# Bari, Odisha Assembly constituency

Bari is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.
The area of this constituency includes Bari block and 8 GPs (Badasuar, Chhatisdebil, Erabanka, Jhalapada, Sanasuar, Rudrapur, Sahaspur and Sujanpur) of Jajpur block and 10GPs (Atalpur, Samantarapur, Routrapur, Prathamakhandi, Rajendrapur, Arthanga, Mangarajpur, Brahmabarada, Bandhadiha and Maheswarpur) of Rasulpur block.
This constituency was known as Bari-Derabisi from 1974 to 2004.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 63.77% | 63.77% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 48.28% | 48.28% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 44.44% | 44.44% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 51.23% | 51.23% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 53.00% | 53.00% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 56.52% | 56.52% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 45.98% | 45.98% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 56.58% | 56.58% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 53.35% | 53.35% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 55.55% | 55.55% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 51.07% | 51.07% |
Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections had been held till 2024.
Members elected from Bari constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Biswa Ranjan Mallick | BJD |
| 2019 | Sunanda Das | BJD |
| 2014 | Debasis Nayak | BJD |
| 2009 | Debasis Nayak | BJD |
| 2004 | Debasis Nayak | BJD |
| 2000 | Debasis Nayak | BJD |
| 1995 | Chinmaya Prasad Behura | INC |
| 1990 | Kulamani Rout | JD |
| 1985 | Srikant Kumar Jena | JP |
| 1980 | Srikant Kumar Jena | JP(S) |
| 1977 | Srikant Kumar Jena | JP |
| 1974 | Prahlad Mallik | Utkal Congress |

## 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 Vidhan Sabha Election,Bari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Biswa Ranjan Mallick | 101,966 | 63.77 | 15.49 |
| | BJP | Umesh Chandra Jena | 50,501 | 31.58 | 14.00 |
| | INC | Debashish Nayak | 4,106 | 2.57 | 2.14 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 569 | 0.36 | 0.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51,465 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,903 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sunanda Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswaranjan Mallick by a margin of 4,062 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Sunanda Das | 72,559 | 48.28 | |
| | BJP | Biswaranjan Mallick | 68,497 | 45.58 | |
| | INC | Umesh Chandra Jena | 7,082 | 4.71 | |
| | Independent | Manoranjan Pati | 273 | 0.18 | |
| | BSP | Rohit Kumar Mallick | 676 | 0.45 | |
| | HND | Asit Kumar Ray | 444 | 0.30 | |
| | Krupaa Party | Akshaya Kumar Kar | 310 | 0.21 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 447 | 0.30 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4062 | 13.36 | 2.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,50,288 | 70.60 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,10,354 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debasis Nayak defeated Independent candidate Biswaranjan Mallick by a margin of 7,173 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Debasis Nayak | 59,800 | 44.44 | −6.79 |
| | Independent | Biswaranjan Mallick | 52,627 | 39.11 | |
| | BJP | Nilamani Samal | 9,183 | 6.82 | 0.5 |
| | INC | Gagan Jena | 7,682 | 5.71 | −34.72 |
| | Independent | Mahendra Kumar Nayak | 2,947 | 2.19 | |
| | AAP | Pulin Bihari Khuntia | 807 | 0.6 | |
| | BSP | Bhimsen Behera | 419 | 0.31 | −0.37 |
| | SKD | Ananda Chandra Jena | 289 | 0.21 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 807 | 0.6 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7173 | 13.36 | 3.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,561 | 71.09 | 12.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,89,271 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debasis Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Naba Kishore Samal by a margin of 11,767 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Debasis Nayak | 55,842 | 51.23 | − |
| | INC | Naba Kishore Samal | 44,075 | 40.43 | − |
| | BJP | Jagannath Prasad Samal | 6,888 | 6.32 | − |
| | SAMO | Manoranjan Jena | 841 | 0.77 | − |
| | BSP | Rohit Kumar Mallick | 741 | 0.68 | − |
| | SP | Ashok Kumar Mohanty | 618 | 0.57 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,767 | 10.79 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,09,052 | 58.87 | − |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |