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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Bhawanipatna}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bhawanipatana
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 80
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency|Kalahandi]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Sagar Charan Das]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,34,424{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Bhawanipatana''' (Odia: ଭବାନୀପାଟଣା) is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Bidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Kalahandi district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=80|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070621/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=80|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 April 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Bhawanipatna (80) District: Kalahandi|accessdate= 5 April 2014}}</ref> After 2008 Delimitation, [[Kesinga Assembly constituency]] was subsumed into this constituency.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Election Commission of India |url=http://archive.org/details/delimitation-2008 |title=2008 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India |date=2008-11-26}}</ref>

This constituency includes the district HQ town [[Bhawanipatna]], [[Kesinga]], 25 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Madiguda, Chahagaon, Karlapada, Chheliamal, Kalam, Karlaguda, Thuapadar, Dadpur, Deypur, Gudialipadar, Kamthana, Kuliamal, Gand-Barajhola, Medinipur, Seinpur, Palsijharan, Udepur, Matia, Borda, Kendupati, Gurujung, Borbhata, Dumuria, Artal and Palana) of Bhawanipatna block and 17GPs (Adhamunda, [[Balsi]], Boria, Chancher, Deogaon, Fatakmal, Gaigaon, Gokuleswar, Kandel, Kikia, Kundabandha, Laitara, Nasigaon, Pastikudi, Patharla, Sirol and Utkela) of Kesinga 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==

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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|37.39}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|38.00}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|43.36}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|36.47}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|49.24}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|55.91}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|23.94}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|49.33}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Janata Party}}|45.51}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|71.99}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.67}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1957. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.<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 Bhawanipatna constituency are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=List of Members of Odisha LEgislative Assembly (1951–2004) |access-date=2014-02-20 |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=2013-12-17 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Bhawanipatna Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/bhawanipatna.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 5 April 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Member<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bhawanipatna Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Bhawanipatna, Orissa |url=https://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/bhawanipatna.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Bhawanipatna Assembly Election Results 2024: Bhawanipatna Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/bhawanipatna-constituency-result-18080 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Sagar Charan Das]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019" />
|[[Pradipta Kumar Naik]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Anam Naik]]
|{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bhawanipatna Assembly Elections |url=https://www.oneindia.com/bhawanipatna-assembly-elections-od-80/ |website=www.oneindia.com}}</ref>
|Dusmanta Naik
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|rowspan=3|[[Pradipta Kumar Naik]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Ajit Das
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|[[Bhakta Charan Das]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|rowspan=2|Dayanidhi Naik
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|Jagamohan Nayak
|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|rowspan=2|Dayanidhi Naik
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Anchal Majhi
|-
|1957 (bypoll){{efn|Resignation of [[Pratap Keshari Deo]] on his election to Lok Sabha}}
|Chandra Sekhar Pradhan
|{{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad|rowspan=5}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|Karunakar Bhoi
|-
|[[Pratap Keshari Deo]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|Janardan Majhi
|-
|Jogesh Chandra Singh Deo
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th 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, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Sagar Charan Das]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Pradipta Kumar Naik]] by a margin of 13,741 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Bhawanipatna}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Sagar Charan Das]]
|votes = 67,085
|percentage = 37.39
|change = {{up}}15.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pradipta Kumar Naik]]
|votes = 53,344
|percentage = 29.73
|change = {{down}}8.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Latika Naik
|votes = 50,897
|percentage = 28.37
|change = {{down}}6.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,469
|percentage = 0.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,741
|percentage = 7.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,79,420
|percentage = 76.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bhartiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Pradipta Kumar Naik]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Dusmanta Naik by a margin of 4,684 votes.<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>

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]: Bhawanipatna<ref name="FP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC ) |url=http://ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase%201/Form%207%20A%20to%20English%28Phase-I%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pradipta Kumar Naik]]
|votes = 63,063
|percentage = 38.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=Dusmanta Naik|votes=58,379|percentage=35.00|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Sagar Charan Das]]|votes=35494|percentage=22.00|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,743|percentage=1.06|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=4,684|percentage=3.00|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,64,611|percentage=71.81|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Anam Naik]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Dusmanta Naik by a margin of 10,814 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin | title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]], Bhawanipatna}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Anam Naik]]
|votes = 54,825
|percentage = 43.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Dusmanta Naik
|votes = 44,011
|percentage = 34.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dayanidhi Naik
|votes = 32,449
|percentage = 25.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,083
|percentage = 0.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,814
|percentage = 8.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 149261
|percentage = 72.46
|change =
}}
{{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 Dusmanta Naik defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Pradipta Kumar Naik]] by a margin of 2,195 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin |title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]], Bhawanipatna<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 = Dusmanta Naik
|votes = 46,215
|percentage = 36.47
|change = {{down}}4.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Pradipta Kumar Naik
|votes = 44,020
|percentage = 34.73
|change = {{down}}14.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Jayanta Kumar Naik
|votes = 25,733
|percentage = 20.30
|change = new
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,195
|percentage = 1.73{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,26,809
|percentage = 64.33
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = 0.97{{efn|2004 Voter turnout was 63.36%}}
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kalahandi district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Kalahandi district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

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