# Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency

Bhanjanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district. Area of this constituency includes 22 Gram panchayat (From 141 villages) and 2 blocks namely (Bhanjanagar block) Bhanjanagar, (Jagannathaprasad block) Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 51.06% | 51.06% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 48.56% | 48.56% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 56.21% | 56.21% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 76.50% | 76.50% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 52.71% | 52.71% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 54.69% | 54.69% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 48.15% | 48.15% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 63.86% | 63.86% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 57.43% | 57.43% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 46.48% | 46.48% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 58.12% | 58.12% |
Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from Bhanjanagar constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | BJP |
| 2019 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD |
| 2014 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD |
| 2009 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD |
| 2004 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD |
| 2000 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD |
| 1995 | Bikram Keshari Arukha | JD |
| 1990 | Ramakrushna Gouda | JD |
| 1985 | Umakanta Mishra | INC |
| 1980 | Somanath Rath | INC |
| 1977 | J.Subharao Prusty | JP |
| 1974 | Somanath Rath | INC |
| 1971 | Somanath Rath | Congress (R) |
| 1967 | Dinabandhu Behera | INC |
| 1961 | Maguni Charan Pradhan | INC |
| 1957 | Suma Naik | CPI |
| 1957 | Govind Pradhan | CPI |

## Election results
### 2024

Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.
In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha by a margin of 16324 votes.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | 83,822 | 51.06 | |
| | BJD | Bikram Keshari Arukha | 67498 | 41.11 | |
| | INC | Prasanta Kumar Bisoyi | 5136 | 3.13 | |
| | AAP | Kabiraj Behera | 2480 | 1.51 | |
| | [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star|CPI(ML) Red Star]] | Tuna Mallick | 832 | 0.51 | |
| | [[All India Forward Bloc|AIFB]] | Raju Nayak | 659 | 0.40 | |
| | Independent | Panchanan Das | 819 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Sunita Behera | 984 | 0.6 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1941 | 1.18 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16324 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164171 | | |
| | 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 Keshari Arukha defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradyumna Kumar Nayak by a margin of 9103 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Bikram Keshari Arukha | 76,879 | 48.56 | |
| | BJP | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | 67776 | 42.81 | |
| | INC | Sanjay Kumar Tripathy | 7069 | 4.47 | |
| | BSP | Narasingha Gouda | 2915 | 1.84 | |
| | CPI(ML) Red Star | Purna Chandra Pradhan | 1170 | 0.74 | |
| | Independent | Birendra Kumar Gouda | 1052 | 0.66 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1441 | 0.91 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9103 | 5.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158302 | 68.72 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binayak Tripathy by a margin of 31,730 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Bikram Keshari Arukha | 82,467 | 56.21 | −20.29 |
| | INC | Binayak Tripathy | 50,766 | 34.6 | 20.11 |
| | BJP | Pradeep Kumar Sahu | 7,834 | 5.34 | 0.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,807 | 1.91 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,701 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,46,711 | 69.87 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Keshari Arukha defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debi Prasad Bisoyi by 73,367 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhanjanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Bikram Keshari Arukha | 90,515 | 76.50 | − |
| | INC | Debi Prasad Bisoyi | 17,148 | 14.49 | − |
| | BJP | Shibananda Tripathy | 6,228 | 5.26 | − |
| | Independent | Sunil Kumar Panda | 1,556 | 1.32 | − |
| | SAMO | Sanjaya Kumar Tripathy | 1,240 | 1.05 | − |
| | RSP | Gopal Bisoyi | 843 | 0.71 | − |
| | Independent | Panchanan Das | 786 | 1.67 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73,367 | 62.01* | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,328 | 59.93 | − |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |
*: %of total valid votes