46. Dhamnagar is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Odisha. This constituency is located in the East region of India and in the Coastal region within Odisha. This seat includes the following districts of Odisha: Bhadrak. Dhamnagar Assembly seat can be classified as: Rural and the reservation status of this seat is: Scheduled Caste. 46. Dhamnagar was scheduled to vote on Saturday, June 1, 2024, alongwith voting in Phase 7 of the 2024 Lok Sabha general election.
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Dhamnagar Assembly constituency (Image: News18)
Location
The geographic coordinates of Dhamnagar Assembly constituency are: 20°55'27.5"N 86°31'59.5"E. Dhamnagar shares its borders with six other Assembly constituencies. Other Odisha Assembly constituencies adjacent to Dhamnagar are: Bhandaripokhari, Bhadrak, Basudevpur, Chandabali, Binjharpur, Jajpur. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: .
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Location of Dhamnagar Assembly constituency on the Assembly constituency map of Odisha displaying the 147 different Assembly constituencies (Image: News18)
There were a total of 2,43,734 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election, of which 1,25,696 were male, 1,18,011 female and 27 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,29,773 registered voters, of which 1,25,696 were male, 1,09,752 female and 26 of the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,02,941 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,08,527 were male, 94,413 female and 1 of the third gender. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 1,88,975 which included 99,444 male, and 89,531 female.
The number of service voters in Assembly constituency was 434 in 2019, 462 in 2014 and 381 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 939, in 2019 it was 915, 870 in 2014 and 900 in 2009.
Poll dates
Dhamnagar Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 4 of the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections on Saturday, June 1, 2024. The counting of votes is on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Monday, April 29, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 23, 2019.
In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 2 on Thursday, April 17, 2014 and the results were declared on Friday, May 16, 2014.
In 2009, Dhamnagar voted in Phase 2 on Thursday, April 23, 2009 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 16, 2009.
Extent
According the latest delimitation documents for 46. Dhamnagar Assembly seat, the extent of this constituency covers the following areas of Odisha: 1. Dhamnagar Block 2. Paliabindha, Achak, Dolasahi, Guamal, Talapada, Kubera, Biliana, Baro, Bodak, Kanpada, Shyamsundarpur And Talagopabindha GPs Of Tihidi Block.
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Odisha constituency was %. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 72.1%, while it was 73.47% in 2014 and 66.11% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -72.10% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Odisha Assembly elections, Bishnu Charan Sethi of BJP won in this constituency beating Rajendra Kumar Das of BJD by a margin of 4,625 votes which was 2.8% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Muktikanta Mandal of BJD was the winner in this seat beating Bishnu Charan Sethi of BJP by a margin of 9,192 votes which was 6.17% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Rajendra Kumar Das of BJD won this seat defeating Bishnu Charan Sethi of BJP by a margin of 4,944 votes which was 3.96% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Odisha Assembly elections, Bishnu Charan Sethi of BJP had a vote share of 48.47% in this seat. In 2014, Muktikanta Mandal of BJD secured a vote share of 47.98% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Rajendra Kumar Das of BJD got a vote share of 38.78% in Dhamnagar.