Dharmasala is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.[1]
| Dharmasala | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 51 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Jajpur |
| LS constituency | Jajpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 185,076 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo | |
| Party | Independent |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Area of this constituency includes Dharmasala block and 9 GPs (Odiso, Kalana, Singhpur, Sribantapur, Jabara, Nathuabar, Rahamba, Barabati and Rasulpur) of Rasulpur block.[2][3]
Elected Members
editSince its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1957.
List of members elected from Dharmasala constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo | Independent | |
| 2019 | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray[7] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray | BJD | |
| 2009 | Kalpataru Das | BJD | |
| 2004 | Kalpataru Das | BJD | |
| 2000 | Kalpataru Das | BJD | |
| 1995 | Kalpataru Das | JD | |
| 1990 | Gurucharan Tikayat | JD | |
| 1985 | Kangali Charan Panda | INC | |
| 1980 | Kangali Charan Panda | INC | |
| 1977 | Rabi Dash | JP | |
| 1974 | Banka Behari Das | INC | |
| 1971 | Banka Behari Das | PSP | |
| 1967 | Paramananda Mohanty | PSP | |
| 1961 | Gadadhar Dutta | INC | |
| 1957[a] | Mayadhar Singh | INC | |
| Madan Mohan Patnaik | INC | ||
| 1951 | Paramananda Mohanty | Socialist | |
Election Results
edit2024
editIn 2024 election, Independent candidate Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray by a margin of 4,150 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo | 79,759 | 42.88 |  42.88 | |
| BJD | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray | 75,609 | 40.65 |  17.96 | |
| BJP | Smruti Rekha Pahi | 15,926 | 8.56 | 19.56 | |
| SUCI(C) | Kedaranath Sahu | 8,453 | 4.54 | N/A | |
| INC | Kisan Panda | 2,947 | 1.58 | 9.17 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 666 | 0.36 | 0.07 | |
| Majority | 4,150 | 2.23 | 28.26 | ||
| Turnout | 1,86,013 | ||||
| Independent gain from BJD | |||||
2019
editIn 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Chandra Parida by a margin of 52,739 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray | 101,364 | 58.61 | ||
| BJP | Ramesh Chandra Parida | 48625 | 28.12 | ||
| INC | Smruti Rekha Pahi | 18588 | 10.75 | ||
| BSP | Debabrata Rout | 1286 | 0.74 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 736 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 52,739 | 30.49 | |||
| Turnout | 172935 | 77.16 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
editIn 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Srinath Mishra by a margin of 85,786 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray | 109,241 | 68.6 | 10.35 | |
| INC | Srinath Mishra | 23,455 | 14.73 | -17.9 | |
| BJP | Ramesh Chandra Parida | 19,940 | 12.52 | 8.62 | |
| SUCI(C) | Akshaya Kumar Das | 2,044 | 1.28 | ||
| Independent | Nirmal Kumar Rout | 1,108 | 0.7 | ||
| SKD | Chandramani Nayak | 865 | 0.54 | ||
| BSP | Gobinda Sahoo | 838 | 0.53 | -0.11 | |
| OJM | Pravakar Nayak | 575 | 0.36 | ||
| NOTA | None | 1,185 | 0.74 | - | |
| Majority | 85,786 | 53.87 | 28.24 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,251 | 82.25 | 8.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,93,608 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
editIn 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalpataru Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kangali Charan Panda by a margin of 35,133 votes.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Kalpataru Das | 79,867 | 58.25 | - | |
| INC | Kangali Charan Panda | 44,734 | 32.63 | - | |
| BJP | Ramesh Chandra Parida | 5,341 | 3.90 | - | |
| SAMO | Jatish Kumar Mohanty | 5,015 | 3.66 | - | |
| BSP | Gobinda Sahoo | 883 | 0.64 | - | |
| Independent | Rabindra Kumar Dhir | 752 | 0.55 | - | |
| Independent | Madhabi Singh | 511 | 0.37 | - | |
| Majority | 35,133 | 25.63[b] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,126 | 74.09 | - | ||
| BJD hold | |||||