Patnagarh Assembly constituency

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

Patnagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.^[1]

Patnagarh
Constituency No. 67 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northern Division
District	Balangir
Lok Sabha constituency	Bolangir
Established	1951
Total electors	3,06,231[a][b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Deputy Chief Minister
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Patnagarh, Patnagarh block, Belpara block and Khaprakhol block.^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024			41.64%
2019			43.40%
2014			40.58%
2009			40.31%
2004			55.78%
2000			64.96%
1995			62.21%
1990			43.67%
1985			43.05%
1980			55.43%
1977			55.91%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held in the constituency till date. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

Elected members from the Patnagarh constituency are:^[5][6][7]

Year	Member	Party
2024[8]	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[9]	Saroj Kumar Meher		Biju Janata Dal
2014[10]	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo		Bharatiya Janata Party
2009[11]
2004
2000
1995
1990	Bibekananda Meher		Janata Dal
1985	Sushil Kumar Prusty		Indian National Congress
1980	Brajamohan Thakur		Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Bibekananda Meher		Janata Party
1974	Ainthu Sahoo		Swatantra Party
1971
1967
1961	Ramesh Chandra Bhoi
1957[c]	Ainthu Sahoo
	Asharam Bhoi		Ganatantra Parishad
1951[d]	Arjun Das
	Ganesh Ram Bariah
1946	Nimai Charan Panigrahi		Independent politician

Election Results

2024

Voting was 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.^[12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Meher by a margin of 1,357 votes.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Patnagarh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	93,823	41.64	3.68
	BJD	Saroj Kumar Meher	92,466	41.04	2.36
	INC	Anil Meher	26,549	11.78	3.14
	NOTA	None of the above	2,460	1.09	0.56
Majority			1,357	0.60	4.84
Turnout			2,25,308	73.57
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Meher defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo by a margin of 11,028 votes.^[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Patnagarh^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Saroj Kumar Meher	88,756	43.40	10.27
	BJP	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	77,003	37.96	2.62
	INC	Ramesh Kumar Purohit	30,253	14.92	3.46
	NOTA	None of the above	3,347	1.65
Majority			11,028	5.44
Turnout			2,03,779	72.74
	BJD gain from BJP		Swing

2014

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prakriti Devi Singh Deo by a margin of 13,653 votes.^[10]

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	74,372	40.58	0.27
	BJD	Prakriti Devi Singh Deo	60,719	33.13	5.03
	INC	Kishor Kumar Parichha	33,697	18.38	5.77
	NOTA	None of the above	3,079	1.68	−
Majority			13,653	7.45	4.76
Turnout			1,83,295	73	5.58
Registered electors			2,51,089
	BJP hold

2009

In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prakriti Devi Singh Deo by a margin of 19,382 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Patnagarh^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	63,996	40.31	15.47
	BJD	Prakriti Devi Singh Deo	44,614	28.10
	INC	Bebekananda Meher	38,350	24.15
Majority			19,382	12.21[e]	−
Turnout			1,58,826	67.42	−
	BJP hold		Swing	-1.35[f]

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. It was a 2 member constituency
4. It was a 2 member constituency
5. % of total valid votes
6. 2004 Voter turnout was 68.77%