Patnagarh Assembly constituency

Patnagarh
Patnagarh
Constituency No. 67 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northern Division
District	Balangir
Lok Sabha constituency	Bolangir
Established	1951
Total electors	3,06,231
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo; Deputy Chief Minister
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Patnagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Patnagarh, Patnagarh block, Belpara block and Khaprakhol block.^[2]^[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			41.64%
2019			43.40%
2014			40.58%
2009			40.31%
2004			55.78%
2000			64.96%
1995			62.21%
1990			43.67%
1985			43.05%
1980			55.43%
1977			55.91%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held in the constituency till date. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

Elected members from the Patnagarh constituency are:^[5]^[6]^[7]

Year	Member
2024^[8]	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^[9]	Saroj Kumar Meher	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[10]	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	Bharatiya Janata Party
2009^[11]
2004
2000
1995
1990	Bibekananda Meher	Janata Dal
1985	Sushil Kumar Prusty	Indian National Congress
1980	Brajamohan Thakur	Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Bibekananda Meher	Janata Party
1974	Ainthu Sahoo	Swatantra Party
1971
1967
1961	Ramesh Chandra Bhoi
1957^[c]	Ainthu Sahoo
1957^[c]	Asharam Bhoi	Ganatantra Parishad
1951^[d]	Arjun Das
1951^[d]	Ganesh Ram Bariah
1946	Nimai Charan Panigrahi	Independent politician

Election Results

2024

Voting was 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.^[12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Meher by a margin of 1,357 votes.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Patnagarh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	93,823	41.64	3.68
	BJD	Saroj Kumar Meher	92,466	41.04	2.36
	INC	Anil Meher	26,549	11.78	3.14
	NOTA	None of the above	2,460	1.09	0.56
Majority			1,357	0.60	4.84
Turnout			2,25,308	73.57
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Meher defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo by a margin of 11,028 votes.^[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Saroj Kumar Meher	88,756	43.40	10.27
	BJP	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	77,003	37.96	2.62
	INC	Ramesh Kumar Purohit	30,253	14.92	3.46
	NOTA	None of the above	3,347	1.65
Majority			11,028	5.44
Turnout			2,03,779	72.74
	BJD gain from BJP		Swing

2014

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prakriti Devi Singh Deo by a margin of 13,653 votes.^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	74,372	40.58	0.27
	BJD	Prakriti Devi Singh Deo	60,719	33.13	5.03
	INC	Kishor Kumar Parichha	33,697	18.38	5.77
	NOTA	None of the above	3,079	1.68	−
Majority			13,653	7.45	4.76
Turnout			1,83,295	73	5.58
Registered electors			2,51,089
	BJP hold

2009

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prakriti Devi Singh Deo by a margin of 19,382 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Patnagarh^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	63,996	40.31	15.47
	BJD	Prakriti Devi Singh Deo	44,614	28.10
	INC	Bebekananda Meher	38,350	24.15
Majority			19,382	12.21^[e]	−
Turnout			1,58,826	67.42	−
	BJP hold		Swing	-1.35^[f]

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ % of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 68.77%

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Patnagarh (67) District : Bolangir
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "108 - Patnagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 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)
^ "Patnagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "member profile". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Patnagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Patnagarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ ^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 17 March 2014. 19382
^ "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 - Patnagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Patnagarh (67)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 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.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[14] It was a 2 member constituency

[15] It was a 2 member constituency

[21] % of total valid votes

[22] 2004 Voter turnout was 68.77%

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Patnagarh (67) District : Bolangir

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "108 - Patnagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "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)

[8] "Patnagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[9] "member profile". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[:2-10] "Patnagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Patnagarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

[election2019-11] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[:1-12] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[:0-13] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 19382

[16] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[SP_Ass_Cand-17] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[18] "Odisha - Patnagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[19] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Patnagarh (67)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[election2009-20] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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