Pallahara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.[1]

Pallahara
Constituency No. 59 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictAngul
LS constituencyDhenkanal
Established1951
Total electors1,46,026[a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Ashok Mohanty
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

This constituency includes Pallahara block and 19 GPs (Balipasi, Kuluma, Rengali, Susuba, Arkil, Gandamula, Bajrakote, Hanumanpur, Dalaka, Karnapal, Parabil, Burukuna, Kulei, Deranga, Kakudia, Talapada, Biru, Hariharapur and Samal) of Kaniha block.[2][3]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2019
43.12%
2014
34.59%
2009
37.96%
2004
53.20%
2000
36.82%
1995
45.64%
1990
74.94%
1985
43.97%
1980
39.68%
1977
34.65%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held. It was a 2 member constituency in 1951.

List of members elected from Pallahara constituency are:[5][6]

Year Member[7] Party
1952 Mahesh Chandra Subahusingh Indian National Congress
Baidhar Naik
1957 Mrutyunjaya Pal Ganatantra Parishad
1961 Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Orissa Jana Congress
1967
1971 Narayan Sahu Indian National Congress (R)
1974 Indian National Congress
1977 Dharanidhar Pradhan Independent
1980 Bibhudhendra Pratap Das Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Nrushingha Charan Sahu Janata Dal
1995 Bibhudhendra Pratap Das Indian National Congress
2000 Dharmendra Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Nrushingha Charan Sahu Indian National Congress
2009 Ravi Narayan Pani Biju Janata Dal
2014 Mahesh Sahoo
2019 Mukesh Kumar Pal
2024 Ashok Mohanty Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Mukesh Kumar Bal
BJP Ashok Mohanty
INC Fakir Samal
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mukesh Kumar Pal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 6,214 votes.[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Mukesh Kumar Pal 59,350 43.12
BJP Ashok Mohanty 53136 38.61
INC Subrat Garnayak 12266 8.91
NOTA None of the above 1234 0.9
Majority 6214 451
Turnout 137640 80.94
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 5,294 votes.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Mahesh Sahoo 44,264 34.59
BJP Ashok Mohanty 38,970 30.46
INC Subodh Chandra Pani 18,487 14.45
Independent Manoj Kumar Sahu 13,037 10.19
Independent Sripati Sinko 2,948 2.3
Independent Sundeep Kumar Pradhan 1,980 1.55
API Bijaya Kumar Behera 1,136 0.89
OJM Maharga Singh 1,132 0.88
BSP Jambeswar Pattanaik 1,121 0.88
AOP Paramananda Behera 857 0.67
Independent Deepak Kumar Jena 835 0.65
SKD Golap Sahoo 759 0.59
Independent Motilal Chatamba 666 0.52
AAP Jugal Kishor Jit 631 0.49
NOTA None of the above 1135 0.89
Majority 5,294 41.37 36.31
Turnout 1,27,958 83.83 9.9
Registered electors 1,52,634
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan by a margin of 5,467 votes.[14]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rabi Narayan Pani 40,980 37.96
BJP Dharmendra Pradhan 35,513 32.90
INC Bibhudhendra Pratap Das 21,258 19.69
Independent Sripati Sinko 2,345 2.17
SP Abani Kumar Sahoo 1,867 1.73
BSP Paramananda Bilas 1,311 1.21
Independent Chittaranjan Pradhan 983 0.91
Independent Sanjaya Kumar Naik 768 0.71
Independent Birabar Behera 576 0.53
Independent Gayadhar Kisan 528 0.49
RPD Dulabh Behera 489 0.45
Independent Routara Naik 394 0.36
Kalinga Sena Ramesh Chandra Sahoo 373 0.35
Independent Manoj Kumar Nayak 301 0.28
Independent Bijay Kumar Pradhan 271 0.25
Majority 5,467 5.06[b]
Turnout 1,07,959 73.93
BJD gain from INC

Notes

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  1. ^ as of 2009 election
  2. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Pallahara (59) District : Angul{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "121 - Pallahara Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Pallahara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Pallahara Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Pallahara, Orissa". Elections in India.
  8. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  9. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 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 - Pallahara". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Pallahara (59)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5467
  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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