Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 5
Bhatli assembly constituency
Bhatli is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Bargarh district and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Irasis Acharya of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 27,892 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Irasis Acharya
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 2,32,280
- Turnout (2024)
- 84.69%
Election results
2024
Turnout 84.69% · 1,96,714 votes · Margin 27,892
| Irasis AcharyaWonBharatiya Janata Party | 54.65% | 1,07,508 | |
| Susanta SinghBiju Janata Dal | 40.47% | 79,616 | |
| Brahma MahakudIndian National Congress | 2.35% | 4,614 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.62% | 1,229 |
2019
Turnout 80.62% · 1,86,017 votes · Margin 23,232
| Susanta SinghWonBiju Janata Dal | 53.04% | 98,666 | |
| Irasis AcharyaBharatiya Janata Party | 40.55% | 75,434 | |
| Saroj Kumar MahapatraIndian National Congress | 4.5% | 8,375 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.73% | 1,367 |
2014
Turnout 81.44% · 1,68,251 votes · Margin 37,581
| Susanta SinghWonBiju Janata Dal | 44.62% | 75,077 | |
| Sushant MishraIndependent politician | 22.29% | 37,496 | |
| Sauri Charan BarikBharatiya Janata Party | 17.42% | 29,316 | |
| Prakash Chandra DebtaIndian National Congress | 6.24% | 10,506 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.62% | 1,046 |
2009
Turnout 74.11% · 1,42,114 votes · Margin 4,771
| Susanta SinghWonBiju Janata Dal | 42.57% | 60,502 | |
| Prakash Chandra DebataIndian National Congress | 39.21% | 55,725 | |
| Bimbadhar KuanrBharatiya Janata Party | 12.02% | 17,075 |
Members elected since 2024
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Bhikari Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Bisi Bibhar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Natabar Banchhor | Communist Party of India |
| 1961 | Saraswati Pradhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Saraswati Pradhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Kunja Bihari Naik | Indian National Congress (R) |
| 1974 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Bimbadhar Kuanr | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Kumar Behera | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Bimbadhar Kuanr | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Bimbadhar Kuanr | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Susanta Singh | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Susanta Singh | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Susanta Singh | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2024 | Irasis Acharya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Area covered
* Sohella Block * Bhatli Block * Ambabhona Block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Ambabhona block · 15 of 15 gram panchayats
Bhatli block · 16 of 16 gram panchayats
Sohella block · 27 of 27 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.