Bargarh is a
Vidhan Sabha
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constituency
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of
Bargarh district
Bargarh District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The city of Bargarh is its district headquarters. The district was carved out of the erstwhile district of Sambalpur on 1 April 1993.
History
In ancient times ...
.
Area of this constituency includes
Bargarh
Bargarh is a city and municipality in Bargarh district in the state of odisha in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bargarh District. Bargarh is popularly known for intensive cultivation of 'paddy', therefore called "Bhata Handi" o ...
, Bargarh block and part of Barpali block.
Elected Members
16 elections held during 1951 to 2019. List of members elected from this constituency are:
* 2014: Debesh Acharya (
BJD)
* 2009: Sadhu Nepak (
Congress
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)
* 2004: Ananda Acharya (
BJD)
* 2000: Ananda Acharya (
BJD)
* 1995:
Prasanna Acharya
Prasanna Acharya (born 8 August 1949) is a politician from Odisha, India who sits in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Career
Acharya was a member of the n ...
(
Janata Dal
Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...
)
* 1990: Prasanna Acharya (
Janata Dal
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)
* 1985: Jadumani Pradhan (
Congress
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)
* 1980: Jadumani Pradhan (
Congress
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)-1
* 1977: Nabin Kumar Pradhan (
Janata Dal
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)
* 1974: Nabin Kumar Pradhan (
Utkal Congress
Utkal Congress was a political party in the Indian state of Odisha. It was formed in 1969 when Biju Patnaik left Indian National Congress. After the 1971 Odisha elections UC took part in the Bishwanath Das ministry in the state. In 1974 Utkal C ...
)
* 1971: Chittaranjan Kar (
Jana Congress)
* 1967: Bharat Chandra Hota (
Congress
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)
* 1961: Gananath Pradhan (Independent)
* 1957: Nikunja Bihari Singh (
Ganatantra Parishad
The Ganatanra Parishad (GP) or the All India Ganatantra Parishad (AIGP) was a regional political party based in Orissa state in eastern India from 1950 to 1962. This political party was formed by the former rulers of the erstwhile princely states ...
), and Mahananda Bahadur (
Ganatantra Parishad
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)
* 1951: Tirthabasi Pradhan (
Congress
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)
2019 Election Result
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashwini Kumar Sarangi by a margin of 8,452 votes.
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debesh Acharya defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak by a margin of 13,204 votes.
2009 Election Result
In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananda Acharya by 1,969 votes.
Notes
References
{{Odisha elections
Bargarh district
Assembly constituencies of Odisha