Pallahara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Pallahara
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Angul
Blocks Pallahara, Kaniha
Electorate 1,46,026[lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Rabi Narayan Pani
Const. No. 59
Lok Sabha Constituencies Dhenkanal

Pallahara (Sl. No.: 59) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.[1]

This constituency includes Pallahara block and 19 GPs (Balipasi, Kuluma, Rengali, Susuba, Arkil, Gandamula, Bajrakote, Hanumanpur, Dalaka, Karnapal, Parabil, Burukuna, Kulei, Deranga, Kakudia, Talapada, Biru, Hariharapur and Samal) of Kaniha block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan by a margin of 5,467 votes.[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 34.59%
2009
  
 37.96%
2004
  
 53.20%
2000
  
 36.82%
1995
  
 45.64%
1990
  
 74.94%
1985
  
 43.97%
1980
  
 39.68%
1977
  
 34.65%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Pallahara constituency are: [6][7]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 5,294 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Mahesh Sahoo 44,264 34.59
BJP Ashok Mohanty 38,970 30.46
INC Subodh Chandra Pani 18,487 14.45
Independent Manoj Kumar Sahu 13,037 10.19
Independent Sripati Sinko 2,948 2.3
Independent Sundeep Kumar Pradhan 1,980 1.55
Ambedkarite Party of IndiaPI Bijaya Kumar Behera 1,136 0.89
OJM Maharga Singh 1,132 0.88
BSP Jambeswar Pattanaik 1,121 0.88
AOP Paramananda Behera 857 0.67
Independent Deepak Kumar Jena 835 0.65
SKD Golap Sahoo 759 0.59
Independent Motilal Chatamba 666 0.52
AAP Jugal Kishor Jit 631 0.49
NOTA None 1135 0.89 -
Majority 5,294 41.37 36.31
Turnout 1,27,958 83.83 9.9
Registered electors 1,52,634
BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Rabi Narayan Pani 40,980 37.96 -
BJP Dharmendra Pradhan 35,513 32.90 -
INC Bibhudhendra Pratap Das 21,258 19.69 -
Independent Sripati Sinko 2,345 2.17 -
SP Abani Kumar Sahoo 1,867 1.73 -
BSP Paramananda Bilas 1,311 1.21 -
Independent Chittaranjan Pradhan 983 0.91 -
Independent Sanjaya Kumar Naik 768 0.71 -
Independent Birabar Behera 576 0.53 -
Independent Gayadhar Kisan 528 0.49 -
RPD Dulabh Behera 489 0.45 -
Independent Routara Naik 394 0.36 -
Kalinga Sena Ramesh Chandra Sahoo 373 0.35 -
Independent Manoj Kumar Nayak 301 0.28 -
Independent Bijay Kumar Pradhan 271 0.25 -
Majority 5,467 5.06[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,07,959 73.93 -

Notes

  1. ↑ as of 2009 election
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Pallahara (59) District : Angul
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5467
  5. ↑ "121 - Pallahara Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Pallahara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Pallahara". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Pallahara (59)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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