Binjharpur Assembly constituency

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

Binjharpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.^[1]

Binjharpur
Constituency No. 48 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Jajpur
Lok Sabha constituency	Jajpur
Established	1951
Total electors	2,29,680[a][b]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Pramila Mallik
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

The area of this state legislature constituency includes Binjharpur block and 12 GPs (Biripata, Asanpur, Palatpur, Khannagar, Kamardihi, Nizampur, Duttapur, Bihari, Gramnandipur, Thalkudi, Kayan and Chasakhanda) of Dasarathpur block.^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024			48.84%
2019			55.18%
2014			57.4%
2009			43.57%
2004			55.44%
2000			51.48%
1995			41.98%
1990			38.99%
1985			45.06%
1980			47.81%
1977			53.78%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections had been held till 2024. It was a 2-member constituency until 1952.

List of members elected from Binjharpur constituency are:^[5][6]

Year	Member	Party
2024[7]	Pramila Mallik		Biju Janata Dal
2019[8]
2014[9]
2009[10]
2004
2000
1995	Arjun Das		Indian National Congress
1990	Pramila Mallik		Janata Dal
1985	Naba Kishore Mallick		Indian National Congress
1980			Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Santanu Kumar Das		Janata Party
1974	Baishnab Charan Mallick		Indian National Congress
1971	Pabitra Mohan Jena		Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Baishnab Charan Mallick		Praja Socialist Party
1961	Chittaranjan Naik		Indian National Congress
1957	Banka Behari Das		Praja Socialist Party
1951[c]	Naba Kishore Mallick		Indian National Congress
	Padmanava Roy

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Mallik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Babita Mallick by a margin of 2,856 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Binjharpur ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pramila Mallik	74,185	48.84	6.34
	BJP	Babita Mallick	71,329	46.96	6.59
	INC	Kanaklata Mallick	4,392	2.89	0.02
	NOTA	None of the above	947	0.62	0.01
Majority			2,856	1.8
Turnout			1,51,907	66.14
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Mallik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Babita Mallick by a margin of 11,226 votes.^[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Binjharpur^[13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pramila Mallik	79,087	55.18	2.22
	BJP	Babita Mallick	57,861	40.37	28.54
	INC	Manoranjan Das	3,997	2.79	25.2
	NOTA	None of the above	906	0.63
Majority			11,226	13.71
Turnout			1,43,319	67
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Babita Mallick by a margin of 38,190 votes.^[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Binjharpur^[15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pramila Mallik	74,532	57.4	3.65
	INC	Babita Mallick	36,342	27.99	3.81
	BJP	Deba Prasad Mallik	15,358	11.83	10.01
	NOTA	None of the above	1,085	0.84	−
Majority			38,190	29.40	0.15
Turnout			1,29,857	68.38	7.87
Registered electors			1,89,901
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Babita Mallick by a margin of 31,861 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Binjharpur ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pramila Mallik	66,507	61.05	−
	INC	Babita Mallick	34,646	31.80	−
	BJP	Manas Ranjan Mallick	4,159	3.82	−
Majority			31,861	29.25[d]	−
Turnout			1,08,979	60.51	−
	BJD hold

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. It was a 2 member constituency
4. %of total valid votes