Patnagarh Assembly constituency

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Patnagarh
Constituency No. 67 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBalangir
LS constituencyBalangir
Established1951
Total electors2,51,089[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

Patnagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]

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

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
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%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

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

Year Member Party
2024
2019 Saroj Kumar Meher[8] BJD
2014 Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo BJP
2009 Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo BJP
2004 Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo BJP
2000 Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo BJP
1995 Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo BJP
1990 Bibekananda Meher JD
1985 Sushil Kumar Prusty INC
1980 Brajamohan Thakur INC
1977 Bibekananda Meher JP
1974 Ainthu Sahoo SWA
1971 Ainthu Sahoo SWA
1967 Ainthu Sahoo SWA
1961 Ramesh Chandra Singh Bhoi SWA
1957 Asharam Bhoi AIGP
Ainthu Sahoo SWA
1951 Ganesh Ram Bariah AIGP
Arjun Das AIGP

Election results[edit]

2024[edit]

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.[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Patnagarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Saroj Kumar Meher
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
INC Anil Meher
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Meher defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo by a margin of 11,028 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh[10]
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 203779 72.74
BJD gain from BJP Swing

2014[edit]

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.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh[12][13]
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

2009[edit]

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.[14]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Patnagarh[15]
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. ^ "108 - Patnagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ "Patnagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Odisha - Patnagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Patnagarh (67)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 19382
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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