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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its progressive town in heart of western Odisha |Attabira}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Attabira
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 4
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Northen Division
| district = [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bargarh]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,24,933{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Attabira''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Assembly]] [[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Bargarh district]] in [[Odisha]] [[States and union territories of India|State]]. It was established in 1951. Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]]. This constituency was created in 2009 in place of [[Melchhamunda Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Delimitation Commission faces peoples wrath in Western Orissa |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/05/26/delimitation-commission-faces-peoples-wrath-in-western-orissa-1148715926.html#infinite-scroll-1 |access-date=1 January 2014 |work=Oneindia |quote=deletion of Melchhamunda constituency and addition of Attabira as a new one}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317193120/https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |archive-date=2024-03-17 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Election Commission of India |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Extent of Assembly Constituencies ==

* Attabira Block
* Bheden Block.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assembly Constituencies and their Extent |url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seats of Odisha |url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls}}</ref>

==Elected members==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|55.17}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|48.98}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|44.92}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|39.65}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 6 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Attabira constituency are:<ref>{{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) |accessdate=February 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=December 17, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Attabira Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) Election Results 2014|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/attabira.html|publisher=Elections.in|accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| [[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
| Bipin Bihari Das
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
! colspan="4"| {{center|''1957-1960 : Constituency did not exist''}}
|-
| [[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
| Banamali Babu
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
! colspan="4"| {{center|''1967-2008 : See [[Melchhamunda Assembly constituency|Melchhamunda]]''}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":3" />
|[[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":0" />
|rowspan=2|[[Snehangini Chhuria]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Attabira 2019 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2019/orissa/attabira/6/43338/www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2019/orissa/attabira/6/43338/271 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Attabira Assembly Election Results 2024: Attabira Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/attabira-constituency-result-18004 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th 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, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Snehangini Chhuria]] by a margin of 28,910 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Attabira}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]]
|votes = 99,487
|percentage = 55.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Snehangini Chhuria]]
|votes = 70,577
|percentage = 39.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Abhishek Seth
|votes = 6065
|percentage = 3.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1808
|percentage = 1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28,910
|percentage = 16.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,80,319
|percentage = 80.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Milan Seth by a margin of 22,396 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Attabira<ref name="SP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase2/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%282nd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Snehangini Chhuria
|votes = 84010
|percentage = 48.98
|change = {{increase}}4.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Milan Seth
|votes = 61614
|percentage = 35.92
|change = {{increase}}14.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]]
|votes = 21511
|percentage = 12.54
|change = {{decrease}}15.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1639
|percentage = 0.96
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22396
|percentage = 13.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 171527
|percentage = 77.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Snehangini Chhuria]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]] by a margin of 25,474 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha election]]: Attabira<ref name=election2014>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3631-orissa-2014/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 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 = [[Snehangini Chhuria]]
|votes = 69,602
|percentage = 44.92
|change = {{increase}}15.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]]
|votes = 44,128
|percentage = 28.48
|change = {{decrease}}11.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Milan Seth
|votes = 33,735
|percentage = 21.77
|change = {{increase}}12.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,509
|percentage = 0.97
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 25,474
|percentage = 16.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,54,943
|percentage = 76.61
|change = 10.72
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,02,277
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Snehangini Chhuria]] by 13,329 votes.<ref name=":3">{{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=13329 |accessdate=1 January 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 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Attabira<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 = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Nihar Ranjan Mahanand]]
|votes = 49,396
|percentage = 39.65
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Snehangini Chhuria]]
|votes = 36,067
|percentage = 28.95
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Milan Seth
|votes = 16,308
|percentage = 13.09
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bipin Bhusagar
|votes = 11,066
|percentage = 8.88
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,329
|percentage = 10.70{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,24,620
|percentage = 65.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bargarh district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Bargarh district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2009]]

Attabira Assembly constituency - Revision history

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