Pallahara
Constituency No. 59 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictAngul
LS constituencyDhenkanal
Established1951
Total electors1,46,026[lower-alpha 1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Mukesh Pal
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

Pallahara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.[1]

This constituency includes Pallahara block and 19 GPs (Balipasi, Kuluma, Rengali, Susuba, Arkil, Gandamula, Bajrakote, Hanumanpur, Dalaka, Karnapal, Parabil, Burukuna, Kulei, Deranga, Kakudia, Talapada, Biru, Hariharapur and Samal) of Kaniha block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan by a margin of 5,467 votes.[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 34.59%
2009
 
 37.96%
2004
 
 53.20%
2000
 
 36.82%
1995
 
 45.64%
1990
 
 74.94%
1985
 
 43.97%
1980
 
 39.68%
1977
 
 34.65%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Pallahara constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2014: (59): Mahesh Sahoo (BJD)
  • 2009: (59): Rabi Narayan Pani (BJD)
  • 2004: (121): Nrusingha Sahoo (Congress)
  • 2000: (121): Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP)
  • 1995: (121): Bibhudhendra Pratap Das (Congress)
  • 1990: (121): Nrusingha Charan Sahu (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (121): Bibhudhendra Pratap Das (Congress)
  • 1980: (121): Bibhudhendra Pratap Das (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (121): Dharanidhar Pradhan (Independent)
  • 1974: (121): Narayan Sahu (Congress)
  • 1971: (133): Narayan Sahu (Congress)
  • 1967: (133): Pabitra Mohan Pradhan (Jana Congress)
  • 1961: (73): Pabitra Mohan Pradhan (Congress)
  • 1957: (49): Mrutyunjaya Pal (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (16): Mahesh Chandra Subahu Singh (Congress)
Year Member Party
2019 Mukesh Kumar Pal[8] Biju Janata Dal

Election results

2019

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Mukesh Kumar Pal
BJP Ashok Mohanty
INC Subrat Garnayak
BSP Binoda Bihari Boita
SUCI(C) Nirmala Pradhan
API Bijay Kumar Behera
CPI(M) Mina Pradhan
Independent Dola Gobinda Mohapatra
Independent Sarojini Sahoo
Independent Sundeep Kumar Pradhan
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 5,294 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Mahesh Sahoo 44,264 34.59
BJP Ashok Mohanty 38,970 30.46
INC Subodh Chandra Pani 18,487 14.45
Independent Manoj Kumar Sahu 13,037 10.19
Independent Sripati Sinko 2,948 2.3
Independent Sundeep Kumar Pradhan 1,980 1.55
API Bijaya Kumar Behera 1,136 0.89
OJM Maharga Singh 1,132 0.88
BSP Jambeswar Pattanaik 1,121 0.88
AOP Paramananda Behera 857 0.67
Independent Deepak Kumar Jena 835 0.65
SKD Golap Sahoo 759 0.59
Independent Motilal Chatamba 666 0.52
AAP Jugal Kishor Jit 631 0.49
NOTA None of the above 1135 0.89 -
Majority 5,294 41.37 36.31
Turnout 1,27,958 83.83 9.9
Registered electors 1,52,634
BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rabi Narayan Pani 40,980 37.96 -
BJP Dharmendra Pradhan 35,513 32.90 -
INC Bibhudhendra Pratap Das 21,258 19.69 -
Independent Sripati Sinko 2,345 2.17 -
SP Abani Kumar Sahoo 1,867 1.73 -
BSP Paramananda Bilas 1,311 1.21 -
Independent Chittaranjan Pradhan 983 0.91 -
Independent Sanjaya Kumar Naik 768 0.71 -
Independent Birabar Behera 576 0.53 -
Independent Gayadhar Kisan 528 0.49 -
RPD Dulabh Behera 489 0.45 -
Independent Routara Naik 394 0.36 -
Kalinga Sena Ramesh Chandra Sahoo 373 0.35 -
Independent Manoj Kumar Nayak 301 0.28 -
Independent Bijay Kumar Pradhan 271 0.25 -
Majority 5,467 5.06[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,07,959 73.93 -

Notes

  1. ↑ as of 2009 election
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Pallahara (59) District : Angul
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5467
  5. ↑ "121 - Pallahara Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pallahara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Odisha - Pallahara". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Pallahara (59)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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