Bamra | |
State: | Odisha |
District: | Sambalpur |
Loksabha Cons: | Sundargarh |
Established: | 1951 |
Electors: | 1,02,420 |
Abolished: | 1957 |
Type: | SLA |
Bamra, also referred to as Bamanda was a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, of the Sambalpur district, Odisha state in India. It was formed in 1951 and was abolished in 1957.[1] [2] It was replaced by the constituencies of Deogarh and Jarsuguda.
The Bamra constituency comprised the Deogarh and Kuchinda sub-divisions of Sambalpur district.[1] Though Bamra was a part of Sambalpur district, this area (Deogarh and Kuchinda sub-divisions) used to come under the Sundargarh parliamentary constituency.[3]
One election was held between 1951 and 1952. The constituency had 2 seats; following were members elected from it:[4]