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Athagarh Assembly constituency
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Athagarh (Sl. No.: 89) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.[1]
Key Information
This constituency includes Athagad NAC, Athagarh Block, Tigiria Block and 6 Gram panchayats (Kakhadi, Sankarpur, Badasamantarapur, Mangarajpur, Mahisalanda and Brahmapur) of Tangi-Chowdwar Block.
Nearby villages & towns of Tigiria Nizigarh are Baliput, Baneswarpada, Bindhanima, Biriput, Godarabandha, Bhiruda, Godijharia, achalkot, Haridapasi, Sanapatna.
Tigiria is the smallest princely state in Odisha and famous for many historical reasons. Even though as per revenue department it is a village but all facilities available within just one square kilometre.There are 2 Government High schools, two colleges, one head post office, Court, Police station, hospital everything available here. Places of Tourist attraction like Ansupa Lake (12 km), Bhatarika Temple (21 km), Dhabaleswar Temple (25 km) are nearby Tigiria.
Elected members
[edit]Since its formation in 1951, 20 elections were held till date including 3 By elections in 1967, 1980 and 2012.[3]
List of members elected from Athagarh constituency are:[4]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[5] | Ranendra Pratap Swain | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[6] | |||
| 2014[7] | |||
| 2012 (bypoll)[c][8] | |||
| 2009 | Ramesh Jena | Independent politician | |
| 2004 | Ranendra Pratap Swain | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 (bypoll)[d][9] | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1980 | Rasananda Sahu | ||
| 1977 | Rasamanjari Devi | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Radhanath Rath | Independent politician | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 (bypoll)[e] | |||
| 1967 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1961 | Achyutananda Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Radhanath Rath | ||
| 1951 | |||
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[10] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Abhaya Kumar Barik by a margin of 3,584 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ranendra Pratap Swain | 86,006 | 49.46 | ||
| BJP | Abhaya Kumar Barik | 82,422 | 47.40 | ||
| INC | Sudarshan Sahoo | 2,405 | 1.38 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 740 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 3,584 | 2.06 | |||
| Turnout | 1,73,881 | 81.23 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Brajendra Kumar Ray by a margin of 57,995 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ranendra Pratap Swain | 98,114 | 60.39 | ||
| BJP | Brajendra Kumar Ray | 40,119 | 24.69 | ||
| INC | Uma Ballav Rath | 10,945 | 6.74 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 896 | 0.55 | ||
| Majority | 57,995 | 35.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,62,475 | 79.73 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bichitrananda Muduli by a margin of 68,487 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ranendra Pratap Swain | 102,605 | 69.70 | − | |
| INC | Bichitrananda Muduli | 34,118 | 23.18 | − | |
| BJP | Biswa Sundar Mishra | 7,132 | 4.84 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,572 | 1.07 | − | |
| Majority | 68,487 | 46.52 | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,212 | 79.84 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2012 Bypoll
[edit]In 2012 by-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 47,390 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ranendra Pratap Swain | 87,604 | 65.88 | − | |
| INC | Suresh Mohapatra | 40,214 | 30.24 | − | |
| BJP | Bikram Das | 2,452 | 1.79 | − | |
| Majority | 47,390 | 35.64 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,25,949 | 72.26 | − | ||
| BJD gain from Independent | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Independent candidate Ramesh Rout defeated Independent candidate Bichitrananda Muduli by a margin of 30,351 votes.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ramesh Rout | 68,881 | 54.70 | − | |
| Independent | Bichitrananda Muduli | 43,371 | 34.44 | − | |
| INC | Subas Mohanty | 7,376 | 5.86 | − | |
| BJP | Rama Narayan Mohanty | 3,355 | 2.66 | − | |
| Majority | 25,590 | 20.32[f] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,25,949 | 72.26 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 1,74,301 | ||||
| Independent gain from BJD | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
Constituency: Athagarh (89) District: Cuttack
- ^ "47 - Athagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Athagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Athagarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Athagarh Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Raja wins Athgarh by-poll". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Athagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.