Phulbani (Sl. No.: 84) 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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Kandhamal district Kandhamal district is a district in the state of Odisha, India. The district headquarters of the district is Phulbani. Kandhamal is famous for its local turmeric renowned as 'Kandhamal Haldi' which has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag ...

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. This constituency includes

Phulbani Phulbani is a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kandhamal district in the state of Odisha in India. History It is named after the lady 'Phulardei' who was sacrificed by the local inhabitants as an act of religious ritual to Mother ...

, Phulbani block, Chakapada block, Khajuripada block and Phiringia block.

Elected Members

Fifteen elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Phulbani constituency are: *2014: (84): Duguni Kanhar ( BJD) *2009: (84): Debendra Kanhar (BJD) *2004: (104): Padmanava Behera (BJD) *2000: (104): Bishnupriya Behera (BJD) *1995: (104): Dasarathi Behera (Independent) *1990: (104): Padmanabha Behera (

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: (104): Abhimanyu Behera (

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) *1980: (104): Chandrasekhar Behera (Congress) *1977: (104): Prahallad Behera (

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: (104): Chandrasekhar Behera (Congress) *1971: (98): Jagannath Jani (

Orissa Jana Congress Orissa Jana Congress (Orissa Peoples Congress), generally just called the ''Jana Congress'', was a political party in the Indian state of Orissa. The Jana Congress was formed in 1966 when Harekrushna Mahatab (former Orissa Chief Minister) left th ...

) *1967: (98): Barada Prasanna Kanhar(Swatantra) *1961: (31): Himansu Sekhar Padhy (Congress) *1957: (25): Himansu Sekhar Padhy (

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 Aniruddha Deepa (Ganatantra Parishad) *1951: (11): Balakrushna Mallik (Independent) and Sadananda Sahu (Independent)

2019 Election Result

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Duguni Kanhar defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Deba Narayan Pradhan by a margin of 25,795 votes.

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debendra Kanhar defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Deba Narayan Pradhan by a margin of 8,729 votes.

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{{Odisha elections Assembly constituencies of Odisha Kandhamal district