Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency
Bhanjanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.[1] Following 2008 delimitation, Jaganathprasad Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[2] Area of this constituency includes 22 Gram panchayat (From 141 villages) and 2 blocks namely (Bhanjanagar block) Bhanjanagar, (Jagannathaprasad block) Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam.[3][4] Elected MembersSince its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2-member constituency in 1957. List of members elected from Bhanjanagar constituency are:[6]
Election results2024Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha by a margin of 16,324 votes.[7]
2019In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak by a margin of 9,103 votes.[8]
2014In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binayak Tripathy by a margin of 31,730 votes.[9]
2009In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debi Prasad Bisoyi by 73,367 votes.[10]
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