Attabira Assembly constituency

Attabira
Attabira
Constituency No. 4 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northen Division
District	Bargarh
Lok Sabha constituency	Bargarh
Established	1951
Total electors	2,24,933
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Nihar Ranjan Mahanand
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024
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Attabira is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State. It was established in 1951. Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election. This constituency was created in 2009 in place of Melchhamunda Assembly constituency.^[1]^[2]

Extent of Assembly Constituencies

Attabira Block
Bheden Block.^[3]^[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates

2024			55.17%
2019			48.98%
2014			44.92%
2009			39.65%

Since its formation in 1951, 6 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Attabira constituency are:^[5]^[6]

Year	Member
2024^[7]	Nihar Ranjan Mahanand	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^[8]	Snehangini Chhuria	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[6]	Snehangini Chhuria	Biju Janata Dal
2009^[9]	Nihar Ranjan Mahanand	Indian National Congress
1967-2008 : See Melchhamunda
1961	Banamali Babu	Indian National Congress
1957-1960 : Constituency did not exist
1951	Bipin Bihari Das	Indian National Congress

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by a margin of 28,910 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Attabira
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Nihar Ranjan Mahanand	99,487	55.17
	BJD	Snehangini Chhuria	70,577	39.14
	INC	Abhishek Seth	6065	3.36
	NOTA	None of the above	1808	1
Majority			28,910	16.03
Turnout			1,80,319	80.17
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Milan Seth by a margin of 22,396 votes.^[8]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Attabira^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Snehangini Chhuria	84,010	48.98	4.06
	BJP	Milan Seth	61614	35.92	14.15
	INC	Nihar Ranjan Mahanand	21511	12.54	15.94
	NOTA	None of the above	1639	0.96	−
Majority			22396	13.05
Turnout			171527	77.45
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand by a margin of 25,474 votes.^[6]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha election: Attabira^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Snehangini Chhuria	69,602	44.92	15.97
	INC	Nihar Ranjan Mahanand	44,128	28.48	11.17
	BJP	Milan Seth	33,735	21.77	12.89
	NOTA	None of the above	1,509	0.97	−
Majority			25,474	16.22
Turnout			1,54,943	76.61	10.72
Registered electors			2,02,277
	BJD gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by 13,329 votes.^[9]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Attabira^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nihar Ranjan Mahanand	49,396	39.65	−
	BJD	Snehangini Chhuria	36,067	28.95	−
	Independent	Milan Seth	16,308	13.09	−
	BJP	Bipin Bhusagar	11,066	8.88	−
Majority			13,329	10.70^[c]
Turnout			1,24,620	65.89
	INC win (new seat)

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ % of total valid votes

References

^ "Delimitation Commission faces peoples wrath in Western Orissa". oneindia.in. Retrieved 1 January 2014. deletion of Melchhamunda constituency and addition of Attabira as a new one
^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
^ "Seats of Odisha".
^ "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 ^c "Attabira Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) Election Results 2014". Elections.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Attabira Assembly Election Results 2024: Attabira Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "IndiaVotes AC: Attabira 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. 13329
^ "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, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ "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

[16] % of total valid votes

[3] "Delimitation Commission faces peoples wrath in Western Orissa". oneindia.in. Retrieved 1 January 2014. deletion of Melchhamunda constituency and addition of Attabira as a new one

[4] "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.

[5] "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).

[6] "Seats of Odisha".

[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] "Attabira Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) Election Results 2014". Elections.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.

[:1-9] "Attabira Assembly Election Results 2024: Attabira Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

[:2-10] "IndiaVotes AC: Attabira 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

[:3-11] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. 13329

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

[SP_Ass_Cand-13] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[election2014-14] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[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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v t e Bargarh district
Constituency	Padampur Bijepur Bargarh Attabira Bhatli
Towns and villages	Bhandarpuri Jharbandh Barapali Bargarh Ghess Khaliapali Lahanda Larambha Melchhamunda Padmapur Paikmal Remunda Temri Bhatli
Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bhadrak Boudh Cuttack Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

v t e Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Current constituencies	A Anandapur Angul Aska Athagarh Athmallik Attabira Aul B Badasahi Balasore Baliguda Balikuda-Erasama Bangriposi Banki Barabati-Cuttack Baramba Barchana Bargarh Bari Baripada Basta Basudevpur Begunia Berhampur Bhadrak Bhandaripokhari Bhanjanagar Bhatli Bhawanipatna Bhograi Bhubaneswar Central Bhubaneswar North Bijepur Binjharpur Biramitrapur Birmaharajpur Bissam Cuttack Bolangir Bonai Boudh Brahmagiri Brajarajnagar C Champua Chandabali Chhatrapur Chhendipada Chikiti Chilika Chitrakonda Choudwar-Cuttack Cuttack Sadar D Dabugam Daspalla Deogarh Dhamnagar Dharmagarh Dharmasala Dhenkanal Digapahandi E Ekamra-Bhubaneswar G G. Udayagiri Ghasipura Gopalpur Gunupur H Hindol Hinjili J Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jaleswar Jashipur Jatani Jayadev Jeypore Jharigam Jharsuguda Junagarh K Kabisuryanagar Kakatpur Kamakhyanagar Kantabanji Kantamal Karanjia Kendrapara Keonjhar Khalikote Khandapada Khariar Khurda Koraput Korei Kotpad Kuchinda L Lanjigarh Laxmipur Loisingha M Mahakalapada Mahanga Malkangiri Mohana Morada N Nabarangpur Narla Nayagarh Niali Nilgiri Nimapara Nuapada P Padampur Pallahara Paradeep Paralakhemundi Parjanga Patkura Patna Patnagarh Phulbani Pipili Polasara Pottangi Puri R Raghunathpali Rairakhol Rairangpur Rajanagar Rajgangpur Ranpur Rayagada Remuna Rengali Rourkela S Salipur Sambalpur Sanakhemundi Saraskana Satyabadi Simulia Sonepur Soro Sukinda Sundargarh Surada T Talcher Talsara Telkoi Tirtol Titlagarh U Udala Umerkote
Former constituencies	B Bahalda Baisinga Balipatna Bamra Bhubaneswar Binka Bisra C Cuttack City E Ersama G Gobindpur Gondia J Jaganathprasad K Kaptipada Kesinga Khunta Kissannagar Kodala Kodinga Koksara Kuliana L Laikera M Melchhamunda N Nandapur P Padua Panchpir Patamundai R Ramagiri Ramchandrapur S Saintala
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