Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 79
Dharmagarh assembly constituency
Dharmagarh is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Kalahandi district and the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 18,927 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 2,61,881
- Turnout (2024)
- 80.21%
Election results
2024
Turnout 80.21% · 2,10,054 votes · Margin 18,927
| Sudhir Ranjan PattjoshiWonBharatiya Janata Party | 41.84% | 87,890 | |
| Puspendra Singh DeoBiju Janata Dal | 32.83% | 68,963 | |
| Rasmirekha RoutIndian National Congress | 19.65% | 41,269 | |
| Tirtharaj DurgaBahujan Samaj Party | 1.03% | 2,167 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1% | 2,105 |
2019
Turnout 78.5% · 1,96,538 votes · Margin 16,098
| Mousadhi BagWonBiju Janata Dal | 34.75% | 68,291 | |
| Anant Pratap DeoBharatiya Janata Party | 26.56% | 52,193 | |
| Digambar DuriaIndian National Congress | 21.67% | 42,593 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.12% | 2,210 |
2014
Turnout 78.19% · 1,82,992 votes · Margin 16,158
| Puspendra Singh DeoWonBiju Janata Dal | 32.75% | 59,931 | |
| Rabindra PattjoshiBharatiya Janata Party | 23.92% | 43,773 | |
| Tushar Ranjan PattjoshiIndian National Congress | 18.34% | 33,569 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 2.01% | 3,669 |
2009
Turnout 71.66% · 1,57,621 votes · Margin 22,906
| Puspendra Singh DeoWonBiju Janata Dal | 35.83% | 56,470 | |
| Rahasbihari BeheraIndian National Congress | 21.29% | 33,564 | |
| Janardan PandaBharatiya Janata Party | 20.03% | 31,573 |
Members elected since 1957
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Mousadhi Bag | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Puspendra Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Puspendra Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Bira Sipka | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Bira Sipka | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Bira Sipka | Janata Dal |
| 1990 | Bharat Bhusan Bemal | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Jugaram Behera | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Gajanan Nayak | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Gajanan Nayak | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1974 | Dayanidhi Naik | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Lochan Dhangada Majhi | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Lochan Dhangada Majhi | Swatantra Party |
| 1961 | Mukunda Naik | Swatantra Party |
| 1957 | Janardan Majhi | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957 | Birakeshari Deo | Ganatantra Parishad |
Area covered
Dharmgarh block, Kalampur block, Koksara block, and 2 Gram panchayats (Bandigaon and Ranamal) of Jaipatana block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Dharamagarh block · 24 of 24 gram panchayats
Kalampur block · 11 of 11 gram panchayats
Kokasara block · 22 of 22 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.