Birmaharajpur is a

Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...

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Subarnapur district Subarnapur District, also called Sonepur District or Sonapur District, is an administrative district in western Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Sonepur is the district headquarters. Sonepur has a rich cultural heritage and is known a ...

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 ''Binika NAC'', Birmaharajpur block, Ullunda block and 13 GPs (Babupalli, Bankigirdi, Bausuni, Bhandar, Charda, Kaintara, Mahadevpalli, Meghala, Seledi, Shankara, Silati, Sindurpur and Singhijuba) of Binika block.

Elected Members

Eleven elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including a by-election in 2003. Elected members from the Birmaharajpur constituency are: *2019: (64): Padmanabha Behera ( BJD) *2014: (64): Padmanabha Behera ( BJD) *2009: (64): Padmanabh Behera (BJD) *2004: (114): Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo (BJD) *2003: (By-Poll): Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo (BJD) *2000: (114): Baishnaba Padhan (BJD) *1995: (114): Ram Chandra Pradhan (

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...

) *1990: (114): Rabirarayan Panigrahi (

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 ...

) *1985: (114): Kartika Prasad Taria (Congress) *1980: (114): Hrushikesh Hota (Congress-I) *1977: (114): Surendra Pradhan (

Janata Party The Janata Party ( JP, lit. ''People's Party'') was a political party that was founded as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian Nati ...

) *1974: (114): Hrushikesh Hota (Congress) *1951: (27): Achutananda Mahakur (

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 ...

)

2019 Election Result

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ananda Barik by a margin of 31,290 votes.

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes.

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{{Odisha elections Assembly constituencies of Odisha Subarnapur district