Phulbani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Phulbani (Sl. No.: 84) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha, India.[1]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Phulbani.

Phulbani
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictKandhamal
BlocksPhulbani, Chakapada, Khajuripada, Phiringia
Electorate1,59,570
Major settlementsPhulbani
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLADuguni Kanhar
Const. No.84
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKandhamal

This constituency includes Phulbani, Phulbani block, Chakapada block, Khajuripada block and Phiringia block.[2][3]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2014
 
 46.65%
2009
 
 36.60%
2004
 
 50.55%
2000
 
 50.25%
1995
 
 36.59%
1990
 
 64.00%
1985
 
 46.64%
1980
 
 60.24%
1977
 
 57.12%

Fifteen elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Phulbani constituency are:[5][6]

  • 2014: (84): Duguni Kanhar (BJD)
  • 2009: (84): Debendra Kanhar (BJD)
  • 2004: (104): Padmanava Behera (BJD)
  • 2000: (104): Bishnupriya Behera (BJD)
  • 1995: (104): Dasarathi Behera (Independent)
  • 1990: (104): Padmanabha Behera (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (104): Abhimanyu Behera (Congress)
  • 1980: (104): Chandrasekhar Behera (Congress)
  • 1977: (104): Prahallad Behera (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (104): Chandrasekhar Behera (Congress)
  • 1971: (98): Jagannath Jani (Orissa Jana Congress)
  • 1967: (98): Barada Prasanna Kanhar(Swatantra)
  • 1961: (31): Himansu Sekhar Padhy (Congress)
  • 1957: (25): Himansu Sekhar Padhy (Ganatantra Parishad) and Aniruddha Deepa (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (11): Balakrushna Mallik (Independent) and Sadananda Sahu (Independent)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Phulbani [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Angada Kanhar
BJP Debanarayan Pradhan
INC Kishor Chandra Kanhar
Independent Ananta Kanhar
Independent Jagadish Pradhan
Independent Krushna Kanhar
Independent Nabina Chandra Kanhar
Independent Premasila Jhankar
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Duguni Kanhar defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Deba Narayan Pradhan by a margin of 25,795 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Phulbani[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Duguni Kanhar 58,273 46.65 10.05
BJP Debanarayan Pradhan 32,478 26 -2.21
INC Sudarsan Kanhar 21,510 17.22 -5.52
Kalinga Sena Ananta Kanhar 3,133 2.51
AOP Durgamadhab Kanhar 2,203 1.76
Independent Jalandhar Kanhar 1,683 1.35
BSP Harekrishna Mallick 1,535 1.23
AAP Umesh Prasad Patra 1,288 1.03
OJM Purusottam Kanhar 1,235 0.99
NOTA None of the above 1,584 1.27 -
Majority 25,795 20.64
Turnout 1,24,922 75.64 10.42
Registered electors 1,65,147
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debendra Kanhar defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Deba Narayan Pradhan by a margin of 8,729 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Phulbani [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Debendra Kanhar 38,092 36.60 -
BJP Deba Narayan Pradhan 29,363 28.21 -
INC Jalandhar Kanhar 23,669 22.74 -
JMM Artratrana Kanhar 5,816 5.59 -
Independent Lokanath Mallick 4,992 4.80 -
SP Pradeep Kumar Naik 2,144 2.06 -
Majority 8,729 8.39[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,04,078 65.22 -
BJD hold

Notes
  1. %of total valid votes

References
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  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "104 - Phulbani (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  6. "Phulbani Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  7. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  9. "Odisha - Phulbani". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Phulbani (84)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014. 8729
  12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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