Athmallik
Constituency No. 63 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictAngul
LS constituencySambalpur
Established1951
Total electors201,661
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Ramesh Chandra Sai
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

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

This constituency includes Athmallik, Athmallik block, Kishorenagar block and 9 GPs (Antulia, Saradhapur, Matiasahi, Manikajodi, Jagannathpur, Tainsi, Kothabhuin, Tikarpada and Purunakote) of Angul block.[2][3]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Sai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhagirathi Pradhan by a margin of 47,184 votes.

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2019
 
 53.56%
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%

Seventeen elections were held between 1951 and 2019 including one By-Election in 1955.[5] Elected members from the Athmallik constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2019 Ramesh Chandra Sai[8] Biju Janata Dal

2019 Election Result

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Sai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhagirathi Pradhan by a margin of 47,184 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ramesh Chandra Sai 86,254 53.56 Increase8.71
BJP Bhagirathi Pradhan 39,070 24.26 Increase8.33
INC Bijayananda Chaulia 30,925 19.20 Decrease11.8
BSP Hrusikesh Luha 1288 0.79 -
SUCI(C) Ramani Ranjan Pradhan 1055 0.65 -
Independent Sarat Chandra Mahapatra 706 0.43 -
NOTA None of the above 1717 1.06 -
Majority 47,184 28.59 14.73
Turnout 165035 79.56 -0.13
Registered electors 2,01,661
BJD hold

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.[10][11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik [12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo 63,226 44.85 -
INC Surendra Kumar Pradhan 43,693 31.00 -
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 -
PVP Bhramarbara Sahu 434 0.31 -
NOTA None of the above 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

2009 Election Result

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik[14]
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[a] -
Turnout 1,25,672 72.67 -
BJD hold 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" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  4. ^ "115 - Athmallik Assembly Constituency". 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Athmallik Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014". Empowering India. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Odisha - Athmallik". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Athmallik (63)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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