 8.34
| |
| API | Jyotirmoya Nag | 1,992 | 1.35 | ||
| AOP | Bholanath Sagar | 1,669 | 1.13 | ||
| BSP | Sadanand Mahanand | 1,527 | 1.04 | 0.65
| |
| Independent | Ashraya Mahananda | 1,069 | 0.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,201 | 1.49 | − | |
| Majority | 31,290 | 21.24 | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,305 | 79.66 | 7.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,84,923 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Padmanabh Behera | 61,803 | 48.67 | −5.37 | |
| INC | Binod Patra | 40,402 | 31.82 | − | |
| BJP | Damayanti Barik | 20,075 | 15.81 | − | |
| BSP | Biranchi Nag | 2,149 | 1.69 | − | |
| RPI(A) | Bimala Naik | 1,535 | 1.21 | − | |
| IJP | Karunakar Haripal | 1,021 | 0.80 | − | |
| Majority | 21,401 | 16.85 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,27,013 | 72.52 | − | ||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes
References
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Constituency: Birmaharajpur (64) District : Subarnapur
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List Of Winning Candidates
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- ^ "Odisha - Birmaharajpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 June 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.