Bargarh Assembly constituency

Bargarh
Bargarh
Constituency No. 3 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	2,17,952
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Ashwini Kumar Sarangi
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024
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Bargarh is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State. It was established in 1951.^[1]

Extent of Assembly Constituencies

Bargarh Block
Barpali Block: Katapali, Mahulpali, Kusanpuri, Lenda, Bagbadi, Baramkela and Kanbar GPs
Bargarh Municipalty.^[2]^[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			46.34%
2019			46.48%
2014			40.67%
2009			40.38%
2004			42.10%
2000			63.43%
1998 (bypoll)			47.98%
1995			49.34%
1990			64.85%
1985			54.21%
1980			60.00%
1977			55.42%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held during till date including one bypoll in 1998. It was 2 member constituency for 1957 elections.

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

Year	Member
2024^[6]	Ashwini Kumar Sarangi	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^[7]	Debesh Acharya	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[8]	Debesh Acharya	Biju Janata Dal
2009^[9]	Sadhu Nepak	Indian National Congress
2004	Ananda Acharya	Biju Janata Dal
2000
1998 (bypoll)^[c]^[10]
1995	Prasanna Acharya	Janata Dal
1990	Prasanna Acharya	Janata Dal
1985	Jadumani Pradhan	Indian National Congress
1980	Jadumani Pradhan	Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Nabin Kumar Pradhan	Janata Party
1974	Nabin Kumar Pradhan	Samyukta Socialist Party
1971	Chittaranjan Kar	Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Bharat Chandra Hota	Orissa Jana Congress
1961	Gananath Pradhan	Samyukta Socialist Party
1957^[d]	Nikunja Bihari Singh	Ganatantra Parishad
1957^[d]	Mahananda Bahadur	Ganatantra Parishad
1951	Tirthabasi Pradhan	Indian National Congress

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.^[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya by a margin of 4,772 votes.^[6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Ashwini Kumar Sarangi	77,766	46.34
	BJD	Debesh Acharya	72,994	43.5
	INC	Nipon Kumar Dash	10,272	6.12
	NOTA	None of the above	1187	0.71
Majority			4,772	2.84
Turnout			1,67,820	77
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi by a margin of 8,452 votes.^[7]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Debesh Acharya	75,133	46.48	5.81
	BJP	Ashwini Kumar Sarangi	66,681	41.25	25.69
	INC	Nipon Kumar Dash	16,305	10.09	21.53
	NOTA	None of the above	1,790	1.11	−
Majority			8,452	5.22
Turnout			1,61,640	72.84
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak by a margin of 13,204 votes.^[8]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Debesh Acharya	59,350	40.67	1.99
	INC	Sadhu Nepak	46,146	31.62	8.76
	BJP	Ashwini Kumar Sarangi	22,707	15.56	6.41
	NOTA	None of the above	1,754	1.2	−
Majority			13,204	9.05
Turnout			1,45,919	73.49	8.54
Registered electors			1,98,554
	BJD gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananda Acharya by 1,969 votes.^[9]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bargarh^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sadhu Nepak	46,762	40.38	−
	BJD	Ananda Acharya	44,793	38.68	−
	BJP	Sureswar Satapathy	10,594	9.15	−
Majority			1,969	1.70^[e]
Turnout			1,16,825	64.95
	INC gain from BJD

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ Resignation of Prasanna Acharya on his election to Lok Sabha
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ %of total valid votes

References

^ "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".
^ "127 - Bargarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Bargarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Bargarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 1969
^ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Baragarh 1998". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
^ "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.
^ "Odisha - Bargarh". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bargarh (3)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "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

[12] Resignation of Prasanna Acharya on his election to Lok Sabha

[14] It was a 2 member constituency

[20] %of total valid votes

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

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

[5] "Seats of Odisha".

[6] "127 - Bargarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[:0-8] "Bargarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Bargarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

[Odisha_Assembly_election_results_2019:_Full_list_of_winners-9] Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

[:1-10] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[:2-11] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 1969

[13] "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Baragarh 1998". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

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

[SP_Ass_Cand-16] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[17] "Odisha - Bargarh". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[18] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bargarh (3)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[election2009-19] "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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