Biramitrapur Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}

{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Biramitrapur}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Biramitrapur

| state = Odisha

| constituency_no = 10

| type = SLA

| map_image = 10-Biramitrapur.svg

| map_caption = Biramitrapur Assembly constituency in Sundargarh district

| map_alt =

| division = Northen Division

| district = Sundargarh

| loksabha_cons = Sundargarh

| established = 1974

| reservation = ST

| incumbent_image =

| mla = Rohit Joseph Tirkey

| party = Biju Janata Dal

| latest_election_year = 2024

| electors = 2,44,417{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}

}}

Biramitrapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district, Odisha.{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040439/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=10 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=6 January 2014 |title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Biramitrapur (10) District : Sundargarh|accessdate= 5 January 2014}}

Area of this constituency includes Biramitrapur, Kuarmunda block, Nuagaon block and part of Bisra block.{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf|title=Assembly Constituencies and their Extent}}{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls|title=Seats of Odisha}}

Elected Members

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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|44.53}}

{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|34.66}}

{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Samata Kranti Dal}}|28.41}}

{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|36.38}}

{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}|43.01}}

{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}|47.05}}

{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}|48.59}}

{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|42.61}}

{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.98}}

{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|32.92}}

{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|36.46}}

}}

Since its formation in 1951, 12 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Biramitrapur constituency are:{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}

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Year

!Member

!colspan=2|Party

2024{{Cite web |title=Biramitrapur Assembly Election Results 2024: Biramitrapur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/biramitrapur-constituency-result-18010 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}

|Rohit Joseph Tirkey

|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}

2019{{cite news |last1=Zee News |date=24 May 2019 |title=Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners |url=https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183944/https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archivedate=8 November 2022 |accessdate=8 November 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |accessdate=7 October 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}

|Shankar Oram

|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2014

| rowspan="2" |George Tirkey

|{{full party name with color|Samata Kranti Dal}}

2009

|{{full party name with color|Independent}}

2004

|Nihar Surin

|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

2000

| rowspan="2" |George Tirkey

|1995
|1990

|Satyanarayan Pradhan

|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}

|1985

|Remis Kerketta

|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|1980

|Junas Bilung

|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}

|1977

|Premchand Bhagat

|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}

|1974

|Christodas Lagun

|{{full party name with color|Jharkhand Party}}

Election results

= 2024 =

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=ECI}} In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Joseph Tirkey defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shankar Oram by a margin of 6,884 votes.

{{Election box begin

|title= 2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Biramitrapur(ST)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Biju Janata Dal

|candidate = Rohit Joseph Tirkey

|votes = 84,116

|percentage = 44.53

|change = {{increase}}19.17

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shankar Oram|votes=77,232|percentage=40.89|change={{increase}}6.23}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jharkhand Party|candidate=Remish Jojo|votes=8,871|percentage=4.70|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,909|percentage=1.01|change={{decrease}}0.02}}

{{Election box majority||votes=6,884|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=188,898|percentage=77.29|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link |

|winner = Biju Janata Dal

|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2019 =

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shankar Oram defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Makhlu Ekka by a margin of 16,351 votes.

{{Election box begin | title=2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Biramitrapur{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase2/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%282nd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=17 April 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1810.htm?ac=10|title=Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India|website=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=2019-06-11}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Shankar Oram

|votes = 60,937

|percentage = 34.66

|change = {{increase}}13.61

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=Makhlu Ekka|votes=44,586|percentage=25.36|change={{increase}}9.86}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Rohit Joseph Tirkey|votes=44,212|percentage=25.15|change={{increase}}17.14}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,804|percentage=1.03|change=-|Symbol=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=16,351|percentage=9.29|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,75,823|percentage=74.96|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Biju Janata Dal

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2014 =

In 2014 election, Samata Kranti Dal candidate George Tirkey defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shankar Oram by a margin of 11,947 votes.{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=7 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}

{{Election box begin |

| title=2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Biramitrapur{{cite web|title=Odisha - Biramitrapur|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1810.htm?ac=10|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=7 June 2014}}{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Biramitrapur (10)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194351/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=10|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 July 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=7 June 2014}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Samata Kranti Dal

|candidate = George Tirkey

|votes = 46,114

|percentage = 28.41

|change = -

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shankar Oram|votes=34,167|percentage=21.05|change={{increase}}10.78}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|candidate=Sebeyan Aind|votes=27,849|percentage=17.16|change={{decrease}}2.44}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=Magdali Kongadi|votes=25,158|percentage=15.5|change={{decrease}}0.35}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Rajesh Kerketta|votes=13,006|percentage=8.01|change={{decrease}}2.01}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None|votes=1,496|percentage=0.92|change=-}}

{{Election box majority||votes=11,947|percentage=7.36|change=-}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,62,315|percentage=77.26|change=8.51}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 2,10,077

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing|

|winner = Samata Kranti Dal

|loser = Independent (politician)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2009 =

In 2009 election, Independent candidate George Tirkey defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Nihar Soren by a margin of 20,811 votes.{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=20811 |accessdate=5 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}

{{Election box begin |

|title= 2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Biramitrapur{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 6 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = George Tirkey

|votes = 45,132

|percentage = 36.38

|change = -

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|candidate=Nihar Soren|votes=24,321|percentage=19.60|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=Sanjib Pratab Singhdeo|votes=19,665|percentage=15.85|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Raisan Tirkey|votes=12,748|percentage=10.27|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Serophina Tapno|votes=12,431|percentage=10.02|change=-}}

{{Election box majority||votes=20,811|percentage=16.77{{efn|%of total valid votes}}|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,24,116|percentage=68.75|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing|

|winner = Independent (politician)

|loser = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

}}

{{Election box end}}

Notes

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References

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