Jharigam Assembly constituency
Jharigam (ST) | |
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Constituency No. 74 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
District | Nabarangpur |
LS constituency | Nabarangpur |
Established | 2009 |
Total electors | 1,92,205[1][a] |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Narsing Bhatra | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
Jharigam is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Jharigam block, Chandahandi block and 10 Gram panchayats (Badabharandi, Badakumari, Bhamini, Benora, Singisari, Bhandariguda, Chikalpadar, Hirapur, Karagam and Rajpur) of Umerkote block.[3][4]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[5] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
[edit]Vote share of winning candidates | ||||
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2019 | 42.33% | |||
2019 | 44.58% | |||
2014 | 41.99% | |||
2009 | 45.72% |
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Jharigam constituency are:[6][7]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Narsing Bhatra | BJP | |
2019 | Prakash Chandra Majhi[8] | BJD | |
2014 | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | BJD | |
2009 | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | BJD |
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Narsing Bhatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi by a margin of 3,278 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Narsing Bhatra | 76,748 | 42.33 | ![]() | |
BJD | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | 73,470 | 40.52 | ![]() | |
INC | Harabati Gond | 25,577 | 14.11 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 5,514 | 3.04 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,278 | 1.81 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,81,309 | ||||
BJP gain from BJD |
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prakash Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Uldhar Majhi by a margin of 31,370 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Prakash Chandra Majhi | 77,881 | 44.58 | ||
INC | Uldhar Majhi | 46511 | 26.62 | ||
BJP | Parsuram Majhi | 39631 | 22.69 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 5689 | 3.26 | ||
Independent | Sunita Banjara | 4984 | 2.85 | ||
Majority | 31,370 | 17.96 | |||
Turnout | 174696 | 82.24 | |||
BJD hold |
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Uldhar Majhi by a margin of 11,196 votes.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | 65,254 | 41.99 | −3.73 | |
INC | Uldhar Majhi | 54,058 | 34.78 | 7.66 | |
BJP | Kumar Pujari | 14,010 | 9.01 | −2.03 | |
AOP | Shyam Sundar Majhi | 7,591 | 4.88 | ||
OJM | Jalandhar Majhi | 5,004 | 3.22 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 9,498 | 6.11 | ||
Majority | 11,196 | 7.20 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,55,415 | 80.86 | 11.42 | ||
Registered electors | 1,92,205 | ||||
BJD hold |
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jalandhar Majhi by a margin of 22,276 votes.[13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | 54,767 | 45.72 | − | |
INC | Jalandhar Majhi | 32,491 | 27.12 | − | |
BJP | Sona Majhi | 13,226 | 11.04 | − | |
Independent | Gopal Pujari | 6,393 | 5.34 | − | |
BSP | Kadamb Pujari | 5,535 | 4.62 | − | |
SAMO | Laxmi Santa | 4,098 | 3.42 | − | |
Kalinga Sena | Hirasing Majhi | 3,281 | 2.74 | − | |
Majority | 22,276 | 18.60[b] | − | ||
Turnout | 1,19,791 | 69.44 | − | ||
BJD win (new seat) |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Jharigam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Jharigam (74)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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