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Attabira Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 21°22′N 83°47′E / 21.37°N 83.78°E / 21.37; 83.78
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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its progressive town in heart of western Odisha, see Attabira.

Attabira
Constituency No. 4 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionNorthen Division
DistrictBargarh
Lok Sabha constituencyBargarh
Established1951
Total electors2,24,933[a][b]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Attabira is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State. It was established in 1951. Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election. This constituency was created in 2009 in place of Melchhamunda Assembly constituency.[1][2]

Extent of Assembly Constituencies

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  • Attabira Block
  • Bheden Block.[3][4]

Elected members

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Vote share of winning candidates
2024
 
 55.17%
2019
 
 48.98%
2014
 
 44.92%
2009
 
 39.65%

Since its formation in 1951, 6 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Attabira constituency are:[5][6]

Year Member Party
2024[7] Nihar Ranjan Mahanand Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[8] Snehangini Chhuria Biju Janata Dal
2014[6]
2009[9] Nihar Ranjan Mahanand Indian National Congress
1967-2008 : See Melchhamunda
1961 Banamali Babu Indian National Congress
1957-1960 : Constituency did not exist
1951 Bipin Bihari Das Indian National Congress

Election results

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2024

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Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by a margin of 28,910 votes.[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Attabira
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 99,487 55.17
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 70,577 39.14
INC Abhishek Seth 6065 3.36
NOTA None of the above 1808 1
Majority 28,910 16.03
Turnout 1,80,319 80.17
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Milan Seth by a margin of 22,396 votes.[8]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Attabira[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 84,010 48.98 Increase4.06
BJP Milan Seth 61614 35.92 Increase14.15
INC Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 21511 12.54 Decrease15.94
NOTA None of the above 1639 0.96 −
Majority 22396 13.05
Turnout 171527 77.45
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand by a margin of 25,474 votes.[6]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha election: Attabira[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Snehangini Chhuria 69,602 44.92 Increase15.97
INC Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 44,128 28.48 Decrease11.17
BJP Milan Seth 33,735 21.77 Increase12.89
NOTA None of the above 1,509 0.97 −
Majority 25,474 16.22
Turnout 1,54,943 76.61 10.72
Registered electors 2,02,277
BJD gain from INC

2009

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In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahanand defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by 13,329 votes.[9]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Attabira[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nihar Ranjan Mahanand 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 −
Majority 13,329 10.70[c]
Turnout 1,24,620 65.89
INC win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  5. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Attabira Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) Election Results 2014". Elections.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Attabira Assembly Election Results 2024: Attabira Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b "IndiaVotes AC: Attabira 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014. 13329
  10. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  11. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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