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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Jharigam}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Jharigam
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 74
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Nabarangpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nabarangpur]]
| established = 2009
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Narsing Bhatra]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,17,126{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Jharigam''' is an [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] constituency in [[Nabarangpur district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=73|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009|work= empoweringindia.org|quote= Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur|accessdate= 17 March 2014|archive-date= 20 March 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140320203741/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=73|url-status= usurped}}</ref>

This constituency includes Jharigam block, [[Chandahandi]] block and 10 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Badabharandi, Badakumari, Bhamini, Benora, Singisari, Bhandariguda, Chikalpadar, Hirapur, Karagam and Rajpur) of [[Umerkote]] 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>

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delimitation 2008 |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/forms/int1.pdf |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]] |access-date=25 May 2024 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529075331/https://elections.tn.gov.in/Web/forms/int1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and went for polls in [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]].

==Elected members==

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|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|42.33}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|44.58}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|41.99}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|45.72}}
}}

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Jharigam 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>{{cite web|title= Jharigam Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/jharigam.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 21 March 2014}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jharigam Assembly Election Results 2024: Jharigam Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/jharigam-constituency-result-18074 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Narsing Bhatra]]
|{{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/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|[[Prakash Chandra Majhi]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
| rowspan="2" |[[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]]
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th 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 [[Narsing Bhatra]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi by a margin of 3,278 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Jharigam}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Narsing Bhatra
|votes = 76,748
|percentage = 42.33
|change = {{up}}19.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]]
|votes = 73,470
|percentage = 40.52
|change = {{down}}4.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Harabati Gond
|votes = 25,577
|percentage = 14.11
|change = {{down}}12.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 5,514
|percentage = 3.04
|change = {{down}}0.22
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,278
|percentage = 1.81
|change = {{down}}16.15
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,81,309
|percentage = 83.5
|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 [[Prakash Chandra Majhi]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Uldhar Majhi by a margin of 31,370 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin | title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Jharigam<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 = [[Prakash Chandra Majhi]]
|votes = 77,881
|percentage = 44.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Uldhar Majhi|votes=46,511|percentage=26.62|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Parsuram Majhi|votes=39,631|percentage=22.69|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=5,689|percentage=3.26|change=|Symbol=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=31,370|percentage=17.96|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,74,696|percentage=82.24|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Uldhar Majhi by a margin of 11,196 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=1 September 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]], Jharigam<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Jharigam|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1874.htm?ac=74|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140901131847/http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1874.htm?ac=74|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2014|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Jharigam (74) |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=74|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008183157/https://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=74|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 October 2023|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]]
|votes = 65,254
|percentage = 41.99
|change = {{down}}3.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Uldhar Majhi
|votes = 54,058
|percentage = 34.78
|change = {{up}}7.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kumar Pujari
|votes = 14,010
|percentage = 9.01
|change = {{down}}2.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 9,498
|percentage = 6.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,196
|percentage = 7.20
|change = {{down}}11.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,55,415
|percentage = 80.86
|change = {{up}}11.42
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,92,205
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Jalandhar Majhi by a margin of 22,276 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=22276 |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]], Jharigam<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 = [[Ramesh Chandra Majhi]]
|votes = 54,767
|percentage = 45.72
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Jalandhar Majhi
|votes = 32,491
|percentage = 27.12
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sona Majhi
|votes = 13,226
|percentage = 11.04
|change = ''-''
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,276
|percentage = 18.60{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,19,791
|percentage = 69.44
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{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:2009 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2009]]

Jharigam Assembly constituency - Revision history

MargueriteMcEwan at 19:38, 19 April 2026