In a democratic set up it is through the election that the electors express their choices of the candidate to represent them. For which the Election Commission of India is the apex body who plays an important role in the process of free and fare election to provide a transferable form of democracy to the people as per the rules and regulation of the Representation of the People Act , 1951 and conduct of election rules 1961.
For the smooth conduct of election at the level of district administration the Collector and the District Election Officer has the overall responsibility. The District Election Machinery under the command and control of the Collector and District Election Officer plays a vital role on ensuring the purity of electoral process and the smooth conduct of elections.
Angul district has been created with effect from 01.04.1993 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Dhenkanal district. The district territorially covers a portion of 18- Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency & 19- Dhenkanal Parliamentary Constituency. As per delimitation order two assembly segments namely 121-Pallahara & 122- Talcher (SC) of 18- Deogarh Parliamentary Constituency and two assembly segments namely 115- Athamallik & 116- Angul of 19-Dhenkanal Parliamentary Constituency are within the territorial jurisdiction of Angul district.
The details of constituency area with number of polling stations of the constituencies are as follows.
|
No. & Name of the Assembly Constituency. |
Area of constituency |
No. of polling stations |
|
115-Athamallik |
Thakurgarh Police Station & Athamallik Police Statiion ( excluding Kandhapada, Kiakata, Tusar & Basudevpur G.Ps) in Athamallik sub division, and Chhendipada Police Station and Jarapada Police Station ( excluding Tubey, Kanjara, Santarapur, Badakerjang & Sanakerjang G.Ps) in Angul sub division. |
190 |
|
116-Angul |
Angul, Nalco, Banarpal & Purunakote Police Stations & Tubey, Kenjara, Santarapur, Badakerjang & Sanakerjang G.Ps of Jarapada Police Station in Angul sub-division. |
242 |
|
121-Pallahara |
Parjang Police Station excluding part of Bam G.Ps & Muktapasi, Jayapurakateni, Kankadahad, Korjoli, Kargola & Kanpura G.Ps in Kamakhyanagar sub-division and Pallahara Police Station ( excluding part of Karadapal G.P)and Khamara Police Station ( excluding Khamar & Sankhamur, Badasada & Parachhat G.Ps) in Pallahara sub division. |
222 |
|
122-Talcher(SC) |
Talcher sub division and part of Karadapal G.P. of Pallahara Police Station and Khamar and Sankhamur, Badasada, Parachhat G.Ps in Khamar Police Station in Pallahara sub division. |
256 |
|
|
Total |
910 |
Recently the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll, 2003 and the Elector’s Photo Identity Card programme, 2003 have already been completed. Under the Elector’s photo identity card programme vast number of electors have been photographed. The details of constituency wise electors and Elector’s photo identity card of this district as per Electoral Roll, 2003 with reference to 01.01.2003 is as follows.
Assembly constituency wise information on total electors of general part and service part with male and female break up of final Electoral Roll, 2003.
|
No. & Name of Assembly Constituency |
General Electors |
Service Electors |
Grand total |
No.of electors with EPIC |
No.of electors without EPIC |
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|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
|
|
115-Athamallik |
78209 |
73716 |
151925 |
32 |
08 |
40 |
151965 |
131247 |
20678 |
|
116-Angul |
107671 |
93949 |
201620 |
161 |
62 |
223 |
201843 |
172081 |
29539 |
|
121-Pallahara |
94358 |
89243 |
183601 |
64 |
21 |
85 |
183686 |
153736 |
29865 |
|
122-Talcher (SC) |
116022 |
97706 |
213728 |
42 |
27 |
69 |
213797 |
177618 |
36110 |
|
Total: |
396260 |
354614 |
750874 |
299 |
118 |
417 |
751291 |
634682 |
116192 |
Constituency wise name of the elected MLAs with the name of their political parties.
|
Name of the Assembly Constituency |
Name of the MLA of O.L.A., 1995 |
O.L.A., 2000 |
|
115- Athamallik |
Amarnath Pradhan, INC |
Nagendra Pradhan, BJD |
|
116- Angul |
Ramesh Jena, INC |
Adwait Prasad Singh, BJD |
|
121-Pallahara |
Bibhudendra Prasad Das, INC |
Dharmendra Pradhan, BJP |
|
122- Talcher (SC) |
Mahesh Sahoo, BJP |
Mahesh Sahoo, BJP |
Constituency wise name of the elected MPs with the name of their political parties
|
Name of the parliamentary constituency |
Name of the M.Ps |
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|
|
Lok Sabha, 1996 |
Lok Sabha, 1998 |
Lok Sabha, 1999 |
|
18-Deogarh |
Sriballabha Panigrahi, INC |
Dr. Debendra Pradhan, BJP |
Dr. DebendraPradhan, BJP |
|
19-Dhenkanal |
Brig. Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo, INC |
Tathagata Satpathy, BJD |
Brig. Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo, INC |