Tirtol Assembly constituency
| Tirtol | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 102 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 Tirtol Assembly constituency in Jagatsinghpur district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central division |
| District | Jagatsinghpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jagatsinghpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,49,910[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Tirtol is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Biridi block and Raghunathpur block and 20 Gram panchayats (Biritol, Bishunpur, Dainlo, Garam, Gobindapur, Gopalpur, Gopalpur (Sankheswar), Ibrisingh, Jagannathpur, Kanakpur, Kanimula, Katara, Kostimallikapur, Krushnanandpur, Mulisingh, Patilo, Sanara, Tarajanga, Tirtol and Tulanga) of Tirtol block.[2][3]
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2020.
List of members elected from Tirtol constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Ramakanta Bhoi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2020 (bypoll)[c][8] | Bijaya Shankar Das | ||
| 2019[9] | Bishnu Charan Das | ||
| 2014[10] | Rajashree Mallick | ||
| 2009[11] | Rabindranath Bhoi | ||
| 2004 | Chiranjib Biswal | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Debashish Samantaray | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Basant Kumar Biswal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Nityananda Samntaray | ||
| 1980 | Basant Kumar Biswal | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Pratap Chandra Mohanty | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Nishamani Khuntia | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1961 | Pratap Chandra Mohanty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Nishamani Khuntia | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1951 | Socialist Party | ||
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[12] In 2024 election,Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramakanta Bhoi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rajkishore Behera by a margin of 28,495 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ramakanta Bhoi | 83,740 | 45.48 |  7.43
| |
| BJP | Rajkishore Behera | 55,245 | 30.01 |  2.09
| |
| INC | Himanshu Bhusan Mallick | 42,852 | 23.27 | 6.03
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 649 | 0.35 | 0.08
| |
| Majority | 28,495 | 15.48 | 9.51
| ||
| Turnout | 1,84,113 | 73.67 | 2.73
| ||
| BJD hold | |||||
2020 Bypoll
[edit]In 2020 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Shankar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rajkishore Behera by 41,703 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bijaya Shankar Das | 88,310 | 52.91 | 2.27
| |
| BJP | Rajkishore Behera | 46,607 | 27.92 | 2.98
| |
| INC | Himanshu Bhusan Mallick | 28,778 | 17.24 | 3.51
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 700 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 41,703 | 24.99 | |||
| Turnout | 1,68,603 | 70.93 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bishnu Charan Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramakanta Bhoi by 40,386 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bishnu Charan Das | 93,967 | 54.18 | ||
| BJP | Ramakanta Bhoi | 53,581 | 30.90 | ||
| INC | Debi Prasad Mallick | 23,809 | 13.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,109 | 0.66 | ||
| Majority | 40,386 | 23.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,73,423 | 73 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajashree Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rajkishore Behera by a margin of 35,448 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rajashree Mallick | 88,953 | 55.2 | 4.56
| |
| INC | Rajkishore Behera | 53,505 | 33.21 | 1.12
| |
| BJP | Ramakanta Bhoi | 14,516 | 9.01 | 5.79
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,203 | 0.75 | − | |
| Majority | 35,448 | 21.99 | 2.41
| ||
| Turnout | 1,61,135 | 75.48 | 9.37 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,13,483 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabindra Nath Bhoi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rajkishore Das by a margin of 34,182 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rabindra Nath Bhoi | 82,282 | 50.64 | 5.07
| |
| INC | Rajkishore Behera | 48,100 | 34.33 | 16.17
| |
| BJP | Latamani Das | 4,514 | 3.22 | − | |
| Majority | 34,182 | 24.40[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,40,137 | 66.11 | 6.47
| ||
| Registered electors | 2,11,982 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
Constituency: Tirtol (102) District: Jagatsinghpur
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "35 - Tirtol Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Tirtol Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Tirtol Assembly Election Results 2024: Tirtol Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Twin loss for BJP in Odisha, ruling BJD wins Balasore, Tirtol Assembly seats in bypolls". India Today. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "Odisha - Tirtol". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Tirtol (102)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.