Jharigam (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Jharigam | |
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Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency | |
District | Nabarangpur |
Blocks | Jharigam, Chandahandi, Umerkote |
Electorate | 1,92,205 [1][lower-alpha 1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2009 |
Party | BJD |
MLA | Ramesh Chandra Majhi |
Const. No. | 74 |
Reserved for | Scheduled Tribes |
Lok Sabha Constituencies | Nabarangpur |
Jharigam (Sl. No.: 74) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Jharigam block, Chandahandi block and 10 Gram panchayats (Badabharandi, Badakumari, Bhamini, Benora, Singisari, Bhandariguda, Chikalpadar, Hirapur, Karagam and Rajpur) of Umerkote block.[3][4]
Elected Members
Two elections held during 2009 and 2014. Elected members from the Jharigam constituency are:[5][6]
- 2014: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)
- 2009: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Uldhar Majhi by a margin of 11,196 votes.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJD | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | 65,254 | 41.99 | -3.73 | |
INC | Uldhar Majhi | 54,058 | 34.78 | 7.66 | |
BJP | Kumar Pujari | 14,010 | 9.01 | -2.03 | |
AOP | Shyam Sundar Majhi | 7,591 | 4.88 | ||
OJM | Jalandhar Majhi | 5,004 | 3.22 | ||
NOTA | None | 9,498 | 6.11 | ||
Majority | 11,196 | 7.20 | -11.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,55,415 | 80.86 | 11.42 | ||
Registered electors | 1,92,205 | ||||
BJD hold | |||||
2009 Election Result
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jalandhar Majhi by a margin of 22,276 votes.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJD | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | 54,767 | 45.72 | - | |
INC | Jalandhar Majhi | 32,491 | 27.12 | - | |
BJP | Sona Majhi | 13,226 | 11.04 | - | |
Independent | Gopal Pujari | 6,393 | 5.34 | - | |
BSP | Kadamb Pujari | 5,535 | 4.62 | - | |
SAMO | Laxmi Santa | 4,098 | 3.42 | - | |
Kalinga Sena | Hirasing Majhi | 3,281 | 2.74 | - | |
Majority | 22,276 | 18.60[lower-alpha 2] | - | ||
Turnout | 1,19,791 | 69.44 | - | ||
BJD win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
References
- ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur
- ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ↑ Seats of Odisha
- ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
- ↑ "Jharigam Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Odisha - Jharigam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Jharigam (74)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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- ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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