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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Baliguda}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Baliguda
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 82
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency|Kandhamal]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Chakramani Kanhar]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 1,65,501{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Baliguda''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Kandhamal district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=82|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223011433/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=82|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 February 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Baliguda (82) District : Kandhamal |accessdate= 20 February 2014}}</ref>

Area of this constituency includes [[Baliguda]], Baliguda block, K. Nuagaon block, Kotagarh block and Tumudibandh block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

== Elected members ==
{{bar box
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp102.htm|title= 102 - Baliguda Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 27 March 2014}}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|35.88}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|39.23}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|37.25}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|33.11}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|35.42}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|36.38}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|37.40}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|53.46}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.43}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|44.80}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|47.23}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Baliguda 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=Baliguda Assembly Election Results 2024: Baliguda Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/baliguda-constituency-result-18082 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Chakramani Kanhar]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Baliguda Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/baliguda-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":2" />
|Rajib Patra
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":3" />
| rowspan="2" |Karendra Majhi
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|Surendra Kanhar
|-
||[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Sahura Mallick
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
||[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Bhagaban Kanhar
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
||[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Laxmi Kanta Mallik
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
||[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Sahura Mallick
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
||[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Sadananda Konhar
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
||[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|Sahura Mallick
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
||[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| rowspan="2" |Naresh Pradhan
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Swatantra Party}}
|-
||[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
||[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Dubura Podra
|-
||[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Lokanath Patra
|{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
||[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Jadab Padra
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
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.<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 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Chakramani Kanhar]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Upendra pradhan by a margin of 1,671 votes.<ref name=":0" />
{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]],Baliguda}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Chakramani Kanhar]]
|votes = 43,586
|percentage = 35.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Upendra Pradhan
|votes = 41,915
|percentage = 34.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kalpana Kanhar
|votes = 31,481
|percentage = 25.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,606
|percentage = 2.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,671
|percentage = 1.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,21,463
|percentage = 73.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Chakramani Kanhar]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Siman Mallick by a margin of 6,940 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin |title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Baliguda <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 = [[Chakramani Kanhar]]
|votes = 43,175
|percentage = 39.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Siman Mallick
|votes = 36,265
|percentage = 32.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Karendra Majhi
|votes = 25,217
|percentage = 22.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,486
|percentage = 1.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 6,940
|percentage = 6.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,10,070
|percentage = 70.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Rajib Patra defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Klesa Pradhan by a margin of 2,696 votes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|access-date=2 September 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|df=}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
| title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Baliguda<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Baliguda|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1882.htm?ac=82|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=2 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Baliguda (82)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=82|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140902171921/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=82|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 September 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=2 September 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Rajib Patra
|votes = 37,606
|percentage = 37.25
|change = {{up}}15.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Klesa Pradhan
|votes = 34,910
|percentage = 34.58
|change = {{up}}5.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Karendra Majhi
|votes = 18,103
|percentage = 17.93
|change = {{down}}15.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,856
|percentage = 1.84
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,696
|percentage = 2.67
|change = {{down}}1.42
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,00,944
|percentage = 73.59
|change = {{up}}7.0
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,37,163
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Karendra Majhi defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Sadananda Mallik by a margin of 11,193 votes.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |url-status=dead |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 |access-date=18 February 2014 |work=leadtech.in |quote=11193 |df=}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Baliguda<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 = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Karendra Majhi
|votes = 26,180
|percentage = 33.11
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sadananda Mallick
|votes = 22,943
|percentage = 29.02
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Dinesh Singh Pradhan
|votes = 16,980
|percentage = 21.48
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 3,237
|percentage = 4.09{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 79,079
|percentage = 66.59
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

== Notes ==

{{Notelist}}

== References ==

{{Reflist|2}}

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

Baliguda Assembly constituency - Revision history

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