Jharigam

Jharigam (Sl. No.: 74) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.[2]

Jharigam
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictNabarangpur
BlocksJharigam, Chandahandi, Umerkote
Electorate1,92,205 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created2009
PartyBJD
MLARamesh Chandra Majhi
Const. No.74
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesNabarangpur

This constituency includes Jharigam block, Chandahandi block and 10 Gram panchayats (Badabharandi, Badakumari, Bhamini, Benora, Singisari, Bhandariguda, Chikalpadar, Hirapur, Karagam and Rajpur) of Umerkote block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
2014
41.99%
2009
45.72%

Two elections held during 2009 and 2014. Elected members from the Jharigam constituency are:[5][6]

  • 2019: (74): Prakash Chandra Majhi (BJD)
  • 2014: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)
  • 2009: (74): Ramesh Chandra Majhi (BJD)

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Prakash Chandra Majhi
INC Uldhar Majhi
BJP Parsuram Majhi
Independent Sunita Banjara
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Uldhar Majhi by a margin of 11,196 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Ramesh Chandra Majhi 65,254 41.99 -3.73
INC Uldhar Majhi 54,058 34.78 7.66
BJP Kumar Pujari 14,010 9.01 -2.03
AOP Shyam Sundar Majhi 7,591 4.88
OJM Jalandhar Majhi 5,004 3.22
NOTA None of the above 9,498 6.11
Majority 11,196 7.20 -11.4
Turnout 1,55,415 80.86 11.42
Registered electors 1,92,205
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jalandhar Majhi by a margin of 22,276 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jharigam [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Ramesh Chandra Majhi 54,767 45.72 -
INC Jalandhar Majhi 32,491 27.12 -
BJP Sona Majhi 13,226 11.04 -
Independent Gopal Pujari 6,393 5.34 -
BSP Kadamb Pujari 5,535 4.62 -
SAMO Laxmi Santa 4,098 3.42 -
Kalinga Sena Hirasing Majhi 3,281 2.74 -
Majority 22,276 18.60[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,19,791 69.44 -
BJD win (new seat)

Notes

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
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References

  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Jharigam Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  7. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. "Odisha - Jharigam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Jharigam (74)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 22276
  12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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