# Berhampur Assembly constituency

Berhampur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.
Area of this constituency includes ward no. 1 to ward no. 24 of Brahmapur Municipal Corporation.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2019 | 2019 | 43.93% | 43.93% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 57.27% | 57.27% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 37.85% | 37.85% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 46.68% | 46.68% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 42.32% | 42.32% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 50.56% | 50.56% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 42.42% | 42.42% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 64.83% | 64.83% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 51.38% | 51.38% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 66.31% | 66.31% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 47.82% | 47.82% |
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1955. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Berhampur constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | K. Anil Kumar | BJP |
| 2019 | Bikram Kumar Panda | BJD |
| 2014 | Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik | BJD |
| 2009 | Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik | BJD |
| 2004 | Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik | BJD |
| 2000 | Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik | BJD |
| 1995 | Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik | JD |
| 1990 | Binayak Mahapatra | JD |
| 1985 | Siba Sankar Sahani | INC |
| 1980 | Krushna Chandra Patnaik | INC |
| 1977 | Ratna Manjari Devi | Independent |
| 1974 | Binayak Acharya | INC |
| 1971 | Binayak Acharya | Congress (R) |
| 1967 | Binayak Acharya | INC |
| 1961 | Sisir Kumar Narendra Deb | INC |
| 1957 | Dandapani Das | INC |
| 1957 | Lingaraj Panigrahi | INC |
| 1955 (bypoll) | Mohan Nayak | INC |
| 1955 (bypoll) | Brundaban Nayak | INC |
| 1951 | Dandapani Das | Independent |
| 1951 | Ramachandra Mishra | Independent |

## Election Results
### 2024

In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate K Anil Kumar defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dr.Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik by a margin of 18,709 votes.
2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Berhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | K. Anil Kumar | 54,997 | 43.93 | 16.49 |
| | BJD | Dr. Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik | 36,288 | 28.99 | 28.28 |
| | Independent | Siva Shankar Dash | 24,661 | 19.70 | 11.44 |
| | INC | Deepak Patnaik | 5,385 | 4.30 | 0.22 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 638 | 0.51 | 0.43 |
| | AAP | Subash Chandra Raut | 383 | 0.31 | N/A |
| | Independent | Laxmana Maharana | 378 | 0.30 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jhasaketan Padhy | 364 | 0.29 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sarita Panda | 341 | 0.27 | N/A |
| | Independent | Manoj Pattnaik | 322 | 0.26 | N/A |
| | Independent | Brahma Nanda Tripathy | 311 | 0.25 | N/A |
| | BSP | Arun Kumar Sahu | 307 | 0.25 | 0.14 |
| | SUCI(C) | Nimai Charan Sahu | 162 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| | Independent | Bishnu Charana Rana | 139 | 0.11 | N/A |
| | AIFB | Samim Begam | 120 | 0.10 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jeebano Patro | 93 | 0.07 | 0.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,709 | 14.95 | 14.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,25,181 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Kumar Panda defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanhu Charan Pati by a margin of 35,484 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Berhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Bikram Kumar Panda | 68,113 | 57.27 | |
| | BJP | Kanhu Charan Pati | 32629 | 27.44 | |
| | Independent | Siva Shankar Dash | 9821 | 8.26 | |
| | INC | Lingaraj Chaudhury | 5381 | 4.52 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1113 | 0.94 | |
| | BSP | Ashok Kumar Sahoo | 459 | 0.39 | |
| | Independent | Abani Kumar Gaya | 332 | 0.28 | |
| | Independent | Sumit Patro | 304 | 0.26 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Sibanisankar Mishra | 274 | 0.23 | |
| | Independent | Jeebano Patro | 273 | 0.23 | |
| | ANC | Gobinda Chandra Sahu | 230 | 0.19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35484 | 29.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118929 | 56.3 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bikram Kumar Panda by a margin of 1,039 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Berhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik | 43,211 | 37.85 | −8.83 |
| | INC | Bikram Kumar Panda | 42,172 | 36.94 | −5.07 |
| | BJP | Siva Shankar Dash | 24,092 | 21.1 | 13.18 |
| | AAP | Ramesh Chandra Patra | 970 | 0.85 | |
| | AITC | M. Ananda Rao Achary | 524 | 0.46 | |
| | CPI(M) | Basanta Nanda | 481 | 0.42 | |
| | BSP | Ramesha Chandra Behera | 470 | 0.41 | −1.02 |
| | Independent | Satish Kumar Nayak | 245 | 0.21 | |
| | Independent | Pramila Tripathy | 231 | 0.2 | |
| | AOP | Pabitra Mohan Misra | 200 | 0.18 | |
| | Independent | Daka Bishoyi | 194 | 0.17 | |
| | SKD | Khalli Sahu | 180 | 0.16 | |
| | Jan Morcha | Bipin Bihari Dash | 156 | 0.14 | |
| | NOTA | None | 1,029 | 0.9 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,039 | 0.91 | −3.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,14,155 | 63.99 | 15.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,78,405 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bikram Kumar Panda by a margin of 3,844 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Berhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik | 38,407 | 46.68 | − |
| | INC | Bikram Kumar Panda | 34,563 | 42.01 | − |
| | BJP | Ram Chandra Panda | 6,515 | 7.92 | − |
| | BSP | Ashok Kumar Panda | 1,174 | 1.43 | − |
| | Independent | Samir Ranjan Pattnaik | 421 | 0.51 | − |
| | Independent | Dr. Ramahari Khandual | 345 | 0.42 | − |
| | SP | Saroj Kumar Pattanaik | 309 | 0.38 | − |
| | Samruddha Odisha | Sushanta Panda | 287 | 0.35 | − |
| | Independent | Shyama Sundar Pattnaik | 258 | 0.31 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,844 | 4.67 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,293 | 48.17 | − |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |