Tirtol Assembly constituency

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Tirtol (SC)
Constituency No. 102 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
District Jagatsinghpur
LS constituency Jagatsinghpur
Established 1951
Total electors 2,13,483
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Bijaya Shankar Das
Party Biju Janata Dal
Elected year 2020 Bye-election

Tirtol is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Biridi block and Raghunathpur block and 20 Gram panchayats (Biritol, Bishunpur, Dainlo, Garam, Gobindapur, Gopalpur, Gopalpur (Sankheswar), Ibrisingh, Jagannathpur, Kanakpur, Kanimula, Katara, Kostimallikapur, Krushnanandpur, Mulisingh, Patilo, Sanara, Tarajanga, Tirtol and Tulanga) of Tirtol block.

Elected Members

Tirtol is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Biridi block and Raghunathpur block and 20 Gram panchayats (Biritol, Bishunpur, Dainlo, Garam, Gobindapur, Gopalpur, Gopalpur (Sankheswar), Ibrisingh, Jagannathpur, Kanakpur, Kanimula, Katara, Kostimallikapur, Krushnanandpur, Mulisingh, Patilo, Sanara, Tarajanga, Tirtol and Tulanga) of Tirtol block.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2020 (bypoll)
52.91%
2019
54.18%
2014
55.2%
2009
50.64%
2004
50.50%
2000
51.20%
1995
58.31%
1990
50.30%
1985
71.38%
1980
52.87%
1977
67.05%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2020.

List of members elected from Tirtol constituency are:

Year Member Party
2024
2020 (bypoll)[b] Bijaya Shankar Das BJD
2019 Bishnu Charan Das[8] BJD
2014 Rajashree Mallick BJD
2009 Rabindranath Bhoi BJD
2004 Chiranjib Biswal INC
2000 Debashish Samantaray BJD
1995 Basant Kumar Biswal INC
1990 Basant Kumar Biswal INC
1985 Nityananda Samntaray INC
1980 Basant Kumar Biswal INC
1977 Pratap Chandra Mohanty JP
1974 Pratap Chandra Mohanty Utkal Congress
1971 Pratap Chandra Mohanty Utkal Congress
1967 Nishamani Khuntia PSP
1961 Pratap Chandra Mohanty INC
1957 Nishamani Khuntia PSP
1951 Nishamani Khuntia Socialist

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Tirtol
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ramakanta Bhoi
BJP Rajkishore Behera
INC Himanshu Bhusan Mallick
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2020 Bypoll

In 2020 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Shankar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rajkishore Behera by 41,703 votes.

2020 Odisha Legislative Assembly by-election: Tirtol
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bijaya Shankar Das 88,310 52.91 2.27
BJP Rajkishore Behera 46,607 27.92 2.98
INC Himanshu Bhusan Mallick 28,778 17.24 3.51
CPI Bijay Kumar Bhoi 1,109 0.66
NOTA None of the above 700 0.43
Majority 41,703 24.99
Turnout 1,68,603 70.93
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bishnu Charan Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramakanta Bhoi by 40,386 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Tirtol
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bishnu Charan Das 93,967 54.18
BJP Ramakanta Bhoi 53,581 30.90
INC Debi Prasad Mallick 23,809 13.73
NOTA None of the above 1,109 0.66
BSP Rabindra Nath Sethy 923 0.53
Majority 40,386 23.28
Turnout 1,73,423 73
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajashree Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rajkishore Behera by a margin of 35,448 votes.

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Tirtol
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajashree Mallick 88,953 55.2 4.56
INC Rajkishore Behera 53,505 33.21 -1.12
BJP Ramakanta Bhoi 14,516 9.01 5.79
BSP Sukanta Kumar Bhoi 1,071 0.66 –
AAP Pramodini Sethy 978 0.61 –
Kalinga Sena Bijaya Kumar Sethi 505 0.31 –
OJM Jasobanta Bhoi 404 0.25 –
NOTA None 1,203 0.75 –
Majority 35,448 21.99 -2.41
Turnout 1,61,135 75.48 9.37
Registered electors 2,13,483
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabindra Nath Bhoi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rajkishore Das by a margin of 34,182 votes.

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Tirtol
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rabindra Nath Bhoi 82,282 50.64 5.07
INC Rajkishore Behera 48,100 34.33 -16.17
BJP Latamani Das 4,514 3.22 –
Independent Pratima Mallick 2,565 1.83 –
SP Mitanjali Das 1,834 1.31 –
Kalinga Sena Jugal Kishore Mallick 815 0.58 –
Majority 34,182 24.40[c] –
Turnout 1,40,137 66.11 –
Registered electors 2,11,982
BJD gain from INC Swing -6.47[d]