Bamra
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictSambalpur
LS constituencySundargarh
Established1951
Abolished1957
Total electors1,02,420

Bamra, also referred to as Bamanda was a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, of the Sambalpur district, Odisha state in India. It was formed in 1951 and was abolished in 1957.[1][2] It was replaced by the constituencies of Deogarh and Jarsuguda.

The Bamra constituency comprised the Deogarh and Kuchinda sub-divisions of Sambalpur district.[1] Though Bamra was a part of Sambalpur district, this area (Deogarh and Kuchinda sub-divisions) used to come under the Sundargarh parliamentary constituency.[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
Year Candidates
1951 (1)
 
30.59%
(2)
 
26.23%

One election was held between 1951 and 1952. The constituency had 2 seats; following were members elected from it:[4]

Election results

1951

1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election :Bamra[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIGP Hara Prasad Deb 21,631 30.59%
AIGP Joydeb Thakur 18,547 26.23%
INC Gadadhar Pradhan 12,198 17.25%
INC Baneswar Majhi 8,818 12.47%
Independent Ratnakar Patel 5,584 7.90%
Independent Dinabandhu Patra 3,925 5.55%
Turnout 70,703 34.52%
Registered electors 1,02,420
AIGP win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)". p. 8 (214).
  2. "S.R.O. 2827. Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 30 August 1954. p. 359 (369).
  3. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)". p. 2 (208).
  4. "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013.
  5. "Orissa 1951". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018.

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