Baliguda Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Baliguda.

Baliguda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha.^[1]

Baliguda
Constituency No. 82 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Southern division
District	Kandhamal
Lok Sabha constituency	Kandhamal
Established	1951
Total electors	1,65,501[a][b]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Chakramani Kanhar
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

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

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024			35.88%
2014			39.23%
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%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Baliguda constituency are:^[5]

Year	Member	Party
2024[6]	Chakramani Kanhar		Biju Janata Dal
2019[7]
2014[8]	Rajib Patra
2009[9]	Karendra Majhi		Bharatiya Janata Party
2004
2000	Surendra Kanhar
1995	Sahura Mallick		Indian National Congress
1990	Bhagaban Kanhar		Janata Dal
1985	Laxmi Kanta Mallik		Indian National Congress
1980	Sahura Mallick		Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Sadananda Konhar		Independent politician
1974	Sahura Mallick		Indian National Congress
1971	Naresh Pradhan		Swatantra Party
1967
1961	Dubura Podra
1957	Lokanath Patra		Ganatantra Parishad
1951	Jadab Padra		Indian National Congress

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[10] In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chakramani Kanhar defeated Indian National Congress candidate Upendra pradhan by a margin of 1,671 votes.^[6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Baliguda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Chakramani Kanhar	43,586	35.88
	INC	Upendra Pradhan	41,915	34.51
	BJP	Kalpana Kanhar	31,481	25.92
	NOTA	None of the above	2,606	2.15
Majority			1,671	1.37
Turnout			1,21,463	73.39
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chakramani Kanhar defeated Indian National Congress candidate Siman Mallick by a margin of 6,940 votes.^[7]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Chakramani Kanhar	43,175	39.23
	INC	Siman Mallick	36,265	32.95
	BJP	Karendra Majhi	25,217	22.91
	NOTA	None of the above	1,486	1.35
Majority			6,940	6.28
Turnout			1,10,070	70.64
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajib Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Klesa Pradhan by a margin of 2,696 votes.^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda^[12][13]

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
	NOTA	None of the above	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

2009

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Karendra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadananda Mallik by a margin of 11,193 votes.^[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Baliguda^[14]

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	−
Majority			3,237	4.09[c]	−
Turnout			79,079	66.59	−
	BJP hold

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. %of total valid votes