Pallahara Assembly constituency

Pallahara
Pallahara
Constituency No. 59 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Angul
LS constituency	Dhenkanal
Established	1951
Total electors	1,46,026
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Mukesh Kumar Pal
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2019

Pallahara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Pallahara block and 19 GPs (Balipasi, Kuluma, Rengali, Susuba, Arkil, Gandamula, Bajrakote, Hanumanpur, Dalaka, Karnapal, Parabil, Burukuna, Kulei, Deranga, Kakudia, Talapada, Biru, Hariharapur and Samal) of Kaniha block.^[2]^[3]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2019			43.12%
2014			34.59%
2009			37.96%
2004			53.20%
2000			36.82%
1995			45.64%
1990			74.94%
1985			43.97%
1980			39.68%
1977			34.65%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held. It was a 2 member constituency in 1951.

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

Year	Member
2024
2019	Mukesh Kumar Pal^[7]	BJD
2014	Mahesh Sahoo	BJD
2009	Rabi Narayan Pani	BJD
2004	Nrushingha Charan Sahu	INC
2000	Dharmendra Pradhan	BJP
1995	Bibhudhendra Pratap Das	INC
1990	Nrushingha Charan Sahu	JD
1985	Bibhudhendra Pratap Das	INC
1980	Bibhudhendra Pratap Das	INC
1977	Dharanidhar Pradhan	Independent
1974	Narayan Sahu	INC
1971	Narayan Sahu	Congress (R)
1967	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan	Jana Congress
1961	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan	Jana Congress
1957	Mrutyunjaya Pal	AIGP
1951^[b]	Baidhar Naik	INC
1951^[b]	Mahesh Chandra Subahusingh	INC

Election Results[edit]

2024[edit]

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Pallahara
Party		Candidate
	BJD	Mukesh Kumar Bal
	BJP	Ashok Mohanty
	INC	Fakir Samal
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	gain from

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mukesh Kumar Pal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 6,214 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Mukesh Kumar Pal	59,350	43.12
	BJP	Ashok Mohanty	53136	38.61
	INC	Subrat Garnayak	12266	8.91
	NOTA	None of the above	1234	0.9
Majority			6214	451
Turnout			137640	80.94
	BJD hold

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 5,294 votes.^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Mahesh Sahoo	44,264	34.59
	BJP	Ashok Mohanty	38,970	30.46
	INC	Subodh Chandra Pani	18,487	14.45
	Independent	Manoj Kumar Sahu	13,037	10.19
	Independent	Sripati Sinko	2,948	2.3
	Independent	Sundeep Kumar Pradhan	1,980	1.55
	API	Bijaya Kumar Behera	1,136	0.89
	OJM	Maharga Singh	1,132	0.88
	BSP	Jambeswar Pattanaik	1,121	0.88
	AOP	Paramananda Behera	857	0.67
	Independent	Deepak Kumar Jena	835	0.65
	SKD	Golap Sahoo	759	0.59
	Independent	Motilal Chatamba	666	0.52
	AAP	Jugal Kishor Jit	631	0.49
	NOTA	None of the above	1135	0.89	-
Majority			5,294	41.37	36.31
Turnout			1,27,958	83.83	9.9
Registered electors			1,52,634
	BJD hold

2009[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan by a margin of 5,467 votes.^[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rabi Narayan Pani	40,980	37.96	-
	BJP	Dharmendra Pradhan	35,513	32.90	-
	INC	Bibhudhendra Pratap Das	21,258	19.69	-
	Independent	Sripati Sinko	2,345	2.17	-
	SP	Abani Kumar Sahoo	1,867	1.73	-
	BSP	Paramananda Bilas	1,311	1.21	-
	Independent	Chittaranjan Pradhan	983	0.91	-
	Independent	Sanjaya Kumar Naik	768	0.71	-
	Independent	Birabar Behera	576	0.53	-
	Independent	Gayadhar Kisan	528	0.49	-
	RPD	Dulabh Behera	489	0.45	-
	Independent	Routara Naik	394	0.36	-
	Kalinga Sena	Ramesh Chandra Sahoo	373	0.35	-
	Independent	Manoj Kumar Nayak	301	0.28	-
	Independent	Bijay Kumar Pradhan	271	0.25	-
Majority			5,467	5.06^[c]	-
Turnout			1,07,959	73.93	-
	BJD gain from INC

Notes[edit]

^ as of 2009 election
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ % of total valid votes

References[edit]

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Pallahara (59) District : Angul
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "121 - Pallahara Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 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 6 October 2021.
^ "Pallahara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 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 18 April 2019.
^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Odisha - Pallahara". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Pallahara (59)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5467
^ "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 of 2009 election

[9] It was a 2 member constituency

[17] % of total valid votes

[2] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Pallahara (59) District : Angul

[3] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[4] Seats of Odisha

[5] "121 - Pallahara Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[prevMLAs-6] "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.

[7] "Pallahara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[election2019-8] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

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

[TP_Ass_Cand-11] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[12] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[13] "Odisha - Pallahara". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[14] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Pallahara (59)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[15] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5467

[election2009-16] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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