Attabira (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Attabira (Sl. No.: 4) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district, Odisha.[1] This constituency include Attabira, Attabira block and Bheden block.[2][3] This constituency was created in 2009 in place of Melchhamunda constituency.[4]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Attabira.

Attabira
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictBargarh
BlocksAttabira, Bheden,
Electorate2,02,277
Major settlementsAttabira
Current constituency
Created2009
PartyBJD
MLASnehangini Chhuria
Const. No.4
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBargarh

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
 
 48.98%
2014
 
 44.92%
2009
 
 39.65%

Four elections held during 2009 to 2019. List of members elected from this constituency are:[5][6]

  • 2019: Snehangini Chhuria (BJD)
  • 2014: Snehangini Chhuria (BJD)
  • 2009: Nihar Ranjan Mahananda (Congress)
  • 1951: Bipin Bihari Das (Congress)

2019 Election Result

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Milan Seth by a margin of 22,396 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Attabira [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 84010 48.98 4.06
INC Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 21511 12.54 -15.94
BJP Milan Seth 61614 35.92 14.15
BSP Rabindra Megha 1641 0.96 0.17
PVP Laxman Kumar Bhoi 1112 0.65 0.22
NOTA None of the above 1639 0.96 -
Majority 22396
Turnout 171527
BJD gain from BJP Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda by a margin of 25,474 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Attabira [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 69,602 44.92 15.97
INC Nihar Ranjan Mahananda 44,128 28.48 -11.17
BJP Milan Seth 33,735 21.77 12.89
AAP Upendra Seth 2,521 1.62 -
BSP Madhabi Dehuria 1,233 0.79 -2.37
LGGP Arjun Nag 790 0.50 -
AITC Kumar Behera 757 0.48 -
PVP Chandramani Kumbhar 668 0.43 -
NOTA None of the above 1,509 0.97 -
Majority 25,474
Turnout 1,54,943 76.61 10.72
Registered electors 2,02,277
BJD gain from INC

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by 13,329 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Attabira[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nihar Ranjan Mahananda 49,396 39.65 -
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 36,067 28.95 -
Independent Milan Seth 16,308 13.09 -
BJP Bipin Bhusagar 11,066 8.88 -
BSP Mukteswar Meher 3,932 3.16 -
SP Premraj Nial 3,462 2.78 -
Independent Chamar Mahananda 1,226 0.98 -
Independent Braja Mohan Kalet 1,122 0.90 -
RPI(A) Premananda Kanhar 1,016 0.82 -
Majority 13,329 10.70[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,24,620 65.89 -
INC win (new seat)

Notes
  1. %of total valid votes

References
  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 1 January 2014. Constituency: Attabira (4) District : Bargarh
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "Delimitation Commission faces peoples wrath in Western Orissa". oneindia.in. Retrieved 1 January 2014. deletion of Melchhamunda constituency and addition of Attabira as a new one
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Attabira Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) Election Results 2014". Elections.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  7. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  9. "Odisha - Attabira". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Attabira (4)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. 13329
  12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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