Jharigam (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jharigam
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Nabarangpur
Blocks	Jharigam, Chandahandi, Umerkote
Electorate	1,92,205 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created	2009
Party	BJD
MLA	Ramesh Chandra Majhi
Const. No.	74
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Nabarangpur

Jharigam (Sl. No.: 74) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Jharigam block, Chandahandi block and 10 Gram panchayats (Badabharandi, Badakumari, Bhamini, Benora, Singisari, Bhandariguda, Chikalpadar, Hirapur, Karagam and Rajpur) of Umerkote block.^[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
2014			41.99%
2009			45.72%

Two elections held during 2009 and 2014. Elected members from the Jharigam constituency are:^[5][6]

• 2014: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)
• 2009: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Uldhar Majhi by a margin of 11,196 votes.^[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ramesh Chandra Majhi	65,254	41.99	-3.73
	INC	Uldhar Majhi	54,058	34.78	7.66
	BJP	Kumar Pujari	14,010	9.01	-2.03
	AOP	Shyam Sundar Majhi	7,591	4.88
	OJM	Jalandhar Majhi	5,004	3.22
	NOTA	None	9,498	6.11
Majority			11,196	7.20	-11.4
Turnout			1,55,415	80.86	11.42
Registered electors			1,92,205
	BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jalandhar Majhi by a margin of 22,276 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam [11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ramesh Chandra Majhi	54,767	45.72	-
	INC	Jalandhar Majhi	32,491	27.12	-
	BJP	Sona Majhi	13,226	11.04	-
	Independent	Gopal Pujari	6,393	5.34	-
	BSP	Kadamb Pujari	5,535	4.62	-
	SAMO	Laxmi Santa	4,098	3.42	-
	Kalinga Sena	Hirasing Majhi	3,281	2.74	-
Majority			22,276	18.60[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,19,791	69.44	-
	BJD win (new seat)

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
6. "Jharigam Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
7. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
8. "Odisha - Jharigam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
9. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Jharigam (74)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
10. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 22276
11. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf