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Bargarh

Parliamentary constituency 1 (GEN) · Odisha · 14 contests, 1977–2024

State boardOdisha 2024
Held by
BJP
Pradeep Purohit · 2024
Contests
14
1977–2024
Parties that won
6
Across all 14 contests
Median margin
11.5pp
Over all 14 contests
Margin 2024
2,51,667votes
19.2 pp of votes polled
Turnout 2024
80.3%
Seat median 60.7% over 14 contests

[01]Winners and margins

Newest first · bars scaled to the widest margin, 32.4 pp
  1. 2024
    19.2 pp
    Pradeep PurohitBharatiya Janata Partyby 2,51,667 votes
  2. 2019
    5.1 pp
    Suresh PujariBharatiya Janata Partyby 63,939 votes
  3. 2014
    1.0 pp
    Prabhas Kumar SinghBiju Janata Dalby 11,178 votes
  4. 2009
    10.7 pp
    Sanjay BhoiIndian National Congressby 98,444 votes
  5. 2004
    1.1 pp
    Sudam MarndiJharkhand Mukti Morchaby 7,972 votes
  6. 1999
    25.6 pp
    Salkhan MurmuBharatiya Janata Partyby 1,48,082 votes
  7. 1998
    12.3 pp
    Salkhan MurmuBharatiya Janata Partyby 74,319 votes
  8. 1996
    19.4 pp
    Sushila TiriyaIndian National Congressby 1,11,189 votes
  9. 1994
    8.0 pp
    Sushila TiriyaIndian National Congressby 23,471 votes
  10. 1991
    12.4 pp
    Bhagey GobardhanIndian National Congressby 49,495 votes
  11. 1989
    7.0 pp
    Bhagey GobardhanJanata Dalby 22,588 votes
  12. 1984
    22.3 pp
    Sidhalal MurmuIndian National Congressby 69,238 votes
  13. 1980
    32.4 pp
    Man Mohan TuduIndian National Congressby 71,557 votes
  14. 1977
    5.3 pp
    Chandra Mohan SinhaBharatiya Lok Dalby 11,349 votes

[02]Parties on this seat

Top 8 by wins · 24 parties and independents
INC 5 of 1338.5% won · 4 secondIndian National CongressBJP 4 of 944.4% won · 3 secondJD 1 of 520% won · 2 secondBJD 1 of 425% won · 3 secondJMM 1 of 425% wonBLD 1 of 1100% wonINC 1 of 1100% wonIndian National Congress (I)IND 0 of 410% won

Won of candidatures, counted from the published candidate lines; independents are counted together.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC won 6 of 14 contests on record (42.9%).

    wins by party: INC 6 · BJP 4 · BJD 1 · BLD 1 · JD 1 · JMM 1 · 6 ÷ 14 = 42.9%

  2. The seat changed party 8 times in 13 successive pairs of contests.

    1977 BLD → 1980 INC → 1984 INC → 1989 JD → 1991 INC → 1994 INC → 1996 INC → 1998 BJP → 1999 BJP → 2004 JMM → 2009 INC → 2014 BJD → 2019 BJP → 2024 BJP

  3. The closest contest was 2014 at 1.0 pp; the widest 1980 at 32.4 pp.

    min / max of margin % over 14 contests

  4. The 2024 margin of 19.2 pp was 7.7 pp above the seat's median of 11.5 pp.

    19.2 − 11.5 = +7.7

  5. Turnout moved from 38.5% in 1977 to 80.3% in 2024, +41.8 pp.

    80.3 − 38.5 = +41.8

  6. The name Salkhan Murmu appears as winner in 2 contests: 1998 and 1999.

    winner names matched across years, ignoring spacing and punctuation

Each line is arithmetic over the contests on this page.

[04]Turnout by year

White mark: seat median, 60.7%
2024 80.3%
2019 78.2%
2014 78.5%
2009 69.6%
2004 70.3%
1999 59.9%
1998 65.3%
1996 61.4%
1994 35.4%
1991 48.4%
1989 39.7%
1984 49.4%
1980 37.2%
1977 38.5%

[05]Every contest

14 rows · most recent first
Every Lok Sabha contest on record for Bargarh, Odisha
Year Winner Party Margin Margin % Turnout %
2024 Pradeep Purohit Bharatiya Janata Party 2,51,667 19.2 80.3
2019 Suresh Pujari Bharatiya Janata Party 63,939 5.1 78.2
2014 Prabhas Kumar Singh Biju Janata Dal 11,178 1.0 78.5
2009 Sanjay Bhoi Indian National Congress 98,444 10.7 69.6
2004 Sudam Marndi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 7,972 1.1 70.3
1999 Salkhan Murmu Bharatiya Janata Party 1,48,082 25.6 59.9
1998 Salkhan Murmu Bharatiya Janata Party 74,319 12.3 65.3
1996 Sushila Tiriya Indian National Congress 1,11,189 19.4 61.4
1994 Sushila Tiriya Indian National Congress 23,471 8.0 35.4
1991 Bhagey Gobardhan Indian National Congress 49,495 12.4 48.4
1989 Bhagey Gobardhan Janata Dal 22,588 7.0 39.7
1984 Sidhalal Murmu Indian National Congress 69,238 22.3 49.4
1980 Man Mohan Tudu Indian National Congress 71,557 32.4 37.2
1977 Chandra Mohan Sinha Bharatiya Lok Dal 11,349 5.3 38.5
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 2,51,667 votes

ContestsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha · Bargarh, Odisha · 14 contests · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Party recordCounted from the published candidate lines for this seat · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Medians and countsComputed from the contests on this page when the page was built

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