| Dharmasala | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Constituency No: | 51 |
| Type: | SLA |
| Mla: | Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo |
| Party: | Independent |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| District: | Jajpur |
| Loksabha Cons: | Jajpur |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Reservation: | None |
Dharmasala is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Dharmasala block and 9 GPs (Odiso, Kalana, Singhpur, Sribantapur, Jabara, Nathuabar, Rahamba, Barabati and Rasulpur) of Rasulpur block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1957.
List of members elected from Dharmasala constituency are:[4] [5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo | ||
| 2019 | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray[6] | ||
| 2014 | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray | ||
| 2009 | Kalpataru Das | ||
| 2004 | Kalpataru Das | ||
| 2000 | Kalpataru Das | ||
| 1995 | Kalpataru Das | ||
| 1990 | Gurucharan Tikayat | ||
| 1985 | Kangali Charan Panda | ||
| 1980 | Kangali Charan Panda | ||
| 1977 | Rabi Dash | ||
| 1974 | Banka Behari Das | ||
| 1971 | Banka Behari Das | ||
| 1967 | Paramananda Mohanty | ||
| 1961 | Gadadhar Dutta | ||
| 1957 | Mayadhar Singh | ||
| Madan Mohan Patnaik | |||
| 1951 | Paramananda Mohanty | ||
In 2024 election, Independent candidate Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray by a margin of 4,150 votes.
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Chandra Parida by a margin of 52,739 votes.
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Srinath Mishra by a margin of 85,786 votes.[7]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalpataru Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kangali Charan Panda by a margin of 35,133 votes.[8]