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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Patnagarh.

Patnagarh
Legislative Assembly of Odisha constituency
DistrictBalangir
BlocksPatnagarh, Belpara, Khaprakhol
Electorate2,51,089 [1][a]
Major settlementsPatnagarh
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLASaroj Kumar Meher
Const. No.67
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBalangir

Patnagarh (Sl. No.: 67) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Patnagarh, Patnagarh block, Belpara block and Khaprakhol block.[3][4]

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prakriti Devi Singh Deo by a margin of 19,382 votes.[5]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2019
 
 43.40%
2014
 
 40.58%
2009
 
 40.31%
2004
 
 55.78%
2000
 
 64.96%
1995
 
 62.21%
1990
 
 43.67%
1985
 
 43.05%
1980
 
 55.43%
1977
 
 55.91%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Patnagarh constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2019: (67): Saroj Kumar Meher (BJD)
  • 2014: (67): Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (BJP)
  • 2009: (67): Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (BJP)
  • 2004: (108): Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (BJP)
  • 2000: (108): Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (BJP)
  • 1995: (108): Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (BJP)
  • 1990: (108): Bibekananda Meher (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (108): Sushil Kumar Prushty (Congress)
  • 1980: (108): Brajamohan Thakur (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (108): Bibekananda Meher (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (108): Ainthu Sahoo (Swatantra Party)
  • 1971: (105): Ainthu Sahoo (Swatantra)
  • 1967: (105): Ainthu Sahoo (Swatantra)
  • 1961: (44): Sobhakar Bariha (Independent)
  • 1957: (31): Asharam Bhoi (Ganatantra Parishad) and Ainthu Sahoo (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (23): Arjun Das (Ganatantra Parishad) and Ganesh Ram Bariha (Ganatantra Parishad)

2019 Election result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Saroj Kumar Meher 88,756 43.40 Increase10.27
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 77,003 37.96 Decrease2.62
INC Ramesh Kumar Purohit 30,253 14.92 Decrease3.46
BSP Laba Suna 4,193 2.07 Increase0.57
NOTA None of the above 3,347 1.65
Majority 11,028 5.44
Turnout
BJD gain from BJP Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prakriti Devi Singh Deo by a margin of 13,653 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 74,372 40.58 Increase0.27
BJD Prakriti Devi Singh Deo 60,719 33.13 Increase5.03
INC Kishor Kumar Parichha 33,697 18.38 Decrease5.77
AAP Sunil Goel 5,588 3.05
BSP Jaya Sudan Bariha 2,742 1.5
Independent Purna Chandra Meher 1,553 0.85
Independent Mohan Sundar Meher 1,545 0.84
NOTA None of the above 3,079 1.68 −
Majority 13,653 7.45 −4.76
Turnout 1,83,295 73 5.58
Registered electors 2,51,089
BJP hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Patnagarh[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 63,996 40.31 Decrease15.47
BJD Prakriti Devi Singh Deo 44,614 28.10
INC Bebekananda Meher 38,350 24.15
SAMO Basanta Majhi 4,593 2.89 −
Kosal Kranti Dal Baidyanath Mishra 2,284 1.44 −
Independent Mohan Sundar Meher 1,787 1.13 −
Independent Jaya Sudan Bariha 1,761 1.11 −
RSP Ranjit Singh Babu 1,384 0.87 −
Majority 19,382 12.21[b] −
Turnout 1,58,826 67.42 −
BJP hold Swing -1.35 [c]

Notes

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ %of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 68.77%

References

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Patnagarh (67) District : Bolangir
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 19382
  6. ^ "108 - Patnagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Patnagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Odisha - Patnagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Patnagarh (67)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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