Dhamnagar Assembly Constituency
Dhamnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.
| Dhamnagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 46 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bhadrak |
| LS constituency | Bhadrak |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 188,975 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
| Preceded by | Bishnu Sethi |
This constituency includes Dhamnagar block and 12 GPs (Paliabindha, Achak, Dolasahi, Guamal, Talapada, Kubera, Biliana, Baro, Bodak, Kanpada, Shyamsundarpur and Talagopabindha) of Tihidi block.
Elected members
Elected members from the Dhamnagar constituency are:
- 2014: Muktikanta Mandal (BJD)
- 2009: Rajendra Kumar Das (BJD)
- 2004: Manmohan Samal (BJP)
- 2000: Manas Ranjan Mallik (Independent)
- 1995: Jagannath Rout (Congress)
- 1990: Hrudananda Mallik (Janata Dal)
- 1985: Jagannath Rout (Congress)
- 1980: Jagannath Rout (Congress-I)
- 1977: Hrudananda Mallick (Janata Party)
- 1974: Hrudananda Mallick (Utkal Congress)
- 1971: Hrudananda Mallick (Utkal Congress)
- 1967: Satyabhama Dei (Orissa Jana Congress)
- 1961: Muralidhar Jena (Congress)
- 1957: Muralidhar Jena (Congress)
- 1951: Nilamoni Routra (Congress)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bishnu Sethi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Suryabanshi Suraj | ||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suryabanshi Suraj | 80,351 | 49.09 | ||
| BJD | Abanti das | 70470 | 43.09 | ||
| Independent | Rajendra das | 8153 | 4.98 | ||
| INC | Harekrushna sethi | 3533 | 2.18 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Das by a margin of 4,625 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishnu Charan Sethi | 80,111 | 47.47 | ||
| BJD | Rajendra Das | 75,486 | 45.67 | ||
| INC | Bidyadhar Jena | 7,303 | 4.42 | ||
| BSP | Budhiram Samal | 769 | 0.47 | ||
| NOTA | None | 613 | 0.37 | ||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Muktikanta Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 9,192 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Muktikanta Mandal | 71,538 | 47.98 | 9.2 | |
| BJP | Bishnu Charan Sethi | 62,346 | 41.82 | 7.0 | |
| INC | Hrudananda Sethi | 12046 | 8.08 | -15.82 | |
| AOP | Premananda Mallick | 844 | 0.57 | ||
| AAP | Aruna Chandra Sethi | 671 | 0.45 | ||
| BSP | Ajay Malik | 638 | 0.43 | -0.31 | |
| OJM | Ganesh Prasad Das | 268 | 0.18 | ||
| NOTA | None | 739 | 0.5 | - | |
| Majority | 9,192 | 6.16 | 2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,49,090 | 74.22 | 8.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,00,867 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Sethi by a margin of 4,944 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rajendra Kumar Das | 48,424 | 38.78 | - | |
| BJP | Bishnu Charan Sethi | 43,480 | 34.82 | - | |
| INC | Netrananda Mallick | 29,844 | 23.90 | - | |
| Independent | Indumati Malik | 941 | 0.75 | - | |
| BSP | Bidyadhar Mallick | 929 | 0.74 | - | |
| SAMO | Kalandi Malik | 843 | 0.68 | - | |
| Odisha Mukti Morcha | Dipak Gochhayat | 412 | 0.33 | - | |
| Majority | 4,944 | 3.96 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,24,930 | 66.11 | - | ||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||