# Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency

Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

## Assembly Segments

Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 41 | Soro (SC) | Balasore | Madhab Dhada | BJD | BJP |
| 42 | Simulia | Balasore | Padma Lochan Panda | BJP | BJP |
| 43 | Bhandaripokhari | Bhadrak | Sanjib Kumar Mallick | BJD | BJD |
| 44 | Bhadrak | Bhadrak | Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra | BJP | BJP |
| 45 | Basudevpur | Bhadrak | Ashok Kumar Das | INC | BJP |
| 46 | Dhamnagar (SC) | Bhadrak | Suryabanshi Suraj | BJP | BJP |
| 47 | Chandabali | Bhadrak | Byomkesh Ray | BJD | BJD |

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 44.19% | 44.19% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 41.78% | 41.78% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 34.19% | 34.19% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 30.37% | 30.37% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 52.47% | 52.47% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 58.52% | 58.52% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 49.99% | 49.99% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 47.04% | 47.04% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 43.34% | 43.34% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 57.25% | 57.25% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 55.49% | 55.49% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 58.46% | 58.46% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 60.97% | 60.97% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 45.5% | 45.5% |
Since its formation in 1962, 16 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Bhadrak constituency are
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Kanhu Charan Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Kanhu Charan Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Kanhu Charan Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Dharanidhar Jena | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Bairagi Jena | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Ananta Prasad Sethi | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Mangaraj Mallik | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Muralidhar Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Manju Lata Mandal | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2024 | Avimanyu Sethi | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Avimanyu Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjulata Mandal by a margin of 91,544 votes.
2024 Indian general election: Bhadrak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Avimanyu Sethi | 573,319 | 44.19 | 4.68 |
| | BJD | Manjulata Mandal | 4,81,775 | 37.13 | 2.38 |
| | INC | Ananta Prasad Sethi | 2,21,874 | 17.10 | 0.12 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 5,478 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91,544 | 7.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,97,377 | 73.23 | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjulata Mandal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Avimanyu Sethi by a margin of 28,803 votes.
2019 Indian general elections: Bhadrak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Manjulata Mandal | 512,305 | 41.86 | 4.59 |
| | BJP | Avimanyu Sethi | 4,83,502 | 39.51 | 19.45 |
| | INC | Madhumita Sethi | 2,07,811 | 16.98 | 12.88 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,536 | 0.53 | |
| | BSP | Muralidhar Jena | 4,708 | 0.38 | |
| | AITC | Tilottama Jena | 3,327 | 0.27 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,803 | 2.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,28,046 | 73.90 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | Swing | 4.59 | |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arjun Charan Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sangram Keshari Jena by a margin of 1,79,359 votes.
2014 Indian general elections: Bhadrak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Arjun Charan Sethi | 502,338 | 46.45 | |
| | INC | Sangram Keshari Jena | 3,22,979 | 29.86 | |
| | BJP | Sarat Dash | 2,16,617 | 20.03 | |
| | CPI | Ramesh Chandra Jena | 11,930 | 1.10 | |
| | BSP | Arjun Charan Mallik | 7,607 | 0.70 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,750 | 0.62 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,79,359 | 16.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,81,971 | 73.63 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arjun Charan Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ananta Prasad Sethi by a margin of 54,938 votes.
2009 Indian general elections: Bhadrak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Arjun Charan Sethi | 416,808 | 30.37 | |
| | INC | Ananta Prasad Sethi | 361,870 | 26.37 | |
| | BJP | Ratha Das | 122,431 | 8.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,938 | 5.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,29,162 | 67.71 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |