Bargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008[1] as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India in 2002.

Bargarh
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentSuresh Pujari
Parliamentary PartyBJP
Constituency Details
Established2008 - Till date
StateOdisha
Assembly Constituencies
  1. Padampur
  2. Bijepur
  3. Bargarh
  4. Attabira
  5. Bhatli
  6. Brajarajnagar
  7. Jharsuguda

Assembly segments

Presently, Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises 7 legislative assembly segments, which are:

  1. Padampur
  2. Bijepur
  3. Bargarh
  4. Attabira
  5. Bhatli
  6. Brajarajnagar
  7. Jharsuguda

Padampur, Bijepur, Bargarh and Bhatli legislative assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Sambalpur constituency.

Members of Parliament


  • 1956-2008: Constituency does not exist


  • 1952: G.D. Thirani, Independent
  • 1952: Brij Mohan Pradhan, GP

Election results

2019 election results

2019 Indian general elections: Bargarh [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Pujari 5,81,245 46.58
BJD Prasanna Acharya 5,17,306 41.45
INC Pradeep Kumar Debta 1,09,417 8.77
NOTA None of the above 14,167 1.14
BSP Kousika Suna 11,056 0.89
Majority 63,939 5.13
Turnout 12,51,078 78.37 -0.34
BJP gain from BJD Swing

General elections 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dr.Pravas Kumar Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Subash Chouhan by a margin of 11,178 votes.

2014 Indian general elections: Bargarh [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dr. Pravas Kumar Singh 3,83,230 34.11
BJP Subash Chouhan 3,72,052 33.12
INC Sanjay Bhoi 2,74,610 24.44
PVP Kulamani Urma 26,216 2.33
CPI Ashok Bisi 21,100 1.87
AAP Lingaraj 15,672 1.39
NOTA None of the above 14,500 1.29
Majority 11,178 0.99
Turnout 11,26,153 78.71
BJD gain from INC Swing

General Election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Bargarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sanjay Bhoi 3,97,375 43.20
BJD Dr. Hamid Hussain 2,98,931 32.49
BJP Radharani Panda 1,57,750 17.15
BSP Sunil Kumar Agrawal 25,710 2.79
Majority 98,444 10.70
Turnout 9,19,625 69.65 New
INC win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. "Complete Result of Bargarh". indiatoday.in. indiatoday. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014". Retrieved 17 May 2014.


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