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Dhamnagar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Blocks
  
Dhamnagar, Tihidi

Created
  
1951

MLA
  
Muktikanta Mandal

Founded
  
1951

Electorate
  
1,88,975

Party
  
Biju Janata Dal

Const. No.
  
46

Lok sabha constituency
  
Bhadrak district

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Dhamnagar (Sl. No.: 46) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.

Contents

This constituency includes Dhamnagar block and 12 GPs (Paliabindha, Achak, Dolasahi, Guamal, Talapada, Kubera, Biliana, Baro, Bodak, Kanpada, Shyamsundarpur and Talagopabindha) of Tihidi block.

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 4,944 votes.

Elected Members

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Dhamnagar constituency are:

  • 2014: (46): Muktikanta Mandal(BJD)
  • 2009: (46): Rajendra Kumar Das (BJD)
  • 2004: (20): Manmohan Samal (BJP)
  • 2000: (20): Manas Ranjan Mallik (Independent)
  • 1995: (20): Jagannath Rout (Congress)
  • 1990: (20): Hrudananda Mallik (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (20): Jagannath Rout (Congress)
  • 1980: (20): Jagannath Rout (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (20): Hrudananda Mallick (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (20): Hrudananda Mallick (Utkal Congress)
  • 1971: (19): Hrudananda Mallick (Utkal Congress)
  • 1967: (19): Satyabhama Dei (Orissa Jana Congress)
  • 1961: (120): Muralidhar Jena (Congress)
  • 1957: (85): Muralidhar Jena (Congress)
  • 1951: (59): Nilamoni Routra (Congress)

    • 2014 Election Result

    In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Muktikanta Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 9,192 votes.

    References

    Dhamnagar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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