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Patnagarh Assembly constituency

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

Patnagarh
Constituency No. 67 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBalangir
LS constituencyBalangir
Established1951
Total electors2,51,089[2][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Patnagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[3]

This constituency includes Patnagarh, Patnagarh block, Belpara block and Khaprakhol block.[4][5]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[6]
2024
 
 41.64%
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:[7][8][9]

Year Member Party
1946 Nimai Charan Panigrahi Independent
1951 Arjun Das Ganatantra Parishad
Ganesh Ram Bariah
1957 Ainthu Sahoo Swatantra Party
Asharam Bhoi Ganatantra Parishad
1961 Ramesh Chandra Bhoi Swatantra Party
1967 Ainthu Sahoo
1971
1974
1977 Bibekananda Meher Janata Party
1980 Brajamohan Thakur Indian National Congress
1985 Sushil Kumar Prusty Indian National Congress
1990 Bibekananda Meher Janata Dal
1995 Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Bharatiya Janata Party
2000
2004
2009
2014
2019 Saroj Kumar Meher Biju Janata Dal
2024 Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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2024

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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.[10]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Patnagarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 93,823 41.64  3.68
BJD Saroj Kumar Meher 92,466 41.04  2.36
INC Anil Meher 26,549 11.78  3.14
NOTA None of the above 2,460 1.09  0.56
Majority 1,357 0.60  4.84
Turnout 2,25,308
BJP gain from BJD Swing

2019

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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.[11]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Saroj Kumar Meher 88,756 43.40  10.27
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 77,003 37.96  2.62
INC Ramesh Kumar Purohit 30,253 14.92  3.46
BSP Laba Suna 4,193 2.07  0.57
NOTA None of the above 3,347 1.65
Majority 11,028 5.44
Turnout 203779 72.74
BJD gain from BJP Swing

2014

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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.[13]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 74,372 40.58  0.27
BJD Prakriti Devi Singh Deo 60,719 33.13  5.03
INC Kishor Kumar Parichha 33,697 18.38  5.77
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

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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.[16]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Patnagarh[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo 63,996 40.31  15.47
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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Odisha Legislative Assembly". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Patnagarh (67) District : Bolangir{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  5. ^ Seats of Odisha
  6. ^ "108 - Patnagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "Patnagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ^ "member profile". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  11. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  12. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Odisha - Patnagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Patnagarh (67)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 19382
  17. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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