# Brahmagiri Assembly constituency

Brahmagiri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha, India.
This constituency includes Bramhagiri block, Krushnapraad block and 11 Gram panchayats (Kanheibidyadharpur, Gaudakera, Bijaya Ramachandrapur, Pratapramchandrapur, Biranarasinghapur, Birabalabhadrapur, Pratappurusottampur, Hantuka, Basudevpur, Kerandipur and Bhailipur) of Puri sadar block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2019 | 2019 | 49.41% | 49.41% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 48.67% | 48.67% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 48.57% | 48.57% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 50.01% | 50.01% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 57.77% | 57.77% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 37.76% | 37.76% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 54.15% | 54.15% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 46.78% | 46.78% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 36.90% | 36.90% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 41.64% | 41.64% |
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Brahmagiri constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Upasna Mohapatra | BJP |
| 2019 | Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | BJP |
| 2014 | Sanjay Kumar Das Burma | BJD |
| 2009 | Sanjay Kumar Das Burma | BJD |
| 2004 | Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | INC |
| 2000 | Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | INC |
| 1995 | Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | INC |
| 1990 | Ajaya Kumar Jena | JD |
| 1985 | Gangadhar Mohapatra | INC |
| 1980 | Gangadhar Mohapatra | INC |
| 1977 | Ajaya Kumar Jena | JP |
| 1974 | Sidheswar Panigrahi | CPI(M) |
| 1971 | Gopabandhu Patra | INC(R) |
| 1967 | Brajamohan Mohanty | INC |
| 1961 | Gopabandhu Patra | INC |
| 1957 | Padma Charan Samantasinghar | INC |
| 1951 | Biswanath Parida | Independent |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Brahmagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Upasna Mohapatra | 95,783 | | |
| | BJD | Umakanta Samantaray | 85,953 | | |
| | INC | Mitrabhanu Mohapatra | 1,910 | | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 395 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9830 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjay Kumar Das Burma by a margin of 2130 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Brahmagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | 88,256 | 49.41 | |
| | BJD | Sanjay Kumar Das Burma | 86,126 | 48.22 | |
| | INC | Umakanta Baral | 2,504 | 1.40 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 760 | 0.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,130 | 1.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,78,626 | 81.52 | |
| | 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 Sanjay Kumar Das Burma defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra by a margin of 1,341 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Brahmagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Sanjay Kumar Das Burma | 78,675 | 48.67 | 0.1 |
| | INC | Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | 77,334 | 47.84 | 2.64 |
| | BJP | Debendranath Tarei | 3,277 | 2.03 | −2.36 |
| | BSP | Mangaraj Das | 736 | 0.46 | −0.46 |
| | OJM | Subhashree Biswal | 511 | 0.32 | − |
| | Independent | Sanjay Das | 315 | 0.19 | − |
| | Independent | Susanta Kumar Das | 249 | 0.15 | − |
| | NOTA | None | 546 | 0.34 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,341 | 0.82 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61,643 | 83.31 | 4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,94,024 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjay Kumar Das Burma defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra by a margin of 4,886 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Brahmagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Sanjay Kumar Das Burma | 70,533 | 48.57 | 2.3 |
| | INC | Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra | 65,647 | 45.20 | −7.51 |
| | BJP | Amrut Kumar Jena | 6,382 | 4.39 | − |
| | BSP | Laxmipriya Mallik | 1,386 | 0.92 | − |
| | SP | Sakuntala Mishra | 442 | 0.38 | − |
| | Independent | Biharibandhu Palai | 422 | 0.29 | − |
| | Independent | Pramod Parida | 309 | 0.21 | − |
| | SAMO | Saroj Kumar Pradhan | 290 | 0.20 | − |
| | Independent | Niranjan Biswal | 223 | 0.15 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,886 | 3.36 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,338 | 78.61 | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |