Baliguda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Baliguda (Sl. No.: 82) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha.[1]

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

Baliguda
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictKandhamal
BlocksBaliguda, K. Nuagaon, Kotagarh, Tumudibandh
Electorate1,18,756
Major settlementsBaliguda
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLARajib Patra
Const. No.82
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKandhamal

Area of this constituency include Baliguda, Baliguda block, K. Nuagaon block, Kotagarh block and Tumudibandh block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Karendra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadananda Mallik by a margin of 11,193 votes.[4]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 37.25%
2009
 
 33.11%
2004
 
 35.42%
2000
 
 36.38%
1995
 
 37.40%
1990
 
 53.46%
1985
 
 58.43%
1980
 
 44.80%
1977
 
 47.23%

15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Baliguda constituency are:[6]

  • 2014: (82): Rajib Patra (BJD)
  • 2009: (82): Karendra Majhi (BJP)
  • 2004: (102): Karendra Majhi (BJP)
  • 2000: (102): Surendra Kanhar (BJP)
  • 1995: (102): Sahura Mallick (Congress)
  • 1990: (102): Bhagaban Kanhar (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (102): Laxmikanta Mallik (Congress)
  • 1980: (102): Sahura Mallick (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (102): Sadananda Kanhar (Independent)
  • 1974: (102): Sahura Mallick (Congress)
  • 1971: (97): Naresh Pradhan (Swatantra)
  • 1967: (97): Naresh Pradhan (Swatantra)
  • 1961: (29): Dubara Podra (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1957: (23): Lokanath Patra (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (10): Yadaba Patra (Congress)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Chakramani Kanhar
INC Siman Mallick
BJP Karendra Majhi
BMP Jayasingh Mallick
NCP Kunal Pradhan
HND Susama Kanhar
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Results

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajib Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Klesa Pradhan by a margin of 2,696 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajib Patra 37,606 37.25 15.77
INC Klesa Pradhan 34,910 34.58 5.56
BJP Karendra Majhi 18,103 17.93 -15.18
BSP Nabaghana Karjimajhi 2,718 2.69 0.24
AOP Dukhishyam Muthamajhi 1,582 1.57
Independent Debendra Kanhar 1,429 1.42
OJM Bijeswar Mallick 1,426 1.41
Independent Minati Mallick 1,314 1.3
NOTA None of the above 1,856 1.84 -
Majority 2,696 2.67 -1.42
Turnout 1,00,944 73.59 7.0
Registered electors 1,37,163
BJD gain from BJP

Summary of results of the 2009 Election
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Karendra Majhi 26,180 33.11 -
INC Sadananda Mallick 22,943 29.02 -
BJD Dinesh Singh Pradhan 16,980 21.48 -
Independent Manoj Kumar Mallik 3,779 4.78 -
Independent Surada Pradhan 3,150 3.98 -
SP Ekara Sukamajhi 2,527 3.20 -
BSP Subrat Kumar Pradhan 1,940 2.45 -
Independent Dhaneswar Mallick 1,562 1.98 -
Majority 3,237 4.09[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 79,079 66.59 -

Notes
  1. %of total valid votes

References
  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 20 February 2014. Constituency: Baliguda (82) District : Kandhamal
  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 18 February 2014. 11193
  5. "102 - Baliguda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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 2 September 2014.
  9. "Odisha - Baliguda". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Baliguda (82)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  11. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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