Bisra Assembly constituency
| Bisra | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Sundargarh |
| LS constituency | Sundargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Total electors | 62,845 |
| Reservation | ST |
Bisra was a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly of Sundergarh district, Odisha state in India. It was formed in 1952, and was abolished in 1973.[1][2][3][4] It was replaced by the constituencies of Biramitrapur and Raghunathpali. It was reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
Historical Extent
[edit]- 1964: Bisra and Birmitrapur police stations in Panposh subdivision.[5][6]
- 1961: Panposh sub-division (excluding Raghunathpali and Rourkela police stations).[7]
- 1951: Panposh sub-division (excluding Raghunathpalli police station).[1][2][3]
Elected Members
[edit]Five elections were held between 1951 and 1971. List of members elected from this constituency are[8]
| Year | Con. No. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 38 | Madan Mohan Amat | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | 44 | Nirmal Munda | Independent | |
| 1961 | 65 | Premchand Bhagat | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 1967 | 124 | Krushna Chandra Nayak | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Kullan Bagf | All India Jharkhand Party | ||
Election results
[edit]1971
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Jharkhand Party | Kullan Bagf | 8,709 | 38.00% | New | |
| INC | Patras Oram | 5,942 | 25.93% |  5.09
| |
| SWA | Krushna Chandra Nayak | 4,408 | 19.23% |  18.4
| |
| Utkal Congress | Sourendra P. Singhdeo | 1,996 | 8.71% | New | |
| PSP | Tarkan Oram | 764 | 3.33% | New | |
| Independent | Aibinus Xess | 488 | 2.13% | New | |
| Independent | Christopal Purty | 332 | 1.45% | New | |
| SSP | Aijub Oram | 280 | 1.22% | New | |
| Total valid votes | 22,919 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,765 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,684 | 39.28% | 9.86
| ||
| Registered electors | 62,845 |
| |||
| Margin of victory | 2,767 | 12.7% |  4.12
| ||
| All India Jharkhand Party gain from SWA | |||||
1967
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA | K. C. Nayak | 9,672 | 37.67% | New | |
| INC | M. Bage | 5,352 | 20.84% | 3.8
| |
| Independent | C. Purty | 3,977 | 15.49% | New | |
| Independent | T. Xess | 3,933 | 15.32% | 3.9
| |
| ABJS | I. Munda | 1,841 | 7.17% | New | |
| Independent | Y. Khalkho | 902 | 3.51% | New | |
| Total valid votes | 25,677 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,862 | ||||
| Turnout | 28,539 | 49.14% | 8.61
| ||
| Registered electors | 58,075 |
| |||
| Margin of victory | 4,320 | 16.82% |  14.5
| ||
| SWA gain from AIGP | |||||
1961
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIGP | Bhagat Premchand | 6,783 | 26.97% | New | |
| INC | Kharia Junas | 6,199 | 24.64% | 10.0
| |
| Independent | Xess Theophile | 4,837 | 19.23% | New | |
| Jharkhand Party | Munda Prabhusahaya | 4,722 | 18.77% | New | |
| Independent | Munda Nirmal | 2,613 | 10.39% | 30.7
| |
| Total valid votes | 25,154 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,317 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,471 | 40.53% | 11.3
| ||
| Registered electors | 67,777 |
| |||
| Margin of victory | 584 | 2.32% | 4.19
| ||
| AIGP gain from Independent | |||||
1957
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Munda Nirmal (ST) | 13,402 | 41.18% | 19.0
| |
| INC | Rangaballav Amat (ST) | 11,282 | 34.66% | 29.9
| |
| Independent | Naik Krushna Chandra (ST) | 5,296 | 16.27% | New | |
| PSP | Oram Tadkan (ST) | 2,566 | 7.88% | 3.37
| |
| Turnout | 32,546 | 51.90% | 10.9
| ||
| Registered electors | 62,706 |
| |||
| Margin of victory | 2,120 | 6.51% | 35.5
| ||
| Independent gain from INC | |||||
1951
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIGP | Madan Mohan Amat | 25,756 | 64.59% | ||
| Independent | Nirmala Munda | 8,833 | 22.15% | ||
| Independent | Sibasahai Bhagat | 3,488 | 8.75% | ||
| Socialist | Tadkan Uram | 1,800 | 4.51% | ||
| Turnout | 39,877 | 68.20% | |||
| Registered electors | 58,473 | ||||
| Margin of victory | 16,923 | 42.44% | 
| ||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)". p. 8 (214).
- ^ a b "S.R.O. 2827. Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 30 August 1954. p. 359 (369).
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 1956". p. 534 (541).
- ^ "S.O. 801(E) Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 31 December 1973. p. 2983 (282).
- ^ "S.O. 2813 Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 17 August 1964. p. 709 (454).
- ^ "S.O. 2916 Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 16 September 1965. p. 871 (345).
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order (1961)". p. 10 (411).
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Orissa 1971". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 6, 134, 171.
- ^ "Orissa 1967". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 6, 134, 168.
- ^ "Orissa 1961". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 5, 75, 159.
- ^ "Orissa 1957". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018.
- ^ "Orissa 1951". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018.