Baliguda
Constituency No. 82 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKandhamal
LS constituencyKandhamal
Established1951
Total electors118,756
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Chakramani Kanhar
Party  BJD
Elected year2019

Baliguda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha.[1]

Area of this constituency includes Baliguda, Baliguda block, K. Nuagaon block, Kotagarh block and Tumudibandh block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Karendra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadananda Mallik by a margin of 11,193 votes.[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2014
 
 37.25%
2009
 
 33.11%
2004
 
 35.42%
2000
 
 36.38%
1995
 
 37.40%
1990
 
 53.46%
1985
 
 58.43%
1980
 
 44.80%
1977
 
 47.23%

16 elections held during 1951 to 2019. Elected members from the Baliguda constituency are:[6]

Year Con. No. Member Party
1952 10 Jadaba Padra Indian National Congress
1957 23 Lokanath Patra Ganatantra Parishad
1961 29 Podra Dubara
1967 97 Naresh Pradhan Swatantra Party
1971
1974 102 Sahura Mallick Indian National Congress
1977 Sadananda Kanhar Independent politician
1980 Sahura Mallick Indian National Congress
1985 Laxmikanta Mallik Indian National Congress
1990 Bhagaban Kanhar Janata Dal
1995 Sahura Mallick Indian National Congress
2000 Surendra Kanhar Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Karendra Majhi
2009 82
2014 Rajib Patra Biju Janata Dal
2019 Chakramani Kanhar

Election results

2019

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Chakramani Kanhar
INC Siman Mallick
BJP Karendra Majhi
BMP Jayasingh Mallick
NCP Kunal Pradhan
HND Susama Kanhar
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Results

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajib Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Klesa Pradhan by a margin of 2,696 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajib Patra 37,606 37.25 15.77
INC Klesa Pradhan 34,910 34.58 5.56
BJP Karendra Majhi 18,103 17.93 -15.18
BSP Nabaghana Karjimajhi 2,718 2.69 0.24
AOP Dukhishyam Muthamajhi 1,582 1.57
Independent Debendra Kanhar 1,429 1.42
OJM Bijeswar Mallick 1,426 1.41
Independent Minati Mallick 1,314 1.3
NOTA None of the above 1,856 1.84 -
Majority 2,696 2.67 -1.42
Turnout 1,00,944 73.59 7.0
Registered electors 1,37,163
BJD gain from BJP

2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Karendra Majhi 26,180 33.11 -
INC Sadananda Mallick 22,943 29.02 -
BJD Dinesh Singh Pradhan 16,980 21.48 -
Independent Manoj Kumar Mallik 3,779 4.78 -
Independent Surada Pradhan 3,150 3.98 -
SP Ekara Sukamajhi 2,527 3.20 -
BSP Subrat Kumar Pradhan 1,940 2.45 -
Independent Dhaneswar Mallick 1,562 1.98 -
Majority 3,237 4.09[a] -
Turnout 79,079 66.59 -

Notes

  1. ^ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 20 February 2014. Constituency: Baliguda (82) District : Kandhamal
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014. 11193
  5. ^ "102 - Baliguda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  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. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Odisha - Baliguda". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Baliguda (82)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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