Athmallik (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Athmallik
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Angul
Blocks Athmallik, Angul, Banarpal
Electorate 1,72,930
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
Const. No. 63
Lok Sabha Constituencies Sambalpur

Athmallik (Sl. No.: 63) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.[1]

This constituency includes Athmallik, Athmallik block, Kishorenagar block and 23 GPs (Antulia, Saradhapur, Matiasahi, Manikajodi, Jagannathpur, Tainsi, Kothabhuin, Tikarpada and Purunakote) of Angul block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mousumi Pradhan by a margin of 18,981 votes.[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 44.85%
2009
  
 48.46%
2004
  
 45.77%
2000
  
 59.77%
1995
  
 47.64%
1990
  
 53.84%
1985
  
 48.06%
1980
  
 60.32%
1977
  
 50.48%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one Bye-Election in 1955.[6] Elected members from the Athmallik constituency are: [7][8]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Kumar Pradhan by a margin of 19,533 votes.[9][10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo 63,226 44.85 -
INC Surendra Kumar Pradhan 43,693 31.0 -
BJP Bhagirathi Pradhan 22,463 15.93 -
Independent Ramani Ranjan Pradhan 2,748 1.95 -
Independent Prafulla Kumar Chaulia 2,312 1.64 -
BSP Ananda Chandra Behera 1,920 1.36 -
Kalinga Sena Pradeep Kumar Sahoo 723 0.51 -
Independent Tapan Kumar Mishra 706 0.5 -
Independent Mitrughna Mahakhuda 683 0.48 -
AAP Prasadi Behera 609 0.43 -
Paschimanchal Vikas Party Bhramarbara Sahu 434 0.31 -
NOTA None 1,450 1.03 -
Majority 19,533 13.86 -1.25
Turnout 1,40,967 79.69 7.02
Registered electors 1,76,891
BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo 61,388 48.86 2.69
INC Mousumi Pradhan 42,407 33.75 -
BJP Bhagirathi Pradhan 12,674 10.09 -
Independent Dattatreya Mishra 3,297 2.62 -
SAMO Binod Kumar Pradhan 1,677 1.33 -
Independent Santilata Behera 995 0.79 -
Independent Bijaya Kumar Sahoo 889 0.71 -
Independent Tapan Kumar Mishra 883 0.70 -
Independent Artatrana Behera 856 0.68 -
Independent Karunakar Nayak 571 0.45 -
Majority 18,981 15.11[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,25,672 72.67 -
BJD gain from INC Swing {{{swing}}}

Notes

  1. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Athmallik (63) District : Agul
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 18981
  5. ↑ "115 - Athmallik Assembly Constituency". 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  7. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. ↑ "Athmallik Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014". Empowering India. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Odisha - Athmallik". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Athmallik (63)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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