Bahalda Assembly constituency explained

Bahalda
State:	Odisha
District:	Mayurbhanj
Loksabha Cons:	Mayurbhanj
Established:	1951
Electors:	1,27,993
Abolished:	2008
Reservation:	ST
Type:	SLA

Bahalda was a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, of the Mayurbhanj district, Odisha state in India.^[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 2008. It was subsumed by the Rairangpur Assembly constituency.^[2] It was reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.

Historical Extent

• 1973: Tiring and Bahalda police stations and Badmouda and Guhaldangiri grama panchayats in Gorumohisani police station in Bamanghaty subdivision.^[3]
• 1965: Bahalda and Tiring police stations in Bamanghaty subdivision.^[4]
• 1956: Bahalda and Tiring police stations in Bamanghaty sub-division.^{[5] [6]}
• 1951: Bahalda police station of Bamanghati sub-division.^{[1] [7]}

Elected Members

13 elections were held between 1951 and 2008.

List of elected members:^[8]

Year		Member	Party
2004	(3)	Prahallad Purti		JMM
2000	(3)	Laxman Soren		BJP
1995	(3)	Khelaram Mahali		JPP
1990	(3)	Khelaram Mahali		Independent
1985	(3)	Bhage Gobardhan		Janata
1980	(3)	Ramchandra Hansdah		INC(I)
1977	(3)	Sunaram Soren		Janata
1974	(3)	Sashibhusan Marandi		Independent
1971	(4)	Sashibhusan Marandi		Jharkhanda
1967	(4)	Sunaram Soren		J. Congress
1961	(137)	Sunaram Soren		Congress
1957	(99)	Surendramohan Hembram		Independent
1951	(47)	Sonaram Soren		Congress

Election results

1995

In the 1995 State election to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa, Bahalda had 22 candidates, holding the record for the highest number of contestants in a constituency for this election.^[9]

1951

Notes

• The 2011 Odisha Reference Annual^[8] mentions the 1957 elected MLA, Surendramohan Hembram as belonging to the Gana Parishad. This is inconsistent with the detailed Statistical Report by ECI, which mentions the same elected MLA, but as being an Independent politician.
• Similarly, the 2011 Odisha Reference Annual^[8] mentions the 1971 elected MLA, Sashibhusan Marndi as being an Independent politician. This is inconsistent with the detailed Statistical Report by ECI, which mentions the same elected MLA, but as belonging to the Jharkhand Party.

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951). 9.
2. Web site: The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008. 321.
3. Web site: S.O. 801(E) Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India . 31 December 1973. New Delhi . 2968.
4. Web site: S.O. 2916. Notification of the Delimitation Commission . New Delhi . 1965-09-16. 862.
5. Web site: The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 1956. 541.
6. Web site: The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 1961. 16.
7. Web site: S.R.O. 2827. Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India . 1954-08-30. New Delhi . 367.
8. Web site: Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf . 17 December 2013 .
9. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa . 4, 12, 18, 163 . Election Commission of India . August 16, 2018.