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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Athmallik}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Athmallik
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 63
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Northern Division
| district = [[Angul district|Angul]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sambalpur]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Nalini Kanta Pradhan]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,09,796{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Athmallik''' (Sl. No.: 63) is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Angul district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=63|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309183925/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=63|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 March 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Athmallik (63) District : Agul |accessdate= 5 March 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes [[Athmallik]], Athmallik block, [[Kishorenagar]] block and 9 [[Gram panchayat|GP]]s (Antulia, Saradhapur, Matiasahi, Manikajodi, Jagannathpur, Tainsi, Kothabhuin, Tikarpada and Purunakote) of Angul block.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf|title=Assembly Constituencies and their Extent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls|title=Seats of Odisha}}</ref>

==Elected members==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp115.htm|title= 115 - Athmallik Assembly Constituency|year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 9 March 2014}}</ref>
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|width=300px
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|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|52.35}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|53.56}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|44.85}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|48.46}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|45.77}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|59.77}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|47.64}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|53.84}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|48.06}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|60.32}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|50.48}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1955.<ref name="byElections1952-95">{{cite web |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls |title=Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise) |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>

List of members elected from Athmallik 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><ref>{{cite web|title= Athmallik Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/athmallik.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 9 March 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Athamallik Assembly Election Results 2024: Athamallik Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/athamallik-constituency-result-18063 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Nalini Kanta Pradhan]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=6|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>
|[[Ramesh Chandra Sai]]
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
| rowspan="2" |Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Athamallik Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/athamallik-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Nagendra Kumar Pradhan]]
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Amarnath Pradhan
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|[[Nagendra Kumar Pradhan]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Amarnath Pradhan
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Bhajaman Behera
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Balakrushna Patnaik
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|Bhajaman Behera
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Rajkishore Pradhan
|{{full party name with color|Utkal Congress}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Surendra Pradhan
|{{full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
| rowspan="2" |Khetra Mohan Panigrahi
|{{full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
|1955 (bypoll){{efn|Resignation of Dwitiya Roul}}
|Raja Kishore Chandra Deo
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Dwitiya Roul
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}
|}

==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 [[Nalini Kanta Pradhan]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 16,153 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Athmallik}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Nalini Kanta Pradhan]]
|votes = 93,957
|percentage = 52.35
|change = {{decrease}}1.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
|votes = 77,804
|percentage = 43.35
|change = {{increase}}19.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Himanshu Shekhar Chaulia
|votes = 5,126
|percentage = 2.86
|change = {{decrease}}16.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,631
|percentage = 0.91
|change = {{decrease}}0.15
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,153
|percentage = 9.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,79,491
|percentage = 85.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ramesh Chandra Sai]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Bhagirathi Pradhan by a margin of 47,184 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin|
| title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Athmallik <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=21 April 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ramesh Chandra Sai]]
|votes = 86,254
|percentage = 53.56
|change = {{increase}}8.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bhagirathi Pradhan
|votes = 39,070
|percentage = 24.26
|change = {{increase}}8.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bijayananda Chaulia
|votes = 30,925
|percentage = 19.20
|change = {{decrease}}11.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,717
|percentage = 1.06
|change = ''-''
|Symbol =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 47,184
|percentage = 28.59
|change = 14.73
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,65,035
|percentage = 79.56
|change = {{down}}0.13
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,01,661
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Surendra Kumar Pradhan by a margin of 19,533 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url= http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html |title= Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014 |work= leadtech.in |accessdate= 29 May 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html |archive-date= 2014-08-18 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=63|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140605133534/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=63|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 June 2014|publisher=Empowering India|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Athmallik <ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Athmallik|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1863.htm?ac=63|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Athmallik (63)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=63|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140605133534/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=63|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 June 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
|votes = 63,226
|percentage = 44.85
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Surendra Kumar Pradhan
|votes = 43,693
|percentage = 31.00
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bhagirathi Pradhan
|votes = 22,463
|percentage = 15.93
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,450
|percentage = 1.03
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,533
|percentage = 13.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,40,967
|percentage = 79.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,76,891
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Mousumi Pradhan by a margin of 18,981 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Athmallik<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 = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
|votes = 61,388
|percentage = 48.86
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mousumi Pradhan
|votes = 42,407
|percentage = 33.75
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bhagirathi Pradhan
|votes = 12,674
|percentage = 10.09
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,981
|percentage = 15.11{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,25,672
|percentage = 72.67
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

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

Athmallik Assembly constituency - Revision history

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