Chandabali Assembly constituency
constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
Chandabali is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.
The area of this constituency includes Chandabali, Chandabali block and eight GPs (Daulatapur, Bamanbindha, Harisinghpur, Jamjodi, Rajnagar, Barasar, Sahapur and Gobindapur) of Tihidi block.
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held till date. It was a two-member constituency for 1952 and 1957.
List of members elected from Chandabali constituency:
Election results
2024
Voting was held on 1 June 2024 in the 4th phase of the Odisha Assembly election and the 7th phase of the Indian general election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In the 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Byomakesh Ray defeated Bharatiya Janata party candidate Manmohan Samal by a margin of 1,916 votes.
2019
In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Byomakesh Ray defeated Bharatiya Janata party candidate Manmohan Samal by a margin of 8080 votes.
2014
In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Byomakesh Ray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Amiya Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 24,883 votes.
2009
In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Amiya Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 7,613 votes.
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