Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see
Dharmasala .
Dharmasala is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district , Odisha .[1]
Area of this constituency includes Dharmasala block and 9 GPs (Odiso, Kalana, Singhpur, Sribantapur, Jabara, Nathuabar, Rahamba, Barabati and Rasulpur) of Rasulpur block.[2] [3]
Elected Members
Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
42.88%
2019
58.61%
2014
68.6%
2009
58.25%
2004
56.65%
2000
47.82%
1995
48.91%
1990
59.48%
1985
48.59%
1980
28.68%
1977
53.18%
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1957.
List of members elected from Dharmasala constituency are:[5] [6]
Election Results
2024
In 2024 election, Independent candidate Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray by a margin of 4,150 votes.
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Chandra Parida by a margin of 52,739 votes.
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Srinath Mishra by a margin of 85,786 votes.[10]
2009
In 2009 election , Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalpataru Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kangali Charan Panda by a margin of 35,133 votes.[13]
Notes
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ %of total valid votes
References
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