BAHALDA
Assembly seat no. 3 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1980
RAMA CHANDRA HANSDAH
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 10
Margin, 1980
2,241
10.46% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDLAXMAN MAJHI
- Votes
- 5,450
- Vote share
- 25.43%
- Behind by
- 2,241
Electors
81,315
Total votes polled
21,429
Valid votes
21,429
NOTA votes
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Turnout
26.4%
Full result, 1980
5 candidates · 21,429 valid votes
RAMA CHANDRA HANSDAHINC(I)won
7,691
35.9%
LAXMAN MAJHIIND
5,450
25.4%
GURU CHARAN BAGEINC(U)
5,162
24.1%
SASHI BHUSAN MARNDIJKD
1,742
8.1%
GOKUL DANDAPATIND
1,384
6.5%
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.
