| Dhamnagar (SC) | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Constituency No: | 46 |
| Type: | SLA |
| District: | Bhadrak |
| Loksabha Cons: | Bhadrak |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Reservation: | SC |
| Incumbent Image: | Suryabanshi Suraj.jpg |
| Mla: | Suryabanshi Suraj |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Preceded By: | Bishnu Sethi |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
Dhamnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Dhamnagar block and 12 GPs (Paliabindha, Achak, Dolasahi, Guamal, Talapada, Kubera, Biliana, Baro, Bodak, Kanpada, Shyamsundarpur and Talagopabindha) of Tihidi block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1990 & 2022.
List of members elected from Dhamnagar constituency are:[4] [5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Suryabanshi Suraj | ||
| 2022 (bypoll) | Suryabanshi Suraj[6] | ||
| 2019 | Bishnu Charan Sethi[7] | ||
| 2014 | Muktikanta Mandal | ||
| 2009 | Rajendra Kumar Das | ||
| 2004 | Manmohan Samal | ||
| 2000 | Manas Ranjan Mallik | ||
| 1995 | Jagannath Rout | ||
| 1990 (bypoll) | Manas Ranjan Mallik | ||
| 1990 | Hrudananda Mallick | ||
| 1985 | Jagannath Rout | ||
| 1980 | Jagannath Rout | ||
| 1977 | Hrudananda Mallick | ||
| 1974 | Hrudananda Mallick | ||
| 1971 | Hrudananda Mallick | ||
| 1967 | Satyabhama Dei | ||
| 1961 | Muralidhar Jena | ||
| 1957 | Muralidhar Jena | ||
| 1951 | Nilamani Routray | ||
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8] [9]
In 2022 bye-election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suryabanshi Suraj defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Abanti Das by a margin of 9,881 votes.
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das by a margin of 4,625 votes.[10]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Muktikanta Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 9,192 votes.[11]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 4,944 votes.[12]