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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Birmaharajpur}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Birmaharajpur
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 64
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Northern Division
| district = [[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bolangir]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Raghunath Jagadala]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,16,088{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Birmaharajpur''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Subarnapur district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=64|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311105859/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=64|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 March 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Birmaharajpur (64) District : Subarnapur|accessdate= 1 March 2014}}</ref> After 2008 Delimitation, [[Binka 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 ''Binika NAC'', Birmaharajpur block, Ullunda block and 13 [[Gram panchayat|GP]]s (Babupalli, Bankigirdi, Bausuni, Bhandar, Charda, Kaintara, Mahadevpalli, Meghala, Seledi, Shankara, Silati, Sindurpur and Singhijuba) of Binika 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
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp114.htm|title= 114 - Birmaharajpur Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 10 March 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|48.19}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|39.07}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|46.01}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|48.67}}
{{bar percent|2003 (bypoll)|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|53.62}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|54.04}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|36.12}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|37.56}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|68.55}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|38.54}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|48.29}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|64.56}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 14 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/449-450.pdf|publisher=Govt. Of Odisha|accessdate=27 February 2014|page=450|year=2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The constituency didn't exist from [[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]] to [[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]].

Elected members from the Birmaharajpur 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) |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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Birmaharajpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/birmaharajpur.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 10 March 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Birmaharajpur Assembly Election Results 2024: Birmaharajpur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/birmaharajpur-constituency-result-18064 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Raghunath Jagadala]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[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>
| rowspan="3" |[[Padmanabha Behera]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=6|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| rowspan="2" |Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
|-
|2003 (Bypoll){{efn|Death of Baishnaba Pradhan}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|Baishnaba Pradhan
|-
||[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Rama Chandra Pradhan
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
||[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Rabinarayan Panigrahi
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
||[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Kartika Prasad Taria
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
||[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Hrushikesh Hota
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
||[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Surendra Pradhan
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
||[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|Hrushikesh Hota
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| colspan="4"| {{center|''1957-1971 : Constituency did not exist''}}
|-
||[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Achutananda Mahakur
|{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|}

== 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 [[Raghunath Jagadala]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Padmanabha Behera|Padmanabh Behera]] by a margin of 21,946 votes.<ref name=":0" />
{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Birmaharajpur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Raghunath Jagadala]]
|votes = 85,680
|percentage = 48.19
|change = {{increase}}16.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=[[Padmanabha Behera]]|votes=63,734|percentage=35.84|change={{decrease}}3.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Pradip Kumar Sethy|votes=22,576|percentage=12.7|change={{decrease}}11.71}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,559|percentage=0.88|change={{increase}}0.24}}
{{Election box majority||votes=21,946|percentage=12.35|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,77,809|percentage=82.29|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Padmanabha Behera]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Raghunath Jagadala|Raghunath Jagdala]] by a margin of 13,057 votes.<ref name="election2019" />{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Birmaharajpur<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 = [[Padmanabha Behera]]
|votes = 65,202
|percentage = 39.07
|change = {{decrease}}6.94
|Symbol =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Raghunath Jagadala]]
|votes = 52,145
|percentage = 31.25
|change = {{increase}}6.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Binod Patra
|votes = 40,735
|percentage = 24.41
|change = {{increase}}0.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,074
|percentage = 0.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,057
|percentage = 7.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,66,883
|percentage = 79.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Padmanabha Behera]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Ananda Barik by a margin of 31,290 votes.<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=8 June 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=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |
| title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Birmaharajpur<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Birmaharajpur|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1864.htm?ac=64|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Birmaharajpur (64)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=64|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140608104222/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=64|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 June 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Padmanabha Behera]]
|votes = 67,774
|percentage = 46.01
|change = {{decrease}}2.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ananda Barik
|votes = 36,484
|percentage = 24.77
|change = {{increase}}8.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kartik Prasad Taria
|votes = 34,589
|percentage = 23.48
|change = {{decrease}}8.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,201
|percentage = 1.49
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 31,290
|percentage = 21.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,47,305
|percentage = 79.66
|change = 7.14
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,84,923
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Padmanabha Behera]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 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=21401 |access-date=10 March 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=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Birmaharajpur <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 = [[Padmanabha Behera]]
|votes = 61,803
|percentage = 48.67
|change = {{down}}5.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Binod Patra|votes=40,402|percentage=31.82|change=''-''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Damayanti Barik|votes=20,075|percentage=15.81|change=''-''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=21,401|percentage=16.85{{efn|%of total valid votes}}|change=''-''}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,27,013|percentage=72.52|change=''-''}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

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

{{Subarnapur district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Subarnapur district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Birmaharajpur Assembly constituency - Revision history

DexterEdmonson0 at 19:24, 17 January 2026