| Dharmagarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 79 for theOdisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalahandi |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,61,881[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Dharmagarh is aVidhan Sabhaconstituency ofKalahandi district,Odisha. After 2008 Delimitation,Koksara Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[1]
This constituency includes Dharmgarh block, Kalampur block, Koksara block, and 2Gram panchayats (Bandigaon and Ranamal) of Jaipatana block.[2]
| 2024 | 41.84% | |||
| 2019 | 34.75% | |||
| 2014 | 32.76% | |||
| 2009 | 35.83% | |||
| 2004 | 48.25% | |||
| 2000 | 42.44% | |||
| 1995 | 31.64% | |||
| 1990 | 54.66% | |||
| 1985 | 61.45% | |||
| 1980 | 51.80% | |||
| 1977 | 41.57% | |||
Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2-member constituency in 1957.
| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[5] | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Mousadhi Bag[6] | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[7] | Puspendra Singh Deo | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 2004[8] | Bira Sipka | ||
| 2009[9] | |||
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1990 | Bharat Bhusan Bemal | ||
| 1985 | Jugaram Behera | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Gajanan Nayak | ||
| 1977 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1974 | Dayanidhi Naik | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Lochan Dhangada Majhi | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1961 | Mukunda Naik | ||
| 1957[c] | Janardan Majhi | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Birakeshari Deo | |||
Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[10] In 2024 election,Bharatiya Janata Party candidateSudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi defeatedBiju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo by a margin of 18,927 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi | 87,890 | 41.84 |  15.28 | |
| BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 68,963 | 32.83 |  1.92 | |
| INC | Rasmirekha Rout | 41,269 | 19.65 | 2.02 | |
| BSP | Tirtharaj Durga | 2,167 | 1.03 | 0.05 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,105 | 1.00 | 0.12 | |
| Majority | 18,927 | 9.01 | 0.82 | ||
| Turnout | 2,10,054 | 80.21 | |||
| BJPgain fromBJD | |||||
In 2019 election,Biju Janata Dal candidateMousadhi Bag defeatedBharatiya Janata Party candidate Anant Pratap Deo by a margin of 16,098 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mousadhi Bag | 68,291 | 34.75 | 1.99 | |
| BJP | Anant Pratap Deo | 52,193 | 26.56 | 2.63 | |
| INC | Digambar Duria | 42,593 | 21.67 | 3.32 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,210 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 16,098 | 8.19 | |||
| Turnout | 1,96,538 | 78.5 | |||
| BJDhold | |||||
In2014 election,Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeatedBharatiya Janta Party candidate Rabindra Pattjoshi by a margin of 16,158 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 59,931 | 32.76 | ||
| BJP | Rabindra Pattjoshi | 43,773 | 23.93 | ||
| INC | Tushar Ranjan Pattjoshi | 33,569 | 18.35 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,669 | 2.01 | ||
| Majority | 16,158 | 8.83 | |||
| Turnout | 1,82,992 | 78.19 | |||
| BJDhold | |||||
In2009 election,Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeatedIndian National Congress candidate Rahasbihari Behera by a margin of 22,906 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Puspendra Singh Deo | 56,470 | 35.83 | 12.42 | |
| INC | Rahasbihari Behera | 33,564 | 21.30 | 14.45 | |
| BJP | Janardan Panda | 31,573 | 20.03 | − | |
| Majority | 22,906 | 14.53[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,57,621 | 71.66 | − | ||
| BJDhold | Swing | 7.14[e] | |||
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