Bhawanipatna is a
Vidhan Sabha
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constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
of
Kalahandi district
Kalahandi (locally pronounced ''Kalahani'') is a district of Odisha in India. Archaeological evidence of Stone Age and Iron Age human settlement has been recovered from the region. Asurgarh offered an advanced, well civilised, cultured and ur ...
,
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
.
This constituency includes
Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna is a city and headquarters of the Kalahandi district, in the Indian state of Odisha. Bhawanipatna has numerous temples dedicated to different deities of the Hindu pantheon. It is named after the presiding deity, Bhawani-Shankar an ...
,
Kesinga, 25
Gram panchayat
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s (Madiguda, Chahagaon, Karlapada, Chheliamal, Kalam, Karlaguda, Thuapadar, Dadpur, Deypur, Gudialipadar, Kamthana, Kuliamal, Gand-Barajhola, Medinipur, Seinpur, Palsijharan, Udepur, Matia, Borda, Kendupati, Gurujung, Borbhata, Dumuria, Artal and Palana) of Bhawanipatna block and 17GPs (Adhamunda,
Balsi, Boria, Chancher, Deogaon, Fatakmal, Gaigaon, Gokuleswar, Kandel, Kikia, Kundabandha, Laitara, Nasigaon, Pastikudi, Patharla, Sirol and
Utkela) of Kesinga block.
Elected Members
Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one Bye election in 1957.
Elected members from the Bhawanipatna constituency are:
*
1951: (18): J . C . Singh Deo (Ganatantra Parishad)
*1957: (26): Karunakar Bhoi (Ganatantra Parishad)
*1957: (Bye Poll): C. S. Pradhan (Ganatantra Parishad)
*1961: (34): Anchal Majhi (
Ganatantra Parishad
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)
*1967: (93):
Dayanidhi Naik (Congress)
*1971: (93): Dayanidhi Naik (
Jana Congress)
*1974: (99): Jagamohan Nayak (
Swatantra Party
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)
*1977: (99): Dayanidhi Naik (Congress)
*1980: (99): Dayanidhi Naik (Congress-I)
*1985: (99):
Bhakta Charan Das
Bhakta Charan Das (born 26 November 1958) is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Indian Parliament and represented the Kalahandi constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha.
Das graduated from the Sambalpur University and, with a backgroun ...
(
Janata Party
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)
*1990: (99):
Ajit Das
Ajit Das (20 January 1949 – 13 September 2020) was an Indian actor, director and playwright. He started acting in Ollywood with the Odia film Sindura Bindu.
Biography
He was born on 20 January 1949, in Karanjia, Mayurbhanj district, Od ...
(
Janata Dal
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)
*1995: (99):
Pradipta Kumar Naik (
BJP
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)
*1995: (99):
Pradipta Kumar Naik (
BJP
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)
*2000: (99):
Pradipta Kumar Naik (
BJP
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)
*2004: (99):
Pradipta Kumar Naik (
BJP
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)
*2009: (80):
Dusmanta Naik (
Congress
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)
*2014: (80):
Anam Naik (
BJD)
*2019: (80):
Pradipta Kumar Naik (
BJP
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)
Election Results
2019
2014
2009 Election
Notes
References
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha, state=expanded
Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Kalahandi district