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Bhandaripokhari is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Bhandaripokhari block and Bonth block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1952, 15 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1991 & 1998. In 1952, it was known as Banth constituency. It was disestablished in 1956 and revived as Bhandaripokhari in 1974.
List of members elected from Bhandaripokhari constituency are:[4][5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1952 | Gokulananda Mohanty | Template:Full party name with color | |
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| 1974 | Bairagi Jena | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1977 | Kapil Charan Sethi | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1980 | Purusottam Sethi | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1985 | Panchanan Mandal | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1990 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1991 (bypoll)Template:Efn[7] | Prafulla Kumar Jena | ||
| 1995 | Arjun Charan Sethi | ||
| 1998 (bypoll)Template:Efn[8] | Kumar Shree Chiranjibi | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2000 | Ratha Das | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2004 | Ananta Sethi | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2009[9] | Prafulla Samal | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2014[10][11] | |||
| 2019[9] | |||
| 2024[12] | Sanjib Kumar Mallick | ||
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.[13] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjib Kumar Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 1,551 votes.[12]
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2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 8,859 votes.
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2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Subrat Kumar Das by a margin of 34,097 votes.[10]
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2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Samal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Badri Narayan Dhal by a margin of 20,410 votes.[9]
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Notes
References
- ↑ Orissa Assembly Election 2009.
- ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ↑ Seats of Odisha
- ↑ Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004).
- ↑ Bhandaripokhari Assembly Constituency, Orissa. Compare Infobase Limited.
- ↑ Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Bhandaripokhari 1991. IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ↑ IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Bhandaripokhari 1998. IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Bhandaripokhari Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency. resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014. Leadtech.in.
- ↑ Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Bhandaripokhari Assembly Election Results 2024: Bhandaripokhari Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday. India Today. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ↑ General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024. ECI.
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