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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Bhatli}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bhatli
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 5
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Northen Division
| district = [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bargarh]]
| established = 1952
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Irasis Acharya]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,32,280{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Bhatli''' 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 1952 as Sohella.<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=17 March 2024 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Election Commission of India |language=en-IN |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Extent of Assembly Constituencies ==

* Sohella Block
* Bhatli Block
* Ambabhona 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/partycomp126.htm|title= 126 - Bhatli 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|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|54.65}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|53.04}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|43}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|42.58}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|42.08}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|64.47}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|34.77}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|45.44}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.97}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|67.69}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|50.72}}
}}

Since its formation in 1952, 17 elections were held till date. In 1952, It was known as Sohella and was a 2 member constituency. From 1957, It came to known as Bhatli.

List of members elected from Bhatli 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=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
! colspan="4"| {{center|''As Sohella Constituency''}}
|-
| rowspan=2| [[1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election|1952]]{{efn|It was a 2 member Constituency}}
| Bhikari Sahu{{efn| representing Sohella}}
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bisi Bibhar{{efn| representing Sohella (ST)}}
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
! colspan="4"| {{center|''As Bhatli constituency''}}
|-
| [[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Natabar Banchhor
| {{full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| [[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|rowspan=2| Saraswati Pradhan
| {{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
| [[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| Kunja Bihari Naik
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (R)|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
| Mohan Nag
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| Bimbadhar Kuanr
| {{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| [[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|rowspan=2| Mohan Nag
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
| [[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
| Kumar Behera
| {{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
| [[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
| Mohan Nag
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|rowspan=2| Bimbadhar Kuanr
| {{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| [[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|-
| [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|rowspan=3| [[Susanta Singh]]
| {{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
| [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
| [[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><ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners">{{cite news |last1=Zee News |date=24 May 2019 |title=Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners |url=https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183944/https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archivedate=8 November 2022 |accessdate=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bhatli Assembly Election Results 2024: Bhatli Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/bhatli-constituency-result-18005 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Irasis Acharya]]
| {{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 Irasis Acharya defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Susanta Singh]] by a margin of 27,892 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Bhatli}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Irasis Acharya]]
|votes = 1,07,508
|percentage = 54.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Susanta Singh]]
|votes = 79,616
|percentage = 40.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Brahma Mahakud
|votes = 4614
|percentage = 2.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1229
|percentage = 0.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 27,892
|percentage = 14.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,96,714
|percentage = 84.69
|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 [[Susanta Singh]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Irasis Acharya]] by a margin of 23,232 votes.<ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Bhatli<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 = [[Susanta Singh]]
|votes = 98,666
|percentage = 53.04
|change = {{increase}}8.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Irasis Acharya]]
|votes = 75,434
|percentage = 40.55
|change = {{increase}}23.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Saroj Kumar Mahapatra
|votes = 8,375
|percentage = 4.5
|change = {{decrease}}1.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,367
|percentage = 0.73
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,232
|percentage = 12.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 186017
|percentage = 80.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Susanta Singh]] defeated Independent candidate Sushant Mishra by a margin of 37,581 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/bhatli-odisha-assembly-constituency#2014|title=Bhatli Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency|website=resultuniversity.com|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{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=2014-06-15|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>

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Bhatli<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 = [[Susanta Singh]]
|votes = 75,077
|percentage = 44.62
|change = {{increase}}2.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Sushant Mishra
|votes = 37,496
|percentage = 22.29
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sauri Charan Barik
|votes = 29,316
|percentage = 17.42
|change = {{increase}}5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Prakash Chandra Debta
|votes = 10,506
|percentage = 6.24
|change = {{decrease}}32.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1046
|percentage = 0.62
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 37,581
|percentage = 22.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,68,251
|percentage = 81.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 206590
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] [[Susanta Singh]] candidate defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Prakash Chandra Debata by 4,771 votes.<ref name=":2">{{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=4771 |accessdate=31 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title = [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Bhatli<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 = [[Susanta Singh]]
|votes = 60,502
|percentage = 42.58
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Prakash Chandra Debata
|votes = 55,725
|percentage = 39.22
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bimbadhar Kuanr
|votes = 17,075
|percentage = 12.02
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,771
|percentage = 3.36{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,42,114
|percentage = 74.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bargarh district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha}}
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[[Category:Bargarh district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Orissa]]

Bhatli Assembly constituency - Revision history

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