Attabira Assembly constituency
Attabira (Sl. No.: 4) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district, Odisha.[1]
| Attabira (SC) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 4 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bargarh |
| LS constituency | Bargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 202,277 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Attabira, Attabira block and Bheden block.[2][3] This constituency was created in 2009 in place of Melchhamunda constituency.[4]
Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation[5] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
editSince its formation in 1951, 6 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Attabira constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | BJP | |
| 2019 | Snehangini Chhuria[8] | BJD | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2009 | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | INC | |
1967-2004 : Constituency did not exist
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| 1961 | Banamali Babu | INC | |
1957 : Constituency did not exist
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| 1951 | Bipin Bihari Das | INC | |
Election Results
edit2024
editVoting 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] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by a margin of 28,910 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | 99,487 | 55.17 | ||
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 70,577 | 39.14 | ||
| INC | Abhishek Seth | 6065 | 3.36 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1808 | 1 | ||
| Majority | 28,910 | 16.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,80,319 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
editIn 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Milan Seth by a margin of 22,396 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 84,010 | 48.98 |  4.06
| |
| BJP | Milan Seth | 61614 | 35.92 | 14.15
| |
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | 21511 | 12.54 |  15.94
| |
| BSP | Rabindra Megha | 1641 | 0.96 | 0.17
| |
| Paschimanchal Vikas Party | Laxman Kumar Bhoi | 1112 | 0.65 | 0.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1639 | 0.96 | − | |
| Majority | 22396 | 13.05 | |||
| Turnout | 171527 | 77.45 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
editIn 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda by a margin of 25,474 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 69,602 | 44.92 | 15.97
| |
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | 44,128 | 28.48 | 11.17
| |
| BJP | Milan Seth | 33,735 | 21.77 | 12.89
| |
| AAP | Upendra Seth | 2,521 | 1.62 | − | |
| BSP | Madhabi Dehuria | 1,233 | 0.79 | 2.37
| |
| LGGP | Arjun Nag | 790 | 0.50 | − | |
| AITC | Kumar Behera | 757 | 0.48 | − | |
| Paschimanchal Vikas Party | Chandramani Kumbhar | 668 | 0.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,509 | 0.97 | − | |
| Majority | 25,474 | 16.22 | |||
| Turnout | 1,54,943 | 76.61 | 10.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,02,277 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
editIn 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by 13,329 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | 49,396 | 39.65 | − | |
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 36,067 | 28.95 | − | |
| Independent | Milan Seth | 16,308 | 13.09 | − | |
| BJP | Bipin Bhusagar | 11,066 | 8.88 | − | |
| BSP | Mukteswar Meher | 3,932 | 3.16 | − | |
| SP | Premraj Nial | 3,462 | 2.78 | − | |
| Independent | Chamar Mahananda | 1,226 | 0.98 | − | |
| Independent | Braja Mohan Kalet | 1,122 | 0.90 | − | |
| RPI(A) | Premananda Kanhar | 1,016 | 0.82 | − | |
| Majority | 13,329 | 10.70[a] | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,620 | 65.89 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ % of total valid votes
References
edit- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
Constituency: Attabira (4) District : Bargarh
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- ^ "Seats of Odisha".
- ^ "Delimitation Commission faces peoples wrath in Western Orissa". oneindia.in. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
deletion of Melchhamunda constituency and addition of Attabira as a new one
- ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Attabira Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) Election Results 2014". Elections.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.