Patna is one of the 147
Legislative Assembly constituencies of
Odisha
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state in
India
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. It is in
Kendujhar
Kendujhar is a town with municipality in Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district, and it is one of the fifth scheduled areas of Odisha.
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district" and is reserved for candidates belonging to the
Scheduled Tribes
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. It is a segment of the
Kendujhar
Kendujhar is a town with municipality in Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district, and it is one of the fifth scheduled areas of Odisha.
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parliamentary constituency.
In 2019 election
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...
candidate
Jagannath Naik, defeated
BJP
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candidate Bhabani Sankar Nayak.
Extent of the constituency
Area of this constituency include Patna block, Saharpada block, 10
GPs (Asanpat, Khuntapada, Badadumuria, Badaneuli, Baria, Dhanurjayapur, Gundunia, Tukudiha, Ukhunda and Chauthia GPs of Jhumpura block and 6 GPs of (Jajaposi, Jally, Sadangi, Jyotipur, Bhuinpur and Parsala) of Champua block.
As of 2019 it had a total of 1,96,060 voters out of which 99,293 were male and 96,767 were female.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election Results
2019 Election Results
2014 Election Results
2009 Election Results
See also
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List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly is composed of 147 Members of Legislati ...
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Kendujhar district
Kendujhar District, is an administrative district of Odisha. The district is one of the fifth Scheduled Areas of Odisha. The town of Kendujhar (or Kendujhargarh) is the district headquarters. The district has 3 Sub-Divisions, Anandapur, Cham ...
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Kendujhar district