Bahalda Assembly constituency

Bahalda was an Assembly constituency from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.^[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 2008. It was subsumed by the Rairangpur Assembly constituency.^[2] This constituency was reserved for Schedule Tribes.

Bahalda
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituency	Mayurbhanj
Established	1951
Abolished	2008
Total electors	1,27,993[a]
Reservation	ST

Historical Extent

• 1973: Tiring and Bahalda police stations and Badmouda and Guhaldangiri grama panchayats in Gorumohisani police station in Bamanghaty subdivision.^[3]
• 1965: Bahalda and Tiring police stations in Bamanghaty subdivision.^[4]
• 1956: Bahalda and Tiring police stations in Bamanghaty sub-division.^[5][6]
• 1951: Bahalda police station of Bamanghati sub-division.^[1][7]

Elected members

Vote share of Winning candidates
2004			25.10%
2000			32.47%
1995			30.39%
1990			42.22%
1985			62.34%
1980			35.89%
1977			59.19%
1974			23.79%
1971			38.22%
1967			52.74%
1961			53.04%
1957			45.41%
1951			69.78%

Between 1951 & 2008, 13 elections were held till date.^[8]

List of members elected from Bahalda constituency are:

Year	Member	Party
1951	Sonaram Soren		Indian National Congress
1957	Surendramohan Hembram		Independent
1961	Sunaram Soren		Indian National Congress
1967			Orissa Jana Congress
1971	Sashibhusan Marandi		Jharkhand Party
1974			Independent
1977	Sunaram Soren		Janata Party
1980	Ramchandra Hansdah		Indian National Congress (I)
1985	Bhagey Gobardhan		Janata Party
1990	Khelaram Mahali		Independent
1995			Jharkhand People's Party
2000	Laxman Soren		Bharatiya Janata Party
2004	Prahallad Purti		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Election results

2004

2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Prahlad Purty	20,041	25.10%
	BJP	Khelaram Mahali	19,210
	INC	Laxman Soren	12,948
	Independent	Helena Bage	12,796
	Independent	Lopamudra Hansdah	7,332
	Independent	Mohan Hansdah	2,827
	JDP	Singray Hansdah	1,489
	AJSU	Budhan Murmu	1,470
	Independent	Sashibhushan Marandi	931
	Independent	Chhatray Hansdah	779
Total valid votes			79,820
Rejected ballots			8
Turnout			79,828
Registered electors			1,27,993
Margin of victory			825	1.03%
	JMM gain from BJP

2000

2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Laxman Soren	23,305	32.47%	29.6
	INC	Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah	21,245	29.60%	7.11
	Independent	Khelaram Majhi	9,750	13.58%	New
	JMM	Ramachandra Hembrom	11,519	16.05%	13.1
	Independent	Amar Singh Tudu	2,752	3.83%	New
	AITC	Prahlad Purty	2,641	3.68%	New
	BSP	Somnath Pingua	2,641	0.78%	New
Total valid votes			71,772
Rejected ballots			1,541
Turnout			73,313	59.64%	2.73
Registered electors			1,22,779
Margin of victory			2,060	2.87%	1.21
	BJP gain from JPP

1995

In the 1995 State election to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa, Bahalda had 22 candidates, holding the record for the highest number of contestants in a constituency for this election.^[11]

1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JPP	Khelaram Mahali	21,564	30.39%	New
	JD	Surendra Nath Naik	20,389	28.74%	10.3
	INC	Birsa Kandankel	15,959	22.49%	8.75
	JMM	Chhatrai Hansdah	2,092	2.95%	New
	BJP	Ramrai Majhi	2,029	2.86%	New
	Independent	Prahallad Purty	1,678	2.36%	New
	Independent	Bagun Singh	1,165	1.64%	New
	Jharkhand Party	Fagu Baskey	1,072	1.51%	New
	Independent	Sunil Munda	935	1.32%	New
	Independent	Purnima Munda	863	1.22%	New
	Independent	Ramchandra Hansdah	800	1.13%	New
	Independent	Dulalal Mahali	418	0.59%	New
	Independent	Thakurdas Soren	321	0.45%	New
	Independent	Gulia Hembram	281	0.40%	0.06
	Independent	Laxman Singh Purty	267	0.38%	New
	Independent	Gobinda Soren	212	0.30%	New
	Independent	Ghasiram Marandi	210	0.30%	New
	Independent	Ananta Tudu	192	0.27%	New
	Independent	Sudarshan Soy	180	0.25%	New
	Independent	Bikramaditya Tudu	153	0.22%	New
	Independent	Kanhu Soren	113	0.16%	New
	Independent	Jitrai Hembram	61	0.09%	New
Total valid votes			70,954
Rejected ballots			2,784
Turnout			73,738	62.37%	17.8
Registered electors			1,18,224
Margin of victory			1,175	1.66%	1.44
	JPP gain from Independent

1990

1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Khelaram Mahali	20,073	42.22%	New
	JD	Nirmal Baghey	18,597	39.11%	New
	INC	Hindurai Soren	6,534	13.74%	12.3
	Jharkhand Dal	Maino Murmu	735	1.55%	0.02
	Independent	Aswani Baipai	563	1.18%	New
	Independent	Gansa Soren	423	0.89%	New
	Independent	Chhatrai Hansdah	387	0.81%	New
	Independent	Gulia Hembram	162	0.34%	New
	Independent	Sundarmohan Hemram	71	0.15%	New
Total valid votes			47,545
Rejected ballots			1,408
Turnout			48,953	44.54%	6.63
Registered electors			1,09,908
Margin of victory			1,476	3.10%	33.1
	Independent gain from JP

1985

1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Baghey Gobardhan	19,821	62.34%	New
	INC	Laxmi Majhi	8,296	26.09%	New
	Independent	Madhusudan Soren	2,649	8.33%	New
	BJP	Gobinda Chandra Murmu	545	1.71%	New
	Jharkhand Dal	Gopinath Marnoy	486	1.53%	6.6
Total valid votes			31,797
Rejected ballots			996
Turnout			32,793	37.91%	10.6
Registered electors			86,509
Margin of victory			11,525	36.25%	25.7
	JP gain from INC(I)

1980

1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Rama Chandra Hansdah	7,691	35.89%	New
	Independent	Laxman Majhi	5,450	25.43%	New
	INC(U)	Guru Charan Bage	5,162	24.09%	New
	Jharkhand Dal	Sashi Bhushan Marandi	1,742	8.13%	New
	Independent	Gokul Dandapat	1,384	6.46%	New
Total valid votes			21,429
Rejected ballots			776
Turnout			22,205	27.31%	2.16
Registered electors			81,315
Margin of victory			2,241	10.46%	20.4
	INC(I) gain from JP

1977

1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Sunaram Soren	11,321	59.19%	New
	Jharkhand Party	Sashibhusan Marndi	5,413	28.30%	New
	INC	Kartik Chandra Majhi	2,394	12.52%	10.5
Total valid votes			19,128
Rejected ballots			604
Turnout			19,732	25.15%	10.4
Registered electors			78,444
Margin of victory			5,908	30.89%	30.1
	JP gain from Independent

1974

1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sashi Bhusan Marndi	5,936	23.79%	New
	INC	Ram Chandra Hansdah	5,752	23.05%	4.73
	Jharkhand Dal	Sunaram Soren	4,980	19.96%	New
	SWA	Faguram Murmu	4,181	16.75%	2.24
	Independent	Ram Chandra Majhi	2,402	9.63%	New
	Independent	Guru Charan Bage	1,703	6.82%	New
Total valid votes			24,954
Rejected ballots			1,961
Turnout			26,915	35.55%	0.55
Registered electors			75,715
Margin of victory			184	0.74%	19.1
	Independent gain from Jharkhand Party

1971

1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jharkhand Party	Sashi Bhusan Marndi	8,454	38.22%	New
	INC	Ram Chandra Hansdah	4,053	18.32%	5.15
	Utkal Congress	Guru Charan Bage	3,811	17.23%	New
	SWA	Gopinath Marndi	3,209	14.51%	New
	Independent	Sundar Mohan Hemram	1,561	7.06%	16.7
	Jana Congress	Sishupada Hemram	1,030	4.66%	48.0
Total valid votes			22,118
Rejected ballots			1,526
Turnout			23,644	35.00%	1.69
Registered electors			67,550
Margin of victory			4,401	19.90%	9.06
	Jharkhand Party gain from Jana Congress

1967

1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jana Congress	S. Soren	10,947	52.74%	New
	Independent	S. Hemram	4,936	23.78%	New
	INC	R. C. Majhi	4,872	23.47%	29.5
Total valid votes			20,755
Rejected ballots			2,799
Turnout			23,554	36.69%	2.7
Registered electors			64,201
Margin of victory			6,011	28.96%	0.27
	Jana Congress gain from INC

1961

1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Soren Sunaram	10,602	53.04%	26.6
	AIGP	Majhee Mahindra	4,759	23.81%	4.36
	Jharkhand Party	Triya Hardev	4,627	23.15%	New
Total valid votes			19,988
Rejected ballots			1,679
Turnout			21,667	39.29%	11.9
Registered electors			55,141
Margin of victory			5,843	29.23%	11.9
	INC gain from Independent

1957

1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sundarmohun Hemrom (ST)	6,752	45.41%	New
	AIGP	Mahendra Majhi (ST)	4,189	28.17%	New
	INC	Sunaram Soren (ST)	3,928	26.42%	43.3
Turnout			14,869	27.35%	1.29
Registered electors			54,361
Margin of victory			2,563	17.24%	36.3
	Independent gain from INC

1951

1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bahalda^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sonaram Soren	11,012	69.78%
	Socialist	Kale Majhi	2,557	16.20%
	Independent	Syamchandran Hasda	2,212	14.02%
Turnout			15,781	28.64%
Registered electors			55,100
Margin of victory			8,455	53.58%
	INC win (new seat)

Notes

• The 2011 Odisha Reference Annual^[8] mentions the 1957 elected MLA, Surendramohan Hembram as belonging to the Gana Parishad. This is inconsistent with the detailed Statistical Report by ECI,^[20] which mentions the same elected MLA, but as being an Independent politician.
• Similarly, the 2011 Odisha Reference Annual^[8] mentions the 1971 elected MLA, Sashibhusan Marndi as being an Independent politician. This is inconsistent with the detailed Statistical Report by ECI,^[17] which mentions the same elected MLA, but as belonging to the Jharkhand Party.

1. as on 2004