| Type: | SLA |
| Bargarh | |
| Constituency No: | 3 |
| State: | Odisha |
| District: | Bargarh |
| Loksabha Cons: | Bargarh |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Mla: | Ashwini Kumar Sarangi |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
Bargarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district.[1] Area of this constituency includes Bargarh, Bargarh block and part of Barpali block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held during till date including one bypoll in 1998. It was 2 member constituency for 1957 elections.
List of members elected from Bargarh constituency are:[4]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ashwini Kumar Sarangi | ||
| 2019 | Debesh Acharya[5] [6] | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2009 | Sadhu Nepak | ||
| 2004 | Ananda Acharya | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 1998 (bypoll) | |||
| 1995 | Prasanna Acharya | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Jadumani Pradhan | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1977 | Nabin Kumar Pradhan | ||
| 1974 | |||
| 1971 | Chittaranjan Kar | ||
| 1967 | Bharat Chandra Hota | ||
| 1961 | Gananath Pradhan | ||
| 1957 | Nikunja Bihari Singh | ||
| Mahananda Bahadur | |||
| 1951 | Tirthabasi Pradhan | ||
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya by a margin of 4,772 votes.
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi by a margin of 8,452 votes.
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak by a margin of 13,204 votes.[8]
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananda Acharya by 1,969 votes.[9]