Dhamnagar Assembly constituency
| Dhamnagar | |
|---|---|
| Odisha Legislative Assembly constituency | |
| District | Bhadrak |
| Blocks | Dhamnagar, Tihidi |
| Electorate | 1,88,975 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| MLA | Muktikanta Mandal |
| Const. No. | 46 |
| Reserved for | Scheduled Castes |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Bhadrak |
Dhamnagar (Sl. No.: 46) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Dhamnagar block and 12 GPs (Paliabindha, Achak, Dolasahi, Guamal, Talapada, Kubera, Biliana, Baro, Bodak, Kanpada, Shyamsundarpur and Talagopabindha) of Tihidi block. [2][3]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 4,944 votes.[4]
Elected Members
Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Dhamnagar constituency are: [6][7]
- 2014: (46): Muktikanta Mandal(BJD)
- 2009: (46): Rajendra Kumar Das (BJD)
- 2004: (20): Manmohan Samal (BJP)
- 2000: (20): Manas Ranjan Mallik (Independent)
- 1995: (20): Jagannath Rout (Congress)
- 1990: (20): Hrudananda Mallik (Janata Dal)
- 1985: (20): Jagannath Rout (Congress)
- 1980: (20): Jagannath Rout (Congress-I)
- 1977: (20): Hrudananda Mallick (Janata Party)
- 1974: (20): Hrudananda Mallick (Utkal Congress)
- 1971: (19): Hrudananda Mallick (Utkal Congress)
- 1967: (19): Satyabhama Dei (Orissa Jana Congress)
- 1961: (120): Muralidhar Jena (Congress)
- 1957: (85): Muralidhar Jena (Congress)
- 1951: (59): Nilamoni Routra (Congress)
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Muktikanta Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 9,192 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Muktikanta Mandal | 71,538 | 47.98 | 9.2 | |
| BJP | Bishnu Charan Sethi | 62,346 | 41.82 | 7.0 | |
| INC | Hrudananda Sethi | 12046 | 8.08 | -15.82 | |
| AOP | Premananda Mallick | 844 | 0.57 | ||
| AAP | Aruna Chandra Sethi | 671 | 0.45 | ||
| BSP | Ajay Malik | 638 | 0.43 | -0.31 | |
| OJM | Ganesh Prasad Das | 268 | 0.18 | ||
| NOTA | None | 739 | 0.5 | - | |
| Majority | 9,192 | 6.16 | 2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,49,090 | 74.22 | 8.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,00,867 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
Summary of results of the 2009 Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rajendra Kumar Das | 48,424 | 38.78 | - | |
| BJP | Bishnu Charan Sethi | 43,480 | 34.82 | - | |
| INC | Netrananda Mallick | 29,844 | 23.90 | - | |
| Independent | Indumati Malik | 941 | 0.75 | - | |
| BSP | Bidyadhar Mallick | 929 | 0.74 | - | |
| SAMO | Kalandi Malik | 843 | 0.68 | - | |
| Odisha Mukti Morcha | Dipak Gochhayat | 412 | 0.33 | - | |
| Majority | 4,944 | 3.96[a] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,24,930 | 66.11 | - | ||
Notes
- ^ %of total valid votes
References
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
Constituency: Dhamnagar (46) District : Bhadrak
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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- ^ "20 - Dhamnagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
- ^ "Dhamnagar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Dhamnagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Dhamnagar (46)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf