Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency

Bhanjanagar
Bhanjanagar
Constituency No. 123 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency in Ganjam district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Southern Division
District	Ganjam
Lok Sabha constituency	Kandhamal
Established	1957
Total electors	2,39,901
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Bhanjanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.^[1] Area of this constituency includes 22 Gram panchayat (From 141 villages) and 2 blocks namely (Bhanjanagar block) Bhanjanagar, (Jagannathaprasad block) Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam.^[2]^[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			51.06%
2019			48.56%
2014			56.21%
2009			76.50%
2004			52.71%
2000			54.69%
1995			48.15%
1990			63.86%
1985			57.43%
1980			46.48%
1977			58.12%

Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.

List of members elected from Bhanjanagar constituency are:^[5]

Year	Member
2024^[6]	Pradyumna Kumar Nayak	BJP
2019^[7]	Bikram Keshari Arukha	BJD
2014^[8]
2009^[9]
2004
2000
1995		JD
1990	Ramakrushna Gouda	JD
1985	Umakanta Mishra	Indian National Congress
1980	Somanath Rath	Indian National Congress (I)
1977	J.Subharao Prusty	Janata Party
1974	Somanath Rath	Indian National Congress
1971	Somanath Rath	Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Dinabandhu Behera	Indian National Congress
1961	Maguni Charan Pradhan	Indian National Congress
1957^[c]	Suma Naik	Communist Party of India
1957^[c]	Govind Pradhan	Communist Party of India

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.^[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha by a margin of 16,324 votes.^[6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Pradyumna Kumar Nayak	83,822	51.06
	BJD	Bikram Keshari Arukha	67,498	41.11
	INC	Prasanta Kumar Bisoyi	5,136	3.13
	NOTA	None of the above	1,941	1.18
Majority			16,324	9.95
Turnout			1,64,171	68.43
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak by a margin of 9,103 votes.^[7]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Bikram Keshari Arukha	76,879	48.56
	BJP	Pradyumna Kumar Nayak	67,776	42.81
	INC	Sanjay Kumar Tripathy	7,069	4.47
	NOTA	None of the above	1,441	0.91
Majority			9,103	5.75
Turnout			1,58,302	68.72
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binayak Tripathy by a margin of 31,730 votes.^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bikram Keshari Arukha	82,467	56.21	20.29
	INC	Binayak Tripathy	50,766	34.6	20.11
	BJP	Pradeep Kumar Sahu	7,834	5.34	0.08
	NOTA	None of the above	2,807	1.91
Majority			31,701	21.6
Turnout			1,46,711	69.87
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debi Prasad Bisoyi by 73,367 votes.^[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bikram Keshari Arukha	90,515	76.50	−
	INC	Debi Prasad Bisoyi	17,148	14.49	−
	BJP	Shibananda Tripathy	6,228	5.26	−
Majority			73,367	62.01	−
Turnout			1,18,328	59.93	−
	BJD hold

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ It was a 2 member constituency

References

^ "Bhanjanagar Assembly Election 2009, Orissa". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013. Constituency: Bhanjanagar (123) District : Ganjam
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "66 - Bhanjanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b "Bhanjanagar Assembly Election Results 2024: Bhanjanagar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Bhanjanagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 8971
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[12] It was a 2 member constituency

[3] "Bhanjanagar Assembly Election 2009, Orissa". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013. Constituency: Bhanjanagar (123) District : Ganjam

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "66 - Bhanjanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[:0-8] "Bhanjanagar Assembly Election Results 2024: Bhanjanagar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[:1-9] "Bhanjanagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[:2-10] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[:3-11] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 8971

[13] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[SP_Ass_Cand-14] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[election2009-15] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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