Pallahara Assembly constituency

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

Pallahara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.^[1]

Pallahara
Constituency No. 59 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northern Division
District	Angul
Lok Sabha constituency	Dhenkanal
Established	1951
Total electors	1,78,632[a][b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ashok Mohanty
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Pallahara block and 19 GPs (Balipasi, Kuluma, Rengali, Susuba, Arkil, Gandamula, Bajrakote, Hanumanpur, Dalaka, Karnapal, Parabil, Burukuna, Kulei, Deranga, Kakudia, Talapada, Biru, Hariharapur and Samal) of Kaniha block.^[2][3]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			48.64%
2019			43.12%
2014			34.59%
2009			37.96%
2004			53.20%
2000			36.82%
1995			45.64%
1990			74.94%
1985			43.97%
1980			39.68%
1977			34.65%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held. It was a 2 member constituency in 1951.

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

Year	Member[7]	Party
2024[8]	Ashok Mohanty		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[9]	Mukesh Kumar Pal		Biju Janata Dal
2014[10]	Mahesh Sahoo
2009[11]	Ravi Narayan Pani
2004	Nrusingha Charan Sahu		Indian National Congress
2000	Dharmendra Pradhan		Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Bibhudhendra Pratap Das		Indian National Congress
1990	Nrusingha Charan Sahu		Janata Dal
1985	Bibhudhendra Pratap Das		Indian National Congress
1980			Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Dharanidhar Pradhan		Independent politician
1974	Narayan Sahu		Indian National Congress
1971			Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Pabitra Mohan Pradhan		Orissa Jana Congress
1961
1957	Mrutyunjaya Pal		Ganatantra Parishad
1952	Mahesh Chandra Subahusingh		Indian National Congress
	Baidhar Naik

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.^[12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Mukesh Kumar Pal by a margin of 1,333 votes.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ashok Mohanty	71,560	48.64
	BJD	Mukesh Kumar Pal	63,997	43.50
	INC	Fakir Mohan Samal	6,444	4.38
	NOTA	None of the above	1,633	1.11
Majority			7,563	5.14
Turnout			1,47,117	82.36
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mukesh Kumar Pal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 6,214 votes.^[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Mukesh Kumar Pal	59,350	43.12
	BJP	Ashok Mohanty	53,136	38.61
	INC	Subrat Garnayak	12,266	8.91
	NOTA	None of the above	1,234	0.9
Majority			6,214	4.51
Turnout			1,37,640	80.94
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Mohanty by a margin of 5,294 votes.^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara^[14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Mahesh Sahoo	44,264	34.59
	BJP	Ashok Mohanty	38,970	30.46
	INC	Subodh Chandra Pani	18,487	14.45
	NOTA	None of the above	1135	0.89	−
Majority			5,294	41.37	36.31
Turnout			1,27,958	83.83	9.9
Registered electors			1,52,634
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ravi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan by a margin of 5,467 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pallahara^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ravi Narayan Pani	40,980	37.96	−
	BJP	Dharmendra Pradhan	35,513	32.90	−
	INC	Bibhudhendra Pratap Das	21,258	19.69	−
Majority			5,467	5.06[c]	−
Turnout			1,07,959	73.93	−
	BJD gain from INC

Notes

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