Bargarh Assembly constituency
| Bargarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 3 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northen Division |
| District | Bargarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,17,952[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bargarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Bargarh, Bargarh block and part of Barpali block.[2][3]
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held during till date including one bypoll in 1998. It was 2 member constituency for 1957 elections.
List of members elected from Bargarh constituency are:[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | Ashwini Kumar Sarangi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[7] | Debesh Acharya | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[8] | |||
| 2009[9] | Sadhu Nepak | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Ananda Acharya | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1998 (bypoll)[c][10] | |||
| 1995 | Prasanna Acharya | Janata Dal | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Jadumani Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Nabin Kumar Pradhan | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1971 | Chittaranjan Kar | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Bharat Chandra Hota | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1961 | Gananath Pradhan | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1957[d] | Nikunja Bihari Singh | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Mahananda Bahadur | |||
| 1951 | Tirthabasi Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
Election Results
2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya by a margin of 4,772 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashwini Kumar Sarangi | 77,766 | 46.34 | ||
| BJD | Debesh Acharya | 72,994 | 43.5 | ||
| INC | Nipon Kumar Dash | 10,272 | 6.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1187 | 0.71 | ||
| Majority | 4,772 | 2.84 | |||
| Turnout | 1,67,820 | 77 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi by a margin of 8,452 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debesh Acharya | 75,133 | 46.48 |  5.81
| |
| BJP | Ashwini Kumar Sarangi | 66,681 | 41.25 | 25.69
| |
| INC | Nipon Kumar Dash | 16,305 | 10.09 |  21.53
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,790 | 1.11 | − | |
| Majority | 8,452 | 5.22 | |||
| Turnout | 1,61,640 | 72.84 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak by a margin of 13,204 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debesh Acharya | 59,350 | 40.67 | 1.99
| |
| INC | Sadhu Nepak | 46,146 | 31.62 | 8.76
| |
| BJP | Ashwini Kumar Sarangi | 22,707 | 15.56 | 6.41
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,754 | 1.2 | − | |
| Majority | 13,204 | 9.05 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,919 | 73.49 | 8.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,98,554 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananda Acharya by 1,969 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sadhu Nepak | 46,762 | 40.38 | − | |
| BJD | Ananda Acharya | 44,793 | 38.68 | − | |
| BJP | Sureswar Satapathy | 10,594 | 9.15 | − | |
| Majority | 1,969 | 1.70[e] | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,825 | 64.95 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
Constituency: Bargarh (3) District : Bargarh
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List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Bargarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Bargarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ a b Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
1969
- ^ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Baragarh 1998". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Odisha - Bargarh". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bargarh (3)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.