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Athagarh (Sl. No.: 89) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Athagad NAC, Athagarh Block, Tigiria Block and 6 Gram panchayats (Kakhadi, Sankarpur, Badasamantarapur, Mangarajpur, Mahisalanda and Brahmapur) of Tangi-Chowdwar Block.
Nearby villages & towns of Tigiria Nizigarh are Baliput, Baneswarpada, Bindhanima, Biriput, Godarabandha, Bhiruda, Godijharia, achalkot, Haridapasi, Sanapatna.
Tigiria is the smallest princely state in Odisha and famous for many historical reasons. Even though as per revenue department it is a village but all facilities available within just one square kilometre.There are 2 Government High schools, two colleges, one head post office, Court, Police station, hospital everything available here. Places of Tourist attraction like Ansupa Lake (12 km), Bhatarika Temple (21 km), Dhabaleswar Temple (25 km) are nearby Tigiria.
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 20 elections were held till date including 3 By elections in 1967, 1980 and 2012.[2]
List of members elected from Athagarh constituency are:[3]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[4] | Ranendra Pratap Swain | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2019[5] | |||
| 2014[6] | |||
| 2012 (bypoll)Template:Efn[7] | |||
| 2009 | Ramesh Jena | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2004 | Ranendra Pratap Swain | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Template:Full party name with color | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1980 (bypoll)Template:Efn[8] | Template:Full party name with color | ||
| 1980 | Rasananda Sahu | ||
| 1977 | Rasamanjari Devi | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1974 | Radhanath Rath | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 (bypoll)Template:Efn | |||
| 1967 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1961 | Achyutananda Das | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1957 | Radhanath Rath | ||
| 1951 | |||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[9] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Abhaya Kumar Barik by a margin of 3,584 votes.[4]
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2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Brajendra Kumar Ray by a margin of 57,995 votes.[5]
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2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bichitrananda Muduli by a margin of 68,487 votes.[6]
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2012 Bypoll
In 2012 by-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 47,390 votes.[7]
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2009
In 2009 election, Independent candidate Ramesh Rout defeated Independent candidate Bichitrananda Muduli by a margin of 30,351 votes.[10]
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Notes
References
- ↑ Orissa Assembly Election 2009.
- ↑ BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Athagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Athagarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday. India Today. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Athagarh Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency. resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Raja wins Athgarh by-poll. The New Indian Express(2012-05-16). Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ↑ Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024. ECI.
- ↑ Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin.
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