# Bhawanipatna Assembly constituency

Bhawanipatna is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Bhawanipatna, Kesinga, 25 Gram panchayats (Madiguda, Chahagaon, Karlapada, Chheliamal, Kalam, Karlaguda, Thuapadar, Dadpur, Deypur, Gudialipadar, Kamthana, Kuliamal, Gand-Barajhola, Medinipur, Seinpur, Palsijharan, Udepur, Matia, Borda, Kendupati, Gurujung, Borbhata, Dumuria, Artal and Palana) of Bhawanipatna block and 17GPs (Adhamunda, Balsi, Boria, Chancher, Deogaon, Fatakmal, Gaigaon, Gokuleswar, Kandel, Kikia, Kundabandha, Laitara, Nasigaon, Pastikudi, Patharla, Sirol and Utkela) of Kesinga block.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 1977 | 1977 | 52.67% | 52.67% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 71.99% | 71.99% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 45.51% | 45.51% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 49.33% | 49.33% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 23.94% | 23.94% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 55.91% | 55.91% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 49.24% | 49.24% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 36.47% | 36.47% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 43.36% | 43.36% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 38.00% | 38.00% |
| 2024 | 2024 | 37.39% | 37.39% |
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1957. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Bhawanipatna constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1951 | Janardan Majhi | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1951 | Jogesh Chandra Singh Deo | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957 | Karunakar Bhoi | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957 | Pratap Keshari Deo | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957^ | Chandra Sekhar Pradhan | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1961 | Anchal Majhi | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Dayanidhi Naik | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Dayanidhi Naik | Swatantra Party |
| 1974 | Jagamohan Nayak | Swatantra Party |
| 1977 | Dayanidhi Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Dayanidhi Naik | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Bhakta Charan Das | Janata Party |
| 1990 | Ajit Das | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Pradipta Kumar Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Pradipta Kumar Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Pradipta Kumar Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Dusmanta Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Anam Naik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Pradipta Kumar Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Sagar Charan Das | Indian National Congress |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhawanipatna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sagar Charan Das | 67,085 | 37.39 | 15.39 |
| | BJP | Pradipta Kumar Naik | 53344 | 29.73 | 8.27 |
| | BJD | Latika Naik | 50897 | 28.37 | 6.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1469 | 0.82 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13741 | 7.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179420 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradipta Kumar Naik defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dusmanta Naik by a margin of 4684 votes.
2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bhawanipatna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pradipta Kumar Naik | 63,063 | 38.00 | |
| | BJD | Dusmanta Naik | 58379 | 35.00 | |
| | INC | Sagar Charan Das | 35494 | 22.00 | |
| | BSP | Mangal Pal | 1657 | 1.00 | |
| | API | Chandra Mani Mahananda | 1875 | 1.00 | |
| | BMP | Rishi Sudan Chhatrapal | 1283 | 1.00 | |
| | Independent | Jugeswar Naik | 1117 | 1.00 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1743 | 1.06 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4684 | 3.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164611 | 71.81 | |
| | 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 Anam Naik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dusmanta Naik by a margin of 10,814 votes.
2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Bhawanipatna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Anam Naik | 54,825 | 43.26 | |
| | INC | Dusmanta Naik | 44,011 | 34.73 | |
| | BJP | Dayanidhi Naik | 32449 | 25.60 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1083 | 0.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,814 | 8.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149261 | 72.46 | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Dusmanta Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradipta Kumar Naik by a margin of 2,195 votes.
2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Bhawanipatna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dusmanta Naik | 46,215 | 36.47 | −4.92 |
| | BJP | Pradipta Kumar Naik | 44,020 | 34.73 | −14.51 |
| | BJD | Jayanta Kumar Naik | 25,733 | 20.30 | |
| | BSP | Khageswar Naik | 2,975 | 2.35 | − |
| | Independent | Anjali Mangaraj | 2,754 | 2.17 | − |
| | SAMO | Ramani Duria | 2,302 | 1.82 | − |
| | SP | Aswini Chandan | 1,542 | 1.22 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Hemanta Kumar Tandi | 1,194 | 0.94 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,195 | 1.73 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,809 | 64.33 | − |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.97 | |