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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Dharmasala}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Dharmasala
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 51
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Jajpur district|Jajpur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jajpur]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo]]
| party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,32,166{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Dharmasala''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Jajpur district]], [[Odisha]], India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=49|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301175240/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=49|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 March 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Dharmasala (51) District : Jajpur|accessdate= 1 March 2014}}</ref>

The area of this constituency includes Dharmasala block and 9 [[Gram panchayat|GP]]s (Odiso, Kalana, Singhpur, Sribantapur, Jabara, Nathuabar, Rahamba, Barabati and Rasulpur) of Rasulpur 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/partycomp26.htm|title= 26 - Dharamsala Assembly Constituency |work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 2 March 2014}}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Independent}}|42.88}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|58.61}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|68.6}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|58.25}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|56.65}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|47.82}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|48.91}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|59.48}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|48.59}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|28.68}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|53.18}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date. Dharmasala was a 2-member constituency for 1957.

List of members elected from Dharmasala 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><ref>{{cite web|title= Dharamsala Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/dharamsala.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 2 March 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dharmasala Assembly Election Results 2024: Dharmasala Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/dharmasala-constituency-result-18051 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo]]
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[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>
| rowspan="2" |[[Pranab Kumar Balabantaray]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=5|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
| rowspan="4" |[[Kalpataru Das]]
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Gurucharan Tikayat
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan="2" |Kangali Charan Panda
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Rabi Dash
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
| rowspan="2" |Banka Behari Das
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Paramananda Mohanty
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Gadadhar Dutta
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|Mayadhar Singh
|-
|Madan Mohan Patnaik
|-
|[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Paramananda Mohanty
|{{full party name with color|Socialist Party}}
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th 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, [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate [[Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pranab Kumar Balabantaray]] by a margin of 4,150 votes.<ref name=":0" />{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Dharmasala}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = [[Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo]]
|votes = 79,759
|percentage = 42.88
|change = {{up}}42.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=[[Pranab Kumar Balabantaray]]|votes=75,609|percentage=40.65|change={{down}}17.96}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Smruti Rekha Pahi|votes=15,926|percentage=8.56|change={{down}}19.56}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Kedaranath Sahu|votes=8,453|percentage=4.54|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kisan Panda|votes=2,947|percentage=1.58|change={{down}}9.17}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=666|percentage=0.36|change={{down}}0.07}}
{{Election box majority||votes=4,150|percentage=2.23|change={{down}}28.26}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,86,013|percentage=80.12|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Independent
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pranab Kumar Balabantaray]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Ramesh Chandra Parida by a margin of 52,739 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]: Dharmasala<ref name="Assembly Election 2019">{{cite web | title=Election Commission of India | website=Assembly Election 2019 | url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1851.htm?ac=51 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20190618095050/http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1851.htm?ac=51 | archive-date=2019-06-18 | access-date=2019-06-18 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="News18 2019 Dharmasala">{{cite web | title=Dharmasala Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Dharmasala Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News. | website=News18 | date=2019-04-29 | url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/dharmasala-election-result-s18a051/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20190618105010/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/dharmasala-election-result-s18a051/ | archive-date=2019-06-18 | access-date=2019-06-18 | url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pranab Kumar Balabantaray]]
|votes = 1,01,364
|percentage = 58.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ramesh Chandra Parida
|votes = 48,625
|percentage = 28.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Smruti Rekha Pahi
|votes = 18,588
|percentage = 10.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 736
|percentage = 0.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 52,739
|percentage = 30.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 172935
|percentage = 77.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pranab Kumar Balabantaray]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Srinath Mishra by a margin of 85,786 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|accessdate=19 August 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]], Dharmasala<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Dharmasala|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1851.htm?ac=51|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Dharmasala (51)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=51|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819212237/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=51|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 August 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=19 August 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pranab Kumar Balabantaray]]
|votes = 1,09,241
|percentage = 68.6
|change = 10.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Srinath Mishra
|votes = 23,455
|percentage = 14.73
|change = 17.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ramesh Chandra Parida
|votes = 19,940
|percentage = 12.52
|change = 8.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,185
|percentage = 0.74
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 85,786
|percentage = 53.87
|change = 28.24
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,59,251
|percentage = 82.25
|change = 8.16
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,93,608
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]], [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Kalpataru Das]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Kangali Charan Panda by a margin of 35,133 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=35133 |accessdate=1 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]], Dharmasala<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 = [[Kalpataru Das]]
|votes = 79,867
|percentage = 58.25
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kangali Charan Panda
|votes = 44,734
|percentage = 32.63
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ramesh Chandra Parida
|votes = 5,341
|percentage = 3.90
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 35,133
|percentage = 25.63{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,37,126
|percentage = 74.09
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

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

Dharmasala Assembly constituency - Revision history

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