Location
Athamallik assembly constituency is located in Angul district and consists of:
Athmallik, Athmallik block, Kishorenagar block and 9 GPs (Antulia, Saradhapur, Matiasahi, Manikajodi, Jagannathpur, Tainsi, Kothabhuin, Tikarpada and Purunakote) of Angul block.
Category
Designated as a General Constituency.
Voter Turnout
During the 2014 elections, the total number of electors was 178210 and the turnout stood at 79.10%, in real numbers- 140967 voters. 2019 witnessed a turnout decrease; out of the 201658 voters, 78.99% of voters exercised their constitutional rights. In real numbers though it was a reasonable jump-159298 voters.
Representation and Results
2019’s assembly election winner, BJD’s Ramesh Chandra Sai gained a vote share of 54.20% and defeated BJP’s Bhagirathi Pradhan whose vote share stood at 24.50%. The remaining candidates in the fray were INC’s Bijayananda Chaulia with 19.40% vote share and BSP’s Hrusikesh Luha with 0.80% of vote share.
Voting History -2014 & 2019
In 2014, BJD won the constituency and earned 63226 votes that increased to 86254 votes in 2019. On the other hand, INC garnered 43693 votes in 2014 and 30925 votes in 2019 while BJP managed to receive 22463 votes in 2014 and 39070 votes in 2019. BSP got 1288 votes in 2019 elections. BJD marked its complete dominance in the district of Angul in 2019 by winning all 5 seats.
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