Bonai is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundargarh district, Odisha.[1] Area of this constituency includes Bonaigarh block, Gurundia block, Lahunipada block and Koida block.[2][3]

Bonai (ST)
Constituency No. 14 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictSundargarh
LS constituencySundargarh
Established1951
Total electors199,080
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party   CPI(M)
Elected year2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
43.45%
2019
34.67%
2014
23.98%
2009
23.97%
2004
40.17%
2000
43.53%
1995
25.17%
1990
44.96%
1985
28.95%
1980
34.91%
1977
49.64%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 1997.

List of members elected from Bonai constituency are:[5]

Year Member[6] Party
1951 Nilamani Singh Dandapat Ganatantra Parishad
1957 Arjun Naik
1961 Hemendra Prasad Mahapatra Swatantra Party
1967
1971
1974 Benudhar Naik Indian National Congress
1977 Hemanta Singh Dandapat Janata Party
1980 Basanta Singh Dandapat Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Jual Oram Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
1998^ Janardan Dehury Indian National Congress
2000 Dayanidhi Kisan Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Laxman Munda Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2009 Bhimsen Choudhury Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Laxman Munda Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2019
2024

Election results

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2024

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In 2024 election, Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Laxman Munda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhimsen Choudhury by 23,439 votes.

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election: Bonai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Laxman Munda 81,008 43.45  8.78
BJD Bhimsen Choudhury 57,569 30.88  3.17
BJP Sebati Nayak 30,067 16.13  5.42
NOTA None of the above 3126 1.68  0.12
Majority 23,439 12.57
Turnout 1,86,429
CPI(M) hold

2019

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In 2019 election Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Laxman Munda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranjit Kishan, by 12,030 votes.[7]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bonai[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Laxman Munda 59,939 34.67  10.69
BJD Ranjit Kishan 47,909 27.71  4.85
BJP Anil Kumar Barla 37,266 21.55  5.92
AAP Sapani Purty 2,119 1.23  0.51
Independent Dasarath Kishan 7,778 4.5
Independent Janardan Dehury 11,722 6.78
NOTA None of the above 2,699 1.56  0.77
Majority 12,030 6.94
Turnout 1,72,903
CPI(M) hold Swing

2014

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In 2014 election, Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Laxman Munda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dayanidhi Kisan by 1,818 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bonai[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Laxman Munda 39,125 23.98  2.65
BJD Dayanidhi Kisan 37,307 22.86
INC Bhimsen Choudhary 37,181 22.78  3.1
BJP Luthar Oram 25,766 15.79  8.18
JMM Patras Ekka 7,565 4.64  0.91
Independent Janardan Dehury 6,025 3.69
Independent Mahadev Bhumij 2,007 1.23
BSP Raghunath Oram 1,789 1.1  0.23
Independent Jaura Oram 1,450 0.89
AAP Chandramani Naik 1,170 0.72
NOTA None of the above 3,803 2.33
Majority 1,818 1.11
Turnout 1,63,188 81.97 13.06
Registered electors 1,99,080
CPI(M) gain from BJP

2009

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In 2009 election Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhimsen Choudhury, defeated Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Laxman Munda by 3,356 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bonai[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bhimsen Choudhury 30,495 23.97
CPI(M) Laxman Munda 27,139 21.33
INC Ranjit Kisan 25,046 19.68
Independent Dayanidhi Kisan 18,154 14.27
Independent Anil Kumar Barla 10,805 8.49
JMM Parna Lakra 7,057 5.55
Bharatiya Jana Shakti Mahendra Kisan 3,061 2.39
Independent Kuni Munda 2,235 1.76
BSP Raghunath Oram 1,692 1.33
SAMO Upendra Kumar Phatkar 1,578 1.24
Majority 3,356 2.64[a]
Turnout 1,27,319 68.91
BJP gain from CPI(M)

1961

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66-BONAI (ST) constituency, 1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA Mohapatra Hemendra Prasad 12,816 71.85%   28.76
INC Dandpat Hamanda Kumar Singh 2,870 15.58%   11.59
Jharkhand Party Munda Lucas 2,242 12.57% New
Registered electors 58,707  
Turnout 19,249 32.79  0.73
SWA gain from AIGP Swing   28.76


1957

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45-BONAI (ST) constituency, 1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIGP Arjun Naik (ST) 8,165 43.09%   24.8
INC Basant Kumar Dandpat (ST) 5,148 27.17%  7.4
Independent Prabhusahay Munda (ST) 3,760 19.84% New
Independent Rudra Kisan (ST) 1,875 9.90%  2.24
Registered electors 55,347  
Turnout 18,948 33.52%  0.13
AIGP hold Swing   24.8

1952

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39-BONAI (ST) constituency, 1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIGP Nilamani Singh Dandapat 12,544 67.89%
INC Balaram Mohapatra 3,653 19.77%
Independent Rudra Kissan 2,281 12.34%
Turnout 18,478 33.39%
Registered electors 55,347
AIGP win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ %of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014. Constituency: Bonai (14) District : Sundargarh{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  4. ^ "141 - Bonai Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  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. ^ "Bonai Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Bonai, Orissa". Elections in India.
  7. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Odisha - Bonai". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bonai (14)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014. 3356
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Orissa 1961". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Orissa 1957". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Orissa 1951". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018.

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