Phulbani (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Phulbani
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Kandhamal
Blocks	Phulbani, Chakapada, Khajuripada, Phiringia
Electorate	1,59,570
Major settlements	Phulbani
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	Biju Janata Dal
MLA	Duguni Kanhar
Const. No.	84
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Kandhamal

Phulbani (Sl. No.: 84) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha, India.^[1]

This constituency includes Phulbani, Phulbani block, Chakapada block, Khajuripada block and Phiringia block. ^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2014			46.65%
2009			36.60%
2004			50.55%
2000			50.25%
1995			36.59%
1990			64.00%
1985			46.64%
1980			60.24%
1977			57.12%

Fifteen elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Phulbani constituency are: ^{[5] [6]}

• 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)
• 1985: (104): Abhimanyu Behera (Congress)
• 1980: (104): Chandrasekhar Behera (Congress)
• 1977: (104): Prahallad Behera (Janata Party)
• 1974: (104): Chandrasekhar Behera (Congress)
• 1971: (98): Jagannath Jani (Orissa Jana Congress)
• 1967: (98): Barada Prasanna Kanhar(Swatantra)
• 1961: (31): Himansu Sekhar Padhy (Congress)
• 1957: (25): Himansu Sekhar Padhy (Ganatantra Parishad) and Aniruddha Deepa (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1951: (11): Balakrushna Mallik (Independent) and Sadananda Sahu (Independent)

2014 Election Candidates

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Duguni Kanhar defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Deba Narayan Pradhan by a margin of 25,795 votes.^[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Phulbani[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Duguni Kanhar	58,273	46.65	10.05
	BJP	Debanarayan Pradhan	32,478	26	-2.21
	INC	Sudarsan Kanhar	21,510	17.22	-5.52
	Kalinga Sena	Ananta Kanhar	3,133	2.51
	AOP	Durgamadhab Kanhar	2,203	1.76
	Independent	Jalandhar Kanhar	1,683	1.35
	BSP	Harekrishna Mallick	1,535	1.23
	AAP	Umesh Prasad Patra	1,288	1.03
	OJM	Purusottam Kanhar	1,235	0.99
	NOTA	None	1,584	1.27	-
Majority			25,795	20.64
Turnout			1,24,922	75.64	10.42
Registered electors			1,65,147
	BJD hold

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.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Phulbani [11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Debendra Kanhar	38,092	36.60	-
	BJP	Deba Narayan Pradhan	29,363	28.21	-
	INC	Jalandhar Kanhar	23,669	22.74	-
	JMM	Artratrana Kanhar	5,816	5.59	-
	Independent	Lokanath Mallick	4,992	4.80	-
	SP	Pradeep Kumar Naik	2,144	2.06	-
Majority			8,729	8.39[lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,04,078	65.22	-
	BJD hold

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 20 February 2014. Constituency: Phulbani (84) District : Kandhamal
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. "104 - Phulbani (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
6. "Phulbani Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
7. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
8. "Odisha - Phulbani". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
9. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Phulbani (84)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
10. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 20 February 2014. 8729
11. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf