Dabugam is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.[1] After 2008 Delimitation, Kodinga Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[2]
This constituency includes Dabugam block, Papadahandi block and 14 Gram panchayats (Atigam, Badagumuda, Balenga, Bankuli, M. Karagam, Butimajhisemla, Ekori, Kodinga, Kosagumuda, Majhidhanua, Motigam, Santoshpur, Taragam and Temara) of Kosagumuda block.[3][4]
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Dabugam constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Manohar Randhari | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[9] | |||
| 2014[7] | Bhujabal Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Bhujabal Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | Jadav Majhi | Janata Dal | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Damburu Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Phulamani Santa | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Shyamghan Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1971 | Damburu Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1961 | Jagannath Tripathy | Indian National Congress | |
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manohar Randhari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lipika Majhi by a margin of 21,455 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Manohar Randhari | 77,511 | 44.95 |  0.52
| |
| INC | Lipika Majhi | 56,056 | 32.51 |  7.46
| |
| BJP | Somnath Pujari | 34,318 | 19.90 | 9.96
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,543 | 2.63 | 0.33
| |
| Majority | 21,455 | 12.44 | 7.98
| ||
| Turnout | 1,72,428 | 84.13 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manohar Randhari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bhujabal Majhi by a margin of 7,363 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Manohar Randhari | 73,264 | 44.43 | ||
| INC | Bhujabal Majhi | 65,901 | 39.97 | ||
| BJP | Padman Nayak | 16394 | 9.94 | ||
| Independent | Manohar Randhari | 3,407 | 2.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,799 | 2.3 | ||
| Majority | 7,363 | 4.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,64,885 | 83 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Bhujabal Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Motiram Nayak by a margin of 6,097 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhujabal Majhi | 62,957 | 41.72 | 4.42
| |
| BJD | Motiram Nayak | 56,860 | 37.68 | 6.53
| |
| BJP | Sasi Dhar Majhi | 10,853 | 7.19 | 11.61
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,696 | 3.11 | − | |
| Majority | 6,097 | 4.04 | 2.11
| ||
| Turnout | 1,50,912 | 85.42 | 13.11
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,76,666 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Bhujabal Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Motiram Nayak by a margin of 7,374 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhujabal Majhi | 44,723 | 37.30 | − | |
| BJD | Motiram Nayak | 37,349 | 31.15 | − | |
| BJP | Mohan Majhi | 22,543 | 18.80 | − | |
| SAMO | Mangal Charan Naik | 9,773 | 8.15 | − | |
| BSP | Bhaskar Majhi | 5,519 | 4.60 | − | |
| Majority | 7,374 | 6.15[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,19,909 | 72.31 | − | ||
| INC gain from BJD | Swing | 5.88 [d] | |||
Constituency: Dabugam (76) District: Nabrangpur
List Of Winning Candidates
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