Baliguda (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Baliguda
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Kandhamal
Blocks	Baliguda, K. Nuagaon, Kotagarh, Tumudibandh
Electorate	1,18,756
Major settlements	Baliguda
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	Biju Janata Dal
MLA	Rajib Patra
Const. No.	82
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Kandhamal

Baliguda (Sl. No.: 82) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha.^[1]

Area of this constituency include Baliguda, Baliguda block, K. Nuagaon block, Kotagarh block and Tumudibandh block. ^[2][3]

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Karendra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadananda Mallik by a margin of 11,193 votes.^[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014			37.25%
2009			33.11%
2004			35.42%
2000			36.38%
1995			37.40%
1990			53.46%
1985			58.43%
1980			44.80%
1977			47.23%

15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Baliguda constituency are: ^[6]

• 2014: (82): Rajib Patra (BJD)
• 2009: (82): Karendra Majhi (BJP)
• 2004: (102): Karendra Majhi (BJP)
• 2000: (102): Surendra Kanhar (BJP)
• 1995: (102): Sahura Mallik (Congress)
• 1990: (102): Bhagaban Kanhar (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (102): Laxmikanta Mallik (Congress)
• 1980: (102): Sahura Mallik (Congress-I)
• 1977: (102): Sadananda Kanhar (Independent)
• 1974: (102): Sahura Mallik (Congress)
• 1971: (97): Naresh Pradhan (Swatantra)
• 1967: (97): Naresh Pradhan (Swatantra)
• 1961: (29): Dubara Podra (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1957: (23): Lokanath Patra (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1951: (10): Yadaba Patra (Congress)

2014 Election Results

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajib Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Klesa Pradhan by a margin of 2,696 votes.^[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajib Patra	37,606	37.25	15.77
	INC	Klesa Pradhan	34,910	34.58	5.56
	BJP	Karendra Majhi	18,103	17.93	-15.18
	BSP	Nabaghana Karjimajhi	2,718	2.69	0.24
	AOP	Dukhishyam Muthamajhi	1,582	1.57
	Independent	Debendra Kanhar	1,429	1.42
	OJM	Bijeswar Mallick	1,426	1.41
	Independent	Minati Mallick	1,314	1.3
	NOTA	None	1,856	1.84	-
Majority			2,696	2.67	-1.42
Turnout			1,00,944	73.59	7.0
Registered electors			1,37,163
	BJD gain from BJP

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Karendra Majhi	26,180	33.11	-
	INC	Sadananda Mallick	22,943	29.02	-
	BJD	Dinesh Singh Pradhan	16,980	21.48	-
	Independent	Manoj Kumar Mallik	3,779	4.78	-
	Independent	Surada Pradhan	3,150	3.98	-
	SP	Ekara Sukamajhi	2,527	3.20	-
	BSP	Subrat Kumar Pradhan	1,940	2.45	-
	Independent	Dhaneswar Mallick	1,562	1.98	-
Majority			3,237	4.09[lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			79,079	66.59	-

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 20 February 2014. Constituency: Baliguda (82) District : Kandhamal
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 18 February 2014. 11193
5. "102 - Baliguda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
7. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
8. "Odisha - Baliguda". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
9. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Baliguda (82)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
10. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf