Jharigam Assembly constituency

Jharigam is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.[2]

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

Jharigam
Constituency No. 74 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictNabarangpur
LS constituencyNabarangpur
Established2009
Total electors1,92,205 [1][lower-alpha 1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Prakash Chandra Majhi
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

This constituency includes Jharigam block, Chandahandi block and 10 Gram panchayats (Badabharandi, Badakumari, Bhamini, Benora, Singisari, Bhandariguda, Chikalpadar, Hirapur, Karagam and Rajpur) of Umerkote block.[3][4]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates
2014
 
 41.99%
2009
 
 45.72%

Two elections held during 2009 and 2014. Elected members from the Jharigam constituency are:[5][6]

  • 2014: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)
  • 2009: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)
Year Member Party
2019 Prakash Chandra Majhi[7] Biju Janata Dal

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prakash Chandra Majhi 77881 44.58
INC Uldhar Majhi 46511 26.62
BJP Parsuram Majhi 39631 22.69
NOTA None of the above 5689 3.26
Independent Sunita Banjara 4984 2.85
Majority 31,370
Turnout
BJD gain from INC Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Uldhar Majhi by a margin of 11,196 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ramesh Chandra Majhi 65,254 41.99 -3.73
INC Uldhar Majhi 54,058 34.78 7.66
BJP Kumar Pujari 14,010 9.01 -2.03
AOP Shyam Sundar Majhi 7,591 4.88
OJM Jalandhar Majhi 5,004 3.22
NOTA None of the above 9,498 6.11
Majority 11,196 7.20 -11.4
Turnout 1,55,415 80.86 11.42
Registered electors 1,92,205
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jalandhar Majhi by a margin of 22,276 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ramesh Chandra Majhi 54,767 45.72 -
INC Jalandhar Majhi 32,491 27.12 -
BJP Sona Majhi 13,226 11.04 -
Independent Gopal Pujari 6,393 5.34 -
BSP Kadamb Pujari 5,535 4.62 -
SAMO Laxmi Santa 4,098 3.42 -
Kalinga Sena Hirasing Majhi 3,281 2.74 -
Majority 22,276 18.60[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,19,791 69.44 -
BJD win (new seat)

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes

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: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "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)
  6. "Jharigam Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  7. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. "Odisha - Jharigam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Jharigam (74)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  12. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 22276
  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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