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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Dabugam}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Dabugam
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 76
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Nabarangpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nabarangpur]]
| established = 1961
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Manohar Randhari]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,04,966{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Dabugam''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Nabarangpur district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=76|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318092352/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=76|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 March 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Dabugam (76) District: Nabrangpur|accessdate= 17 March 2014}}</ref> After 2008 Delimitation, [[Kodinga 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 Dabugam block, Papadahandi block and 14 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Atigam, Badagumuda, Balenga, Bankuli, M. Karagam, Butimajhisemla, Ekori, Kodinga, Kosagumuda, Majhidhanua, Motigam, Santoshpur, Taragam and Temara) of Kosagumuda 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/partycomp92.htm|title= 92 - Dabugam (ST) Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 18 March 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|44.95}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|44.43}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|41.72}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|37.30}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|46.91}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.02}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|45.38}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|72.29}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.13}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|43.52}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|47.75}}
}}

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Dabugam 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) |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><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title= Dabugam Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/dabugam.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 18 March 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Dabugam Assembly Election Results 2024: Dabugam Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/dabugam-constituency-result-18076 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Manohar Randhari]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[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/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":0" />
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhujabal Majhi]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|[[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]]
|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|[[Bhujabal Majhi]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
| rowspan="2" |Jadav Majhi
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Damburu Majhi
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Phulamani Santa
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="2" |Shyamghan Majhi
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|{{full party name with color|Utkal Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| rowspan="2" |Damburu Majhi
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Jagannath Tripathy
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

==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, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Manohar Randhari]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Lipika Majhi by a margin of 21,455 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Dabugam}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Manohar Randhari]]
|votes = 77,511
|percentage =44.95
|change = {{up}}0.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Lipika Majhi
|votes = 56,056
|percentage = 32.51
|change = {{down}}7.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Somnath Pujari
|votes = 34,318
|percentage = 19.90
|change = {{up}}9.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 4,543
|percentage = 2.63
|change = {{up}}0.33
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,455
|percentage = 12.44
|change = {{up}}7.98
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,72,428
|percentage = 84.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Manohar Randhari]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Bhujabal Majhi]] by a margin of 7,363 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin | title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Dabugam <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 = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Manohar Randhari]]
|votes = 73,264
|percentage = 44.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Bhujabal Majhi]]
|votes = 65,901
|percentage = 39.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Padman Nayak
|votes = 16394
|percentage = 9.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Manohar Randhari
|votes = 3,407
|percentage = 2.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,799
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,363
|percentage = 4.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,64,885
|percentage = 83
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Bhujabal Majhi]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Motiram Nayak by a margin of 6,097 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]: Dabugam<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 = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Bhujabal Majhi]]
|votes = 62,957
|percentage = 41.72
|change = {{up}}4.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Motiram Nayak
|votes = 56,860
|percentage = 37.68
|change = {{up}}6.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sasi Dhar Majhi
|votes = 10,853
|percentage = 7.19
|change = {{down}}11.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 4,696
|percentage = 3.11
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,097
|percentage = 4.04
|change = {{down}}2.11
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,50,912
|percentage = 85.42
|change = {{up}}13.11
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,76,666
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Bhujabal Majhi]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Motiram Nayak by a margin of 7,374 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=7374 |accessdate=17 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]], Dabugam<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 = [[Bhujabal Majhi]]
|votes = 44,723
|percentage = 37.30
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Motiram Nayak
|votes = 37,349
|percentage = 31.15
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mohan Majhi
|votes = 22,543
|percentage = 18.80
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samruddha Odisha
|candidate = Mangal Charan Naik
|votes = 9,773
|percentage = 8.15
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Bhaskar Majhi
|votes = 5,519
|percentage = 4.60
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,374
|percentage = 6.15{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,19,909
|percentage = 72.31
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
|swing = 5.88 {{efn|2004 Voter turnout was 66.43%}}
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Nabarangpur district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Nabarangpur district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1961]]
[[Category:1961 establishments in Orissa]]

Dabugam Assembly constituency - Revision history

Marinavan at 23:07, 15 April 2026