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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Athagarh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Athagarh
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 89
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Cuttack (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuttack]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Ranendra Pratap Swain]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,14,063{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Athagarh''' (Sl. No.: 89) is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Cuttack district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=89|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419214149/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=89|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 April 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Athagarh (89) District: Cuttack|accessdate= 14 April 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes Athagad NAC, Athagarh Block, Tigiria Block and 6 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Kakhadi, Sankarpur, Badasamantarapur, Mangarajpur, Mahisalanda and Brahmapur) of Tangi-Chowdwar Block.

Nearby villages & towns of Tigiria Nizigarh are Baliput, Baneswarpada, Bindhanima, Biriput, Godarabandha, Bhiruda, Godijharia, achalkot, Haridapasi, Sanapatna.

Tigiria is the smallest princely state in Odisha and famous for many historical reasons. Even though as per revenue department it is a village but all facilities available within just one square kilometre.There are 2 Government High schools, two colleges, one head post office, Court, Police station, hospital everything available here. Places of Tourist attraction like Ansupa Lake (12 km), Bhatarika Temple (21 km), Dhabaleswar Temple (25 km) are nearby Tigiria.

==Elected members==

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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp47.htm|title= 47 - Athagarh Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 19 March 2014}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|49.46}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|60.39}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|69.70}}
{{bar percent|2012 (bypoll)|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|65.88}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Independent}}|54.70}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|52.40}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|65.87}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|50.82}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|56.48}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|84.39}}
{{bar percent|1980 (bypoll)|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|79.85}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|59.68}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|44.60}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 20 elections were held till date including 3 By elections in 1967, 1980 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/449-450.pdf |accessdate=23 March 2014 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

List of members elected from Athagarh constituency are:<ref name="prevMLAs">{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) |access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
||[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Athagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Athagarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/athagarh-constituency-result-18089 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |[[Ranendra Pratap Swain]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=4|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |accessdate=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Athagarh Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/athagarh-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|-
|2012 (bypoll){{efn|Supreme Court had declared the Athagarh assembly election of 2009 null and void.}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2012-05-16 |title=Raja wins Athgarh by-poll |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2012/Mar/22/raja-wins-athgarh-by-poll-351282.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|Ramesh Jena
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Ranendra Pratap Swain]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
||[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Janata Dal}}
|-
||[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|-
||[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|1980 (bypoll){{efn|Resignation of Rasananda Sahu}}<ref name="byElections1952-95">{{cite web |title=Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise) |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls |access-date=22 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
||[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Rasananda Sahu
|-
||[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Rasamanjari Devi
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
||[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
| rowspan="3" |Radhanath Rath
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Independent}}
|-
||[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
|1967 (bypoll){{efn|Resignation of Pabitra Mohan Pradhan}}
|-
||[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
|{{full party name with color|Orissa Jana Congress}}
|-
||[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Achyutananda Das
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
||[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| rowspan="2" |Radhanath Rath
|-
||[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ranendra Pratap Swain]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Abhaya Kumar Barik by a margin of 3,584 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Athagarh}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ranendra Pratap Swain]]
|votes = 86,006
|percentage = 49.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Abhaya Kumar Barik
|votes = 82,422
|percentage = 47.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sudarshan Sahoo
|votes = 2,405
|percentage = 1.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 740
|percentage = 0.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,584
|percentage = 2.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,73,881
|percentage = 81.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ranendra Pratap Swain]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Brajendra Kumar Ray by a margin of 57,995 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin|
| title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Athagarh<ref name="TP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase3/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%283rd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=20 April 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ranendra Pratap Swain]]
|votes = 98,114
|percentage = 60.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Brajendra Kumar Ray
|votes = 40,119
|percentage = 24.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Uma Ballav Rath
|votes = 10,945
|percentage = 6.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 896
|percentage = 0.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 57,995
|percentage = 35.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,62,475
|percentage = 79.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ranendra Pratap Swain]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Bichitrananda Muduli by a margin of 68,487 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin |
| title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Athagarh<ref name=Candidate>{{cite web|title= Athagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/athagarh.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 18 March 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ranendra Pratap Swain]]
|votes = 1,02,605
|percentage = 69.70
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bichitrananda Muduli
|votes = 34,118
|percentage = 23.18
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biswa Sundar Mishra
|votes = 7,132
|percentage = 4.84
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,572
|percentage = 1.07
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 68,487
|percentage = 46.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,47,212
|percentage = 79.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2012 Bypoll ===
In 2012 by-election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ranendra Pratap Swain]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 47,390 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= 2012 Vidhan Sabha Bye-Election, Athagarh}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ranendra Pratap Swain]]
|votes = 87,604
|percentage = 65.88
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Suresh Mohapatra|votes=40,214|percentage=30.24|change=''-''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Bikram Das|votes=2,452|percentage=1.79|change=''-''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=47,390|percentage=35.64|change=''-''}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,25,949|percentage=72.26|change=''-''}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Independent politician
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate Ramesh Rout defeated [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate Bichitrananda Muduli by a margin of 30,351 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=30351 |accessdate=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=2013-05-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Athagarh<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Ramesh Rout
|votes = 68,881
|percentage = 54.70
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Bichitrananda Muduli
|votes = 43,371
|percentage = 34.44
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Subas Mohanty
|votes = 7,376
|percentage = 5.86
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Rama Narayan Mohanty
|votes = 3,355
|percentage = 2.66
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 25,590
|percentage = 20.32{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,25,949
|percentage = 72.26
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,74,301
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Independent politician
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cuttack district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Politics of Cuttack district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Athagarh Assembly constituency - Revision history

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