# Barchana Assembly constituency

Barchana or Badchana is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, in the Indian state of Odisha.
The area of this constituency includes Barachana block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 49.38% | 49.38% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 46.64% | 46.64% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 42.07% | 42.07% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 40.38% | 40.38% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 50.79% | 50.79% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 51.07% | 51.07% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 48.36% | 48.36% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 55.53% | 55.53% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 60.33% | 60.33% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.94% | 54.94% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 43.7% | 43.7% |
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Barachana constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Amar Kumar Nayak | BJP |
| 2019 | Amar Prasad Satapathy | BJD |
| 2014 | Amar Prasad Satpathy | BJD |
| 2009 | Amar Prasad Satpathy | NCP |
| 2004 | Sitakanta Mohapatra | INC |
| 2000 | Amar Prasad Satpathy | BJD |
| 1995 | Amar Prasad Satpathy | JD |
| 1990 | Amar Prasad Satpathy | JD |
| 1985 | Sitakanta Mohapatra | INC |
| 1980 | Sitakanta Mohapatra | INC |
| 1977 | Managobinda Samal | JP |
| 1974 | Dusasan Jena | CPI |
| 1971 | Managobinda Samal | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Jagannath Das | PSP |
| 1961 | Dhananjoy Lenka | INC |
| 1957 | Jadumani Mangaraj | INC |
| 1951 | Nabakrushna Choudhuri | INC |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Barchana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Amar Kumar Nayak | 71,926 | 49.38 | 3.83 |
| | BJD | Barsha Priyadarshini | 65,616 | 45.05 | 1.59 |
| | INC | Ajay Samal | 6,627 | 4.55 | 2.23 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 409 | 0.28 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,310 | 4.33 | 3.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,667 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | Swing | | |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Amar Prasad Satapathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Amar Kumar Nayak by a margin of 1485 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barchana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Amar Prasad Satpathy | 64,084 | 46.64 | |
| | BJP | Amar Kumar Nayak | 62,599 | 45.55 | |
| | INC | Ajay Kumar Samal | 9,322 | 6.78 | |
| | BSP | Umakanta Malik | 380 | 0.28 | |
| | Independent | Jatindra Kumar Sahoo | 227 | 0.17 | |
| | Independent | Mrutyunjay Prasanna Parida | 180 | 0.13 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 475 | 0.35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,485 | 1.09 | −12.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,37,415 | 74.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,81,507 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Amar Prasad Satapathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Janmejoy Lenka by a margin of 16,939 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barchana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Amar Prasad Satpathy | 53,322 | 42.07 | |
| | INC | Janmejoy Lenka | 36,383 | 28.7 | −1.79 |
| | Independent | Amar Kumar Nayak | 26,260 | 20.72 | |
| | Independent | Rajnarayan Mohapatra | 5,048 | 3.98 | |
| | BJP | Simantini Jena | 3,564 | 2.81 | 0.36 |
| | Independent | Bikram Dash | 608 | 0.48 | |
| | AAP | Durga Prasad Das | 505 | 0.4 | |
| | SKD | Sangram Keshari Jena | 288 | 0.23 | |
| | Independent | Jatindra Kumar Sahoo | 215 | 0.17 | |
| | NOTA | None | 567 | 0.45 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,939 | 13.36 | 3.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,760 | 77.48 | 10.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,63,603 | | |
| | BJD gain from NCP | BJD gain from NCP | BJD gain from NCP | BJD gain from NCP | BJD gain from NCP |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Amar Prasad Satapathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sitakanta Mohapatra by a margin of 10,649 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barachana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Amar Prasad Satapathy | 43,473 | 40.38 | − |
| | INC | Sitakanta Mohapatra | 32,824 | 30.49 | − |
| | Independent | Janmejoy Lenka | 25,409 | 23.60 | − |
| | BJP | Pabitra Mohan Samantaray | 2,633 | 2.45 | − |
| | SAMO | Mandakini Jema | 1,517 | 1.41 | − |
| | LJP | Balaram Nayak | 791 | 0.73 | − |
| | Independent | Naba Kishore Dalai | 482 | 0.45 | − |
| | JD(U) | Lalit Mohan Nanda | 309 | 0.29 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Jatindra Kumar Sahoo | 229 | 0.21 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,649 | 9.89 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,07,708 | 66.82 | − |
| | NCP gain from INC | NCP gain from INC | NCP gain from INC | NCP gain from INC | NCP gain from INC |