Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency

Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Bargarh
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesPadampur
Bijepur
Bargarh
Attabira
Bhatli
Brajarajnagar
Jharsuguda
Established1951
Total electors16,30,923[a]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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. Before 2008, some of the constituencies were in Deogarh.

Assembly Segments

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

# Name District Member Party
1 Padampur Bargarh Barsha Singh Bariha BJD
2 Bijepur Sanat Kumar Gartia BJP
3 Bargarh Ashwini Kumar Sarangi BJP
4 Attabira (SC) Nihar Ranjan Mahanand BJP
5 Bhatli Irasis Acharya BJP
6 Brajarajnagar Jharsuguda Suresh Pujari BJP
7 Jharsuguda Tankadhar Tripathy BJP

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

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates
2024
54.69%
2019
46.58%
2014
34.11%
2009
43.20%

Since its formation in 1951, 5 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Bargarh constituency are

Year Member Party
1951 Ghanshyam Das Thirani Independent
1956-2004 : Constituency did not exist
2009 Sanjay Bhoi Indian National Congress
2014 Prabhas Kumar Singh Biju Janata Dal
2019 Suresh Pujari Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 Pradip Purohit

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[2] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradip Purohit defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Parinita Mishra by a margin of 2,51,667 votes.

2024 Indian general election: Bargarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pradip Purohit 716,359 54.69
BJD Parinita Mishra 4,64,692 35.48
INC Sanjay Bhoi 93,551 7.14
NOTA None of the above 12,541 0.91
Majority 2,51,667 19.21
Turnout 13,09,864 79.78
BJP hold

2019

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In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 63,939 votes.

2019 Indian general elections: Bargarh[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Pujari 581,245 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

2014

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

2014 Indian general elections: Bargarh[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prabhas Kumar Singh 383,230 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

2009

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In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sanjay Bhoi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Hamid Hussain by a margin of 98,444 votes.

2009 Indian general elections: Bargarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sanjay Bhoi 397,375 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
INC win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ as on 17/4/24
  1. ^ "Complete Result of Bargarh". indiatoday.in. indiatoday. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  3. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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