Attabira (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Attabira
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Bargarh
Blocks	Attabira, Bheden,
Electorate	2,02,277
Major settlements	Attabira
Current constituency
Created	2009
Party	BJD
MLA	Snehangini Chhuria
Const. No.	4
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Bargarh

Attabira (Sl. No.: 4) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district, Odisha.^[1] This constituency include Attabira, Attabira block and Bheden block.^[2][3] This constituency was created in 2009 in place of Melchhamunda constituency.^[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
2014			44.92%
2009			39.65%

Three elections held during 2009 to 2014. List of members elected from this constituency are:^[5][6]

• 2014: Snehangini Chhuria (BJD)
• 2009: Nihar Ranjan Mahananda (Congress)
• 1951: Bipin Bihari Das (Congress)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda by a margin of 25,474 votes.^[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Attabira[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Snehangini Chhuria	69,602	44.92
	INC	Nihar Ranjan Mahananda	44,128	28.48
	BJP	Milan Seth	33,735	21.77
	AAP	Upendra Seth	2,521	1.62
	BSP	Madhabi Dehuria	1,233	0.79
	Lakshya Ghar Ganatantrik Party	Arjun Nag	790	0.50
	AITMC	Kumar Behera	757
	Paschimanchal Vikas Party	Chandramani Kumbhar	668
	NOTA	None	1,509	0.97	-
Majority			25,474		-
Turnout			1,54,943	76.61	10.72
Registered electors			2,02,277
	BJD gain from INC

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by 13,329 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Attabira[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nihar Ranjan Mahananda	49,396	39.65	-
	BJD	Snehangini Chhuria	36,067	28.95	-
	Independent	Milan Seth	16,308	13.09	-
	BJP	Bipin Bhusagar	11,066	8.88	-
	BSP	Mukteswar Meher	3,932	3.16	-
	SP	Premraj Nial	3,462	2.78	-
	Independent	Chamar Mahananda	1,226	0.98	-
	Independent	Braja Mohan Kalet	1,122	0.90	-
	RPI(A)	Premananda Kanhar	1,016	0.82	-
Majority			13,329	10.70[lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,24,620	65.89	-
	INC win (new seat)

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 1 January 2014. Constituency: Attabira (4) District : Bargarh
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. "Delimitation Commission faces peoples wrath in Western Orissa". oneindia.in. Retrieved 1 January 2014. deletion of Melchhamunda constituency and addition of Attabira as a new one
5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
6. "Attabira Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) Election Results 2014". Elections.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
7. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in.
8. "Odisha - Attabira". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
9. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Attabira (4)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
10. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 1 January 2014. 13329
11. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf