Khariar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khariar
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Nuapada
Blocks	Khariar, Boden, Sinapali
Electorate	2,17,682 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Khariar
Current constituency
Created	1961
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA	Duryodhan Majhi
Const. No.	72
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Kalahandi

Khariar (Sl. No.: 72) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Khariar, Khariar block, Boden block and Sinapali block.^[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates

2014

  

34.42% 2009

  

37.07% 2004

2000

  

61.08% 1995

  

49.41% 1990

  

49.05% 1985

  

25.78% 1980

  

40.04% 1977

  

55.68%

width

0%; overflow: hidden;">  

0%

Thirteen elections were held between 1961 and 2014. Elected members from the Khariar constituency are:^[5][6]

• 2014: (72): Duryodhan Majhi (BJP)
• 2009: (72): Hitesh Kumar Bagartti (BJP)
• 2004: (95): Duryodhan Majhi (BJD)
• 2000: (95): Duryodhan Majhi(BJD)
• 1995: (95): Duryodhan Majhi (Janata Dal)
• 1990: (95): Duryodhan Majhi (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (95): Anup Singh Deo (Congress)
• 1980: (95): Anup Singh Deo (Independent)
• 1977: (95): Kapil Narayan Tiwari (Independent)
• 1974: (95): Anup Singh Deo (Utkal Congress)
• 1971: (89): Anup Singh Deo (Congress (Ni))
• 1967: (89): Anup Singh Deo (Congress)
• 1961: (39): Anup Singh Deo (Congress)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Duryodhan Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi a margin of 7,126 votes.^[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khariar[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Duryodhan Majhi	57,533	34.42	-2.65
	INC	Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi	50,407	30.15	9.9
	BJD	Lambodar Nial	47,655	28.51	-0.64
	BSP	Sudhir Kumar Sahoo	2,038	1.22	-0.27
	Independent	Nimai Charan Tandi	1,622	0.97
	OJM	Deb Deb Prasad Singh Deo	1,222	0.73
	Koshal Mukti Morcha	Jaleswar Suna	1029	0.62
	Independent	Satrughan Behera	902	0.54
	SP	Sanyashi Das	853	0.51
	AOP	Bhramar Bag	604	0.36
	Independent	Radheshyam Sagar	595	0.36
	Independent	Kishor Kumar Bag	512	0.31
	NOTA	None	2,198	1.31	-
Majority			7126	4.26	-3.65
Turnout			1,67,170	76.8	9.49
Registered electors			2,17,682
	BJP hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Hitesh Kumar Bagartti defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Duryodhan Majhi by a margin of 11,366 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khariar [11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Hitesh Kumar Bagartti	53,238	37.07	-
	BJD	Duryodhan Majhi	41,872	29.15	-
	INC	Baishampayan Meher	29,080	20.25	-
	SAMO	Deb Deb Prasad Singh Deo	8,248	5.74	-
	Independent	Bhisma Sunani	2,658	1.85	-
	RPI(A)	Kishor Kumar Bag	2,228	1.55	-
	BSP	Kirtan Bag	2,140	1.49	-
	Independent	Makunda Kharsel	1,841	1.28	-
	Independent	Chulamani Bhoi	1,445	1.01	-
	Kalinga Sena	Ramnath Panda	874	0.61	-
Majority			11,366	7.91[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,43,709	67.31	-0.36 [lower-alpha 3]
	BJP gain from BJD

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 67.67%

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: Khariar (69) District: Nuapada
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. "Khariar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
7. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
8. "Odisha - Khariar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
9. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Khariar (72)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
10. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 11366
11. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf