# Dhamnagar Assembly constituency

Dhamnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Dhamnagar block and 12 GPs (Paliabindha, Achak, Dolasahi, Guamal, Talapada, Kubera, Biliana, Baro, Bodak, Kanpada, Shyamsundarpur and Talagopabindha) of Tihidi block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2022 (bypoll) | 2022 (bypoll) | 49.09% | 49.09% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 48.47% | 48.47% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 47.98% | 47.98% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 43.57% | 43.57% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 48.55% | 48.55% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 35.03% | 35.03% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 42.69% | 42.69% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 56.21% | 56.21% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 61.23% | 61.23% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 54.21% | 54.21% |
Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1990 & 2022.
List of members elected from Dhamnagar constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Suryabanshi Suraj |
| 2022 (bypoll) | Suryabanshi Suraj | BJP |
| 2019 | Bishnu Charan Sethi | BJP |
| 2014 | Muktikanta Mandal | BJD |
| 2009 | Rajendra Kumar Das | BJD |
| 2004 | Manmohan Samal | BJP |
| 2000 | Manas Ranjan Mallik | Independent |
| 1995 | Jagannath Rout | INC |
| 1990 (bypoll) | Manas Ranjan Mallik | JD |
| 1990 | Hrudananda Mallick | JD |
| 1985 | Jagannath Rout | INC |
| 1980 | Jagannath Rout | INC |
| 1977 | Hrudananda Mallick | JP |
| 1974 | Hrudananda Mallick | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Hrudananda Mallick | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Satyabhama Dei | Jana Congress |
| 1961 | Muralidhar Jena | INC |
| 1957 | Muralidhar Jena | INC |
| 1951 | Nilamani Routray | 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 Vidhan Sabha Election,Dhamnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Suryabanshi Suraj | 90555 | | |
| | BJD | Sanjay Kumar Das | 82460 | | |
| | INC | Ranjan Kumar Behera | 5732 | | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 361 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8095 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJP gain from | BJP gain from | BJP gain from | BJP gain from | BJP gain from |

### 2022 Bypoll

In 2022 bye-election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suryabanshi Suraj defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Abanti Das by a margin of 9,881 votes.
Odisha Assembly by election, 2022: Dhamnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Suryabanshi Suraj | 80,351 | 49.09 | |
| | BJD | Abanti Das | 70470 | 43.05 | |
| | Independent | Rajendra Kumar Das | 8153 | 4.98 | |
| | INC | Harekrushna sethi | 3533 | 2.18 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 649 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,881 | 6.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,682 | 66.63 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das by a margin of 4,625 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhamnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bishnu Charan Sethi | 80,111 | 47.47 | |
| | BJD | Rajendra Kumar Das | 75,486 | 45.67 | |
| | INC | Bidyadhar Jena | 7,303 | 4.42 | |
| | BSP | Budhiram Samal | 769 | 0.47 | |
| | NOTA | None | 613 | 0.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,625 | 2.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,65,272 | 71.93 | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Muktikanta Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 9,192 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhamnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Muktikanta Mandal | 71,538 | 47.98 | 9.2 |
| | BJP | Bishnu Charan Sethi | 62,346 | 41.82 | 7.0 |
| | INC | Hrudananda Sethi | 12046 | 8.08 | −15.82 |
| | AOP | Premananda Mallick | 844 | 0.57 | |
| | AAP | Aruna Chandra Sethi | 671 | 0.45 | |
| | BSP | Ajay Malik | 638 | 0.43 | −0.31 |
| | OJM | Ganesh Prasad Das | 268 | 0.18 | |
| | NOTA | None | 739 | 0.5 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,192 | 6.16 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,49,090 | 74.22 | 8.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,00,867 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi by a margin of 4,944 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhamnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Rajendra Kumar Das | 48,424 | 38.78 | − |
| | BJP | Bishnu Charan Sethi | 43,480 | 34.82 | − |
| | INC | Netrananda Mallick | 29,844 | 23.90 | − |
| | Independent | Indumati Malik | 941 | 0.75 | − |
| | BSP | Bidyadhar Mallick | 929 | 0.74 | − |
| | SAMO | Kalandi Malik | 843 | 0.68 | − |
| | Odisha Mukti Morcha | Dipak Gochhayat | 412 | 0.33 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,944 | 3.96 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,24,930 | 66.11 | − |
| | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP |
* ↑ Death of Bishnu Sethi
* ↑ Death of Hrudananda Mallick
* ↑ %of total valid votes