Birmaharajpur (SC) | |
State: | Odisha |
Constituency No: | 64 |
Type: | SLA |
Reservation: | SC |
District: | Subarnapur |
Loksabha Cons: | Bolangir |
Established: | 1951 |
Mla: | Raghunath Jagadala |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
Electors: | [1] |
Birmaharajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Binika NAC, Birmaharajpur block, Ullunda block and 13 GPs (Babupalli, Bankigirdi, Bausuni, Bhandar, Charda, Kaintara, Mahadevpalli, Meghala, Seledi, Shankara, Silati, Sindurpur and Singhijuba) of Binika block.[3] [4]
Since its formation in 1951, 14 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 2006.[5] The constituency didn't exist from 1957 to 1971.
Elected members from the Birmaharajpur constituency are:[6] [7]
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Raghunath Jagadala | ||
2019 | Padmanabh Behera[8] | ||
2014 | Padmanabh Behera | ||
2009 | Padmanabh Behera | ||
2004 | Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo | ||
2003 (Bypoll) | Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo | ||
2000 | Baishnaba Pradhan | ||
1995 | Rama Chandra Pradhan | ||
1990 | Rabinarayan Panigrahi | ||
1985 | Kartika Prasad Taria | ||
1980 | Hrushikesh Hota | ||
1977 | Surendra Pradhan | ||
1974 | Hrushikesh Hota | ||
1951 | Achutananda Mahakur | ||
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.[9]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghunath Jagdala by a margin of 13,057 votes.
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ananda Barik by a margin of 31,290 votes.[10]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes.[11]