# Birmaharajpur Assembly constituency

Birmaharajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Binika NAC, Birmaharajpur block, Ullunda block and 13 GPs (Babupalli, Bankigirdi, Bausuni, Bhandar, Charda, Kaintara, Mahadevpalli, Meghala, Seledi, Shankara, Silati, Sindurpur and Singhijuba) of Binika block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 48.19% | 48.19% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 39.07% | 39.07% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 46.01% | 46.01% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 48.67% | 48.67% |
| 2003 (bypoll) | 2003 (bypoll) | 53.62% | 53.62% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 54.04% | 54.04% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 36.12% | 36.12% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 37.56% | 37.56% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 68.55% | 68.55% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 38.54% | 38.54% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.29% | 48.29% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 64.56% | 64.56% |
Since its formation in 1951, 14 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 2006. The constituency didn't exist from 1957 to 1971.
Elected members from the Birmaharajpur constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Raghunath Jagadala | BJP |
| 2019 | Padmanabh Behera | BJD |
| 2014 | Padmanabh Behera | BJD |
| 2009 | Padmanabh Behera | BJD |
| 2004 | Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo | BJD |
| 2003 (Bypoll) | Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo | BJD |
| 2000 | Baishnaba Pradhan | BJD |
| 1995 | Rama Chandra Pradhan | INC |
| 1990 | Rabinarayan Panigrahi | JD |
| 1985 | Kartika Prasad Taria | INC |
| 1980 | Hrushikesh Hota | INC |
| 1977 | Surendra Pradhan | JP |
| 1974 | Hrushikesh Hota | INC |
| 1957-1971 : Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1951 | Achutananda Mahakur | AIGP |

## Election results
### 2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Birmaharajpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Padmanabh Behera | 63734 | 35.84 | 3.23 |
| | BJP | Raghunath Jagdala | 85680 | 48.19 | 16.94 |
| | INC | Pradip Kumar Sethy | 22576 | 12.7 | 11.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1559 | 0.88 | 0.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21946 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghunath Jagdala by a margin of 13,057 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Padmanabha Behera | 65,202 | 39.07 | 6.94 |
| | BJP | Raghunath Jagadala | 52,145 | 31.25 | 6.48 |
| | INC | Binod Patra | 40,735 | 24.41 | 0.93 |
| | Independent | Ananda Barik | 3,043 | 1.82 | |
| | BSP | Brajendra Luha | 1,935 | 1.16 | 0.12 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,074 | 0.64 | |
| | | Rest of the Candidates | 2,749 | 1.65 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,057 | 7.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ananda Barik by a margin of 31,290 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Padmanabha Behera | 67,774 | 46.01 | 2.66 |
| | BJP | Ananda Barik | 36,484 | 24.77 | 8.96 |
| | INC | Kartik Prasad Taria | 34,589 | 23.48 | 8.34 |
| | API | Jyotirmoya Nag | 1,992 | 1.35 | |
| | AOP | Bholanath Sagar | 1,669 | 1.13 | |
| | BSP | Sadanand Mahanand | 1,527 | 1.04 | 0.65 |
| | Independent | Ashraya Mahananda | 1,069 | 0.73 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,201 | 1.49 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,290 | 21.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,305 | 79.66 | 7.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,84,923 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Birmaharajpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Padmanabh Behera | 61,803 | 48.67 | −5.37 |
| | INC | Binod Patra | 40,402 | 31.82 | − |
| | BJP | Damayanti Barik | 20,075 | 15.81 | − |
| | BSP | Biranchi Nag | 2,149 | 1.69 | − |
| | RPI(A) | Bimala Naik | 1,535 | 1.21 | − |
| | IJP | Karunakar Haripal | 1,021 | 0.80 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,401 | 16.85 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,27,013 | 72.52 | − |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |