Bahalda was an Assembly constituency from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. It was established in 1951 and abolished in 2008. It was subsumed by the Rairangpur Assembly constituency. This constituency was reserved for Schedule Tribes.
Historical Extent 1973: Tiring and Bahalda police stations and Badmouda and Guhaldangiri grama panchayats in Gorumohisani police station in Bamanghaty subdivision. 1965: Bahalda and Tiring police stations in Bamanghaty subdivision. 1956: Bahalda and Tiring police stations in Bamanghaty sub-division. 1951: Bahalda police station of Bamanghati sub-division.
Elected members
Between 1951 & 2008, 13 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Bahalda constituency are: Year MemberParty 1951 Sonaram Soren 1957 Surendramohan Hembram 1961 Sunaram Soren 1967 1971 Sashibhusan Marandi 1974 1977 Sunaram Soren 1980 Ramchandra Hansdah 1985 Bhagey Gobardhan 1990 Khelaram Mahali 1995 2000 Laxman Soren 2004 Prahallad Purti
Election results 2004
2000
1995 In the 1995 State election to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa, Bahalda had 22 candidates, holding the record for the highest number of contestants in a constituency for this election.
1990
1985
1980
1977
1974
1971
1967
1961
1957
1951
Notes The 2011 Odisha Reference Annual mentions the 1957 elected MLA, Surendramohan Hembram as belonging to the Gana Parishad. This is inconsistent with the detailed Statistical Report by ECI, which mentions the same elected MLA, but as being an Independent politician. Similarly, the 2011 Odisha Reference Annual mentions the 1971 elected MLA, Sashibhusan Marndi as being an Independent politician. This is inconsistent with the detailed Statistical Report by ECI, which mentions the same elected MLA, but as belonging to the Jharkhand Party.
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