Athmallik Assembly constituency

Athmallik
Athmallik
Constituency No. 63 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Angul
LS constituency	Sambalpur
Established	1951
Total electors	201,661
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Nalini Kanta Pradhan
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

Athmallik (Sl. No.: 63) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Athmallik, Athmallik block, Kishorenagar block and 9 GPs (Antulia, Saradhapur, Matiasahi, Manikajodi, Jagannathpur, Tainsi, Kothabhuin, Tikarpada and Purunakote) of Angul block.^[2]^[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			52.35%
2019			53.56%
2014			44.85%
2009			48.46%
2004			45.77%
2000			59.77%
1995			47.64%
1990			53.84%
1985			48.06%
1980			60.32%
1977			50.48%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1955.^[5]

List of members elected from Athmallik constituency are:^[6]^[7]

Year	Member
2024	Nalini Kanta Pradhan	BJD
2019	Ramesh Chandra Sai^[8]	BJD
2014	Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo	BJD
2009	Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo	BJD
2004	Nagendra Kumar Pradhan	BJD
2000	Nagendra Kumar Pradhan	BJD
1995	Amarnath Pradhan	INC
1990	Nagendra Kumar Pradhan	JD
1985	Amarnath Pradhan	INC
1980	Bhajaman Behera	INC
1977	Balakrushna Patnaik	JP
1974	Bhajaman Behera	INC
1971	Rajkishore Pradhan	Utkal Congress
1967	Surendra Pradhan	SSP
1961	Khetra Mohan Panigrahi	SWA
1957	Khetra Mohan Panigrahi	AIGP
1955 (bypoll)^[a]	Raja Kishore Chandra Deo	INC
1951	Dwitiya Roul	Independent

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Athmallik
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Nalini Kanta Pradhan	93,957	52.35	1.21
	BJP	Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo	77,804	43.35	19.09
	INC	Himanshu Shekhar Chaulia	5,126	2.86	16.34
	NOTA	None of the above	1,631	0.91	0.15
Majority			16,153
Turnout			179,491
	BJD hold		Swing

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Sai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhagirathi Pradhan by a margin of 47,184 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ramesh Chandra Sai	86,254	53.56	8.71
	BJP	Bhagirathi Pradhan	39,070	24.26	8.33
	INC	Bijayananda Chaulia	30,925	19.20	11.8
	BSP	Hrusikesh Luha	1288	0.79	−
	SUCI(C)	Ramani Ranjan Pradhan	1055	0.65	−
	Independent	Sarat Chandra Mahapatra	706	0.43	−
	NOTA	None of the above	1717	1.06	−
Majority			47,184	28.59	14.73
Turnout			165035	79.56	−0.13
Registered electors			2,01,661
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Kumar Pradhan by a margin of 19,533 votes.^[11]^[12]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik ^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo	63,226	44.85	−
	INC	Surendra Kumar Pradhan	43,693	31.00	−
	BJP	Bhagirathi Pradhan	22,463	15.93	−
	Independent	Ramani Ranjan Pradhan	2,748	1.95	−
	Independent	Prafulla Kumar Chaulia	2,312	1.64	−
	BSP	Ananda Chandra Behera	1,920	1.36	−
	Kalinga Sena	Pradeep Kumar Sahoo	723	0.51	−
	Independent	Tapan Kumar Mishra	706	0.5	−
	Independent	Mitrughna Mahakhuda	683	0.48	−
	AAP	Prasadi Behera	609	0.43	−
	PVP	Bhramarbara Sahu	434	0.31	−
	NOTA	None of the above	1,450	1.03	−
Majority			19,533	13.86	−1.25
Turnout			1,40,967	79.69	7.02
Registered electors			1,76,891
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mousumi Pradhan by a margin of 18,981 votes.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Athmallik^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo	61,388	48.86	2.69
	INC	Mousumi Pradhan	42,407	33.75	−
	BJP	Bhagirathi Pradhan	12,674	10.09	−
	Independent	Dattatreya Mishra	3,297	2.62	−
	SAMO	Binod Kumar Pradhan	1,677	1.33	−
	Independent	Santilata Behera	995	0.79	−
	Independent	Bijaya Kumar Sahoo	889	0.71	−
	Independent	Tapan Kumar Mishra	883	0.70	−
	Independent	Artatrana Behera	856	0.68	−
	Independent	Karunakar Nayak	571	0.45	−
Majority			18,981	15.11^[b]	−
Turnout			1,25,672	72.67	−
	BJD hold

Notes

^ Resignation of Dwitiya Roul
^ %of total valid votes

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Athmallik (63) District : Agul
^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
^ "Seats of Odisha".
^ "115 - Athmallik Assembly Constituency". 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ "Athmallik Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014". Empowering India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
^ "Odisha - Athmallik". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Athmallik (63)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

20°43′N 84°32′E / 20.72°N 84.54°E / 20.72; 84.54

[9] Resignation of Dwitiya Roul

[17] %of total valid votes

[1] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Athmallik (63) District : Agul

[2] "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).

[3] "Seats of Odisha".

[4] "115 - Athmallik Assembly Constituency". 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[byElections1952-95-5] "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[prevMLAs-6] "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[7] "Athmallik Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

[election2019-8] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[10] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[TP_Ass_Cand-11] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[12] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[13] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014". Empowering India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

[14] "Odisha - Athmallik". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[15] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Athmallik (63)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[election2009-16] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[a]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[b]

v t e Angul district
Constituencies	Angul Athmallik Chhendipada Pallahara Talcher
Towns and villages	Angul Athmallik Baragounia Dehurysahi Deracolliery Durgapur FCI Township Ghantapada Hanumanpur Kanteikulia Kishorenagar Kulei Malisahi Nalconagar Ogi Pallahara Rengali Dam Projectship Talcher TTPS Township
Other districts	Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Cuttack Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

v t e Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Current constituencies	A Anandapur Angul Aska Athagarh Athmallik Attabira Aul B Badasahi Balasore Baliguda Balikuda-Erasama Bangriposi Banki Barabati-Cuttack Baramba Barchana Bargarh Bari Baripada Basta Basudevpur Begunia Berhampur Bhadrak Bhandaripokhari Bhanjanagar Bhatli Bhawanipatna Bhograi Bhubaneswar Central Bhubaneswar North Bijepur Binjharpur Biramitrapur Birmaharajpur Bissam Cuttack Bolangir Bonai Boudh Brahmagiri Brajarajnagar C Champua Chandabali Chhatrapur Chhendipada Chikiti Chilika Chitrakonda Choudwar-Cuttack Cuttack Sadar D Dabugam Daspalla Deogarh Dhamnagar Dharmagarh Dharmasala Dhenkanal Digapahandi E Ekamra-Bhubaneswar G G. Udayagiri Ghasipura Gopalpur Gunupur H Hindol Hinjili J Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jaleswar Jashipur Jatani Jayadev Jeypore Jharigam Jharsuguda Junagarh K Kabisuryanagar Kakatpur Kamakhyanagar Kantabanji Kantamal Karanjia Kendrapara Keonjhar Khalikote Khandapada Khariar Khurda Koraput Korei Kotpad Kuchinda L Lanjigarh Laxmipur Loisingha M Mahakalapada Mahanga Malkangiri Mohana Morada N Nabarangpur Narla Nayagarh Niali Nilgiri Nimapara Nuapada P Padampur Pallahara Paradeep Paralakhemundi Parjanga Patkura Patna Patnagarh Phulbani Pipili Polasara Pottangi Puri R Raghunathpali Rairakhol Rairangpur Rajanagar Rajgangpur Ranpur Rayagada Remuna Rengali Rourkela S Salipur Sambalpur Sanakhemundi Saraskana Satyabadi Simulia Sonepur Soro Sukinda Sundargarh Surada T Talcher Talsara Telkoi Tirtol Titlagarh U Udala Umerkote
Former constituencies	Bahalda Baisinga Bamra Bisra Kaptipada Khunta Kuliana Nandapur Padua Panchpir
Related topics	List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Elections in Odisha