| Pallahara | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Odisha |
| District: | Angul |
| Constituency No: | 59 |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Loksabha Cons: | Dhenkanal |
| Reservation: | None |
| Mla: | Ashok Mohanty |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| Electors: | 1,46,026 |
Pallahara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Pallahara block and 19 GPs (Balipasi, Kuluma, Rengali, Susuba, Arkil, Gandamula, Bajrakote, Hanumanpur, Dalaka, Karnapal, Parabil, Burukuna, Kulei, Deranga, Kakudia, Talapada, Biru, Hariharapur and Samal) of Kaniha block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held. It was a 2 member constituency in 1951.
List of members elected from Pallahara constituency are:[4] [5]
| Year | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mahesh Chandra Subahusingh | ||
| Baidhar Naik | |||
| 1957 | Mrutyunjaya Pal | ||
| 1961 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Narayan Sahu | ||
| 1974 | |||
| 1977 | Dharanidhar Pradhan | ||
| 1980 | Bibhudhendra Pratap Das | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | ||
| 1995 | Bibhudhendra Pratap Das | ||
| 2000 | Dharmendra Pradhan | ||
| 2004 | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | ||
| 2009 | Ravi Narayan Pani | ||
| 2014 | Mahesh Sahoo | ||
| 2019 | Mukesh Kumar Pal | ||
| 2024 | Ashok Mohanty | ||
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[7]
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mukesh Kumar Pal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 6,214 votes.[8]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 5,294 votes.[9]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan by a margin of 5,467 votes.[10]