Attabira (Sl. No.: 4) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bargarh district, Odisha. This constituency include Attabira, Attabira block and Bheden block. This constituency was created in 2009 in place of Melchhamunda constituency.
Elected members
Four elections held during 2009 to 2019. List of members elected from this constituency are:[5][6]
- 2019: Snehangini Chhuria (BJD)
- 2014: Snehangini Chhuria (BJD)
- 2009: Nihar Ranjan Mahananda (Congress)
- 1951: Bipin Bihari Das (Congress)
Election results
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Milan Seth by a margin of 22,396 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 84010 | 48.98 |  4.06 |
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| BJP | Milan Seth | 61614 | 35.92 | 14.15 |
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| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahanand | 21511 | 12.54 |  15.94 |
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| BSP | Rabindra Megha | 1641 | 0.96 | 0.17 |
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| Paschimanchal Vikas Party | Laxman Kumar Bhoi | 1112 | 0.65 | 0.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1639 | 0.96 | – | |
| Majority | 22396 | 13.05 | |||
| Turnout | 171527 | 77.45 | |||
| BJD hold | Swing | ||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda by a margin of 25,474 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 69,602 | 44.92 | 15.97 |
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| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | 44,128 | 28.48 | 11.17 |
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| BJP | Milan Seth | 33,735 | 21.77 | 12.89 |
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| AAP | Upendra Seth | 2,521 | 1.62 | – | |
| BSP | Madhabi Dehuria | 1,233 | 0.79 | 2.37 |
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| LGGP | Arjun Nag | 790 | 0.50 | – | |
| AITC | Kumar Behera | 757 | 0.48 | – | |
| Paschimanchal Vikas Party | Chandramani Kumbhar | 668 | 0.43 | – | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,509 | 0.97 | – | |
| Majority | 25,474 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,54,943 | 76.61 | 10.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,02,277 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Nihar Ranjan Mahananda, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Snehangini Chhuria by 13,329 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nihar Ranjan Mahananda | 49,396 | 39.65 | – | |
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 36,067 | 28.95 | – | |
| Independent | Milan Seth | 16,308 | 13.09 | – | |
| BJP | Bipin Bhusagar | 11,066 | 8.88 | – | |
| BSP | Mukteswar Meher | 3,932 | 3.16 | – | |
| SP | Premraj Nial | 3,462 | 2.78 | – | |
| Independent | Chamar Mahananda | 1,226 | 0.98 | – | |
| Independent | Braja Mohan Kalet | 1,122 | 0.90 | – | |
| RPI(A) | Premananda Kanhar | 1,016 | 0.82 | – | |
| Majority | 13,329 | 10.70[a] | – | ||
| Turnout | 1,24,620 | 65.89 | – | ||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||