BAHALDA
Assembly seat no. 3 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1990
KHELARAM MAHALI
IND
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 10
Margin, 1990
1,476
3.10% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
JDNIRMAL BHAGEY
- Votes
- 18,597
- Vote share
- 39.11%
- Behind by
- 1,476
Electors
1,09,908
Total votes polled
47,545
Valid votes
47,545
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.3%
Full result, 1990
9 candidates · 47,545 valid votes
KHELARAM MAHALIINDwon
20,073
42.2%
NIRMAL BHAGEYJD
18,597
39.1%
HINDURAI SORENINC
6,534
13.7%
MAINO MURMUJKD
735
1.6%
ASWANI BAIPAIIND
563
1.2%
GANSA SORENIND
423
0.9%
CHHATRAI HANSDAHIND
387
0.8%
GULIA HEMBRAMIND
162
0.3%
SUNDARMOHAN HEMRAMIND
71
0.1%
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.
