BAHALDA
Assembly seat no. 3 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 2004
PRAHLAD PURTY
JMM
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 10
Margin, 2004
825
1.03% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPKHELARAM MAHALI
- Votes
- 19,216
- Vote share
- 24.07%
- Behind by
- 825
Electors
1,27,993
Total votes polled
79,820
Valid votes
79,820
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.4%
Full result, 2004
10 candidates · 79,820 valid votes
PRAHLAD PURTYJMMwon
20,041
25.1%
KHELARAM MAHALIBJP
19,216
24.1%
LAXMAN SORENINC
12,948
16.2%
HELENA BAGEIND
12,796
16.0%
LOPAMUDRA HANSDAHIND
7,322
9.2%
MOHAN HANSDAHIND
2,827
3.5%
SINGRAY HANSDAHJDP
1,489
1.9%
BUDHAN MURMUAJSU
1,471
1.8%
SASHIBHUSAN MARANDIIND
931
1.2%
CHHATRAY HANSDAHIND
779
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PRAHLAD PURTY | JMM | 20,041 | 25.11% | KHELARAM MAHALI | 825 |
| 2000 | LAXMAN SOREN | BJP | 23,305 | 32.47% | SAIBA SUSHIL KUMAR HANSDAH | 2,060 |
| 1995 | KHELARAM MAHALI | JPP | 21,564 | 30.39% | SURENDRA NATH NAIK | 1,175 |
| 1990 | KHELARAM MAHALI | IND | 20,073 | 42.22% | NIRMAL BHAGEY | 1,476 |
| 1985 | BAHGEY GOBARDHAN | JNP | 19,821 | 62.34% | LAXMI MAJHI | 11,525 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BAHALDA assembly constituency in 2004?
PRAHLAD PURTY (JMM) won BAHALDA in 2004, by a margin of 825 votes.
Which party has won BAHALDA the most times?
IND, with 2 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BAHALDA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won BAHALDA the most times?
KHELARAM MAHALI, with 2 wins between 1990 and 1995.
