| Padampur | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Constituency No: | 144 |
| Type: | SLA |
| Division: | Northern Division |
| District: | Bargarh |
| Loksabha Cons: | Bargarh |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Incumbent Image: | Barsha Singh Bariha.jpg |
| Mla: | Barsha Singh Bariha |
| Party: | Biju Janata Dal |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| Electors: | 2,08,303 |
Padampur is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Jharbandh, Paikmal and Padampur (Rajborasambar) block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including 2 bypolls in 1952 & 2022. It was a 2 member constituency in 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Padampur constituency are:[4] [5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Barsha Singh Bariha[6] | ||
| 2022 (Bypoll) | |||
| 2019 | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha[7] | ||
| 2014 | Pradip Purohit | ||
| 2009 | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | ||
| 2004 | Satyabhusan Sahu | ||
| 2000 | Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha | ||
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Satyabhusan Sahu | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1977 | Bikramaditya Singh Bariha | ||
| 1974 | Krupasindhu Bhoi | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Bikramaditya Singh Bariha | ||
| 1961 | |||
| 1957 | |||
| L. M. S. Bariha | |||
| 1952 (bypoll) | Bikramaditya Singh Bariha | ||
| 1952 | Aniruddha Mishra | ||
| Lal Ranjit Singh Bariha | |||
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.[8] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Barsha Singh Bariha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gobardhan Bhoy by a margin of 10,993 votes.
In the 2022 by-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Barsha Singh Bariha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit by a margin of 42,679 votes.
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit by a margin of 5,734 votes.
In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha by a margin of 4,513 votes.[9]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Satyabhusan Sahu by 18,066 votes.[10]