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Dharmasala (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Blocks
  
Dharmasala, Rasulpur

Created
  
1951

Const. No.
  
51

Lok sabha constituency
  
Jajpur district

Electorate
  
1,85,076

Party
  
BJD

Founded
  
1951

MLA
  
Pranab Kumar Balabantaray

Dharmasala (Sl. No.: 51) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.

Contents

Map of Dharmasala, Odisha

Area of this constituency include Dharmasala block and 9 GPs (Odiso, Kalana, Singhpur, Sribantapur, Jabara, Nathuabar, Rahamba, Barabati and Rasulpur) of Rasulpur block.

Elected Members

15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Dharmasala constituency are:

  • 2014: (51): Pranab Kumar Balabantaray (BJD)
  • 2009: (51): Kalpataru Das (BJD)
  • 2004: (26): Kalpataru Das (BJD)
  • 2000: (26): Kalpataru Das (BJD)
  • 1995: (26): Kalpataru Das (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: (26): Gurcharan Tikayat (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (26): Kangali Charan Panda (Congress)
  • 1980: (26): Kangali Charan Panda (Independent)
  • 1977: (26): Rabi Das (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (26): Banka Behari Das (Congress)
  • 1971: (23): Banka Behari Das (Praja Socialist Party)
  • 1967: (23): Paramananda Mohanty (Praja Socialist Party)
  • 1961: (116): Gadadhar Dutta (Congress)
  • 1957: (83): Madan Mohan Patnayak (Congress) and Mayadhar Singh (Congress)
  • 1951: (63): Paramananda Mohanty (Socialist Party)

    • 2014 Election Results

    In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Srinath Mishra a margin of 85,786 votes.

    Summary of results of the 2009 Election

    In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalpataru Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kangali Charan Panda by a margin of 35,133 votes.

    References

    Dharmasala (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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