Titlagarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Titilagarh (Sl. No.: 69) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]

Titilagarh
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictBalangir
BlocksTitilagarh, Saintala, Tentulikhunti
Electorate2,25,713 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsTitilagarh
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLATukuni Sahu
Const. No.69
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBalangir

This constituency includes Titlagarh, Titilagarh block, Saintala block and Tentulikhunti (Gudvella) block.[3][4]

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogendra Behera by a margin of 4,838 votes.[5]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2014
 
 42.07%
2009
 
 39.16%
2004
 
 55.78%
2000
 
 64.96%
1995
 
 62.21%
1990
 
 43.67%
1985
 
 43.05%
1980
 
 55.43%
1977
 
 55.91%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Titlagarh constituency are:[7][8]

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Titlagarh [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Tukuni Sahu
INC Surendra Sing Bhoi
BJP Ashok Dora
BSP Bibhisan Nag
API Madhusudan Barik
Independent Hifzul Rahman
Independent Khemraj Agrawal
Independent Satya Narayan Bohidar
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tukuni Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi by a margin of 14,022 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Titlagarh [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Tukuni Sahu 71,858 42.07 6.19
INC Surendra Singh Bhoi 57,836 33.86 -5.3
BJP Mahendra Kumar Thakur 25,617 15.0 -2.61
OJM Jagneswar 3,805 2.23
BSP Satya Narayan Behera 2,265 1.33 -1.85
Independent Ranju Raiman 1,987 1.16
NCP Loknath Jal 1,229 0.72
Independent Chairman Bag 1,025 0.6
API Lalit Mohan Tandi 956 0.56
Kalinga Sena Sudam Nag 855 0.5
KMM Devendra Kumar Jain 828 0.48
SKD Sitaram Satpathy 814 0.48
NOTA None of the above 1,748 1.02 -
Majority 14,022 8.21 4.93
Turnout 1,70,823 75.68 2.55
Registered electors 2,25,713
BJD gain from INC

Summary of results of the 2009 Election
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Titlagarh [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Surendra Singh Bhoi 57,753 39.16 -1.25
BJD Jogendra Behera 52,915 35,88 -
BJP Santanu Kumar Naik 25,976 17.61 -
BSP Debendra Kumar Jain 4,697 3.18 -
Independent Sarat Kumar Sahu 2,635 1.79 -
SAMO Ghanashyama Pradhani 2,282 1.55 -
SP Chairman Bag 1,238 0.84 -
Majority 4,838 3.28[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,47,520 73.13 -
INC gain from BJD Swing 8.02 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 65.11%
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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: Titilagarh (69) District : Bolangir
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 4838
  6. "106 - Titilagarh (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. "Titlagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. "Odisha - Titlagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Titlagarh (69)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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