Dhamnagar Assembly constituency

Dhamnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[1]

Dhamnagar
Constituency No. 46 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBhadrak
LS constituencyBhadrak
Established1951
Total electors188,975
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2022

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 Sethi by a margin of 4,944 votes.[4]

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Das by a margin of 4,625 votes.

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates[5]
2022
49.09%
2019
48.47%
2014
47.98%
2009
43.57%
2004
48.55%
2000
35.03%
1995
42.69%
1990
56.21%
1985
50.00%
1980
61.23%
1977
54.21%

Elected members from the Dhamnagar constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2019 Bishnu Sethi[9] Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2022

Odisha Assembly by election, 2022: Dhamnagar[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suryabanshi Suraj 80351 49.09
BJD Abanti das 70470 43.09
Independent Rajendra das 8153 4.98
INC Harekrushna sethi 3533 2.18
Registered electors

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Das by a margin of 4,625 votes.[11]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhamnagar[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bishnu Charan Sethi 80,111 47.47
BJD Rajendra Das 75,486 45.67
INC Bidyadhar Jena 7,303 4.42
BSP Budhiram Samal 769 0.47
NOTA None 613 0.37
BJP gain from BJD

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Muktikanta Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 9,192 votes.[14]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhamnagar[15][16]
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

2009

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhamnagar[17]
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[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,24,930 66.11 -
BJD gain from BJP

Notes

  1. %of total valid votes

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 28 February 2014. Constituency: Dhamnagar (46) District : Bhadrak
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
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  5. "20 - Dhamnagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  8. Hindustan Times (6 November 2022). "In Odisha bypoll, BJP's Suryabanshi Suraj defeats BJD to retain Dhamnagar seat". Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  9. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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  12. "Odisha - Dhamnagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Dhamnagar (46)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  14. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  15. "Odisha - Dhamnagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  16. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Dhamnagar (46)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  17. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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