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Gunupur Assembly constituency

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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Gunupur.

Gunupur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rayagada district, Odisha.[2]

Gunupur (ST)
Constituency No. 138 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictRayagada
LS constituencyKoraput
Established1951
Total electors192,905[1][a]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024

Map of Gunupur Constituency

This constituency includes Gunupur, Gudari, Gunupur block, Ramanaguda block, Padmapur block, Chandrapur block and Gudari block.[3][4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Vote share of winning candidates[5]
1977
 
 60.45%
1980
 
 56.19%
1985
 
 80.57%
1990
 
 56.04%
1995
 
 59.28%
2000
 
 62.08%
2004
 
 41.45%
2009
 
 38.62%
2014
 
 41.6%
2019
 
 34.2%
2024
 
 47.80%

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including in two bypoll in 1955 & 1996. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.[6]

List of members elected from Gunupur constituency are:[7][8]

Year Member Party
1951 Soboro Dumba Ganatantra Parishad
1955 (bypoll)[b] Bhagirathi Gomango
1957[c] Sanyasi Charan Pidikaka Independent politician
Naroshimho Patro Indian National Congress
1961
1967 Bhagirathi Gomango
1971 Indian National Congress
1974 Indian National Congress
1977
1980
1985
1990 Rammurty Gomango Janata Dal
1995 Akshya Kumar Gomango Indian National Congress
1996 (bypoll)[d] Bhagirathi Gomango Independent politician
2000 Rammurty Gomango Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Hema Gamang Indian National Congress
2009 Ramamurty Mutika Biju Janata Dal
2014 Trinath Gomango
2019 Raghunath Gomango[9]
2024 Satyajeet Gomango Indian National Congress

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[10] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Satyajeet Gomango defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Gomango by a margin of 29,885 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Gunupur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Satyajeet Gomango 77,637 47.80  17.99
BJD Raghunath Gomango 47,752 29.40  4.80
BJP Trinath Gomango 21,808 13.43  1.88
NOTA None of the above 3,205 1.97
Majority 29,885 18.40
Turnout 1,62,410 72.53  1.99
INC gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Gomango defeated Indian National Congress candidate Purusottam Gomango by a margin of 6,270 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Gunupur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Raghunath Gomango 48,839 34.20
INC Purusottam Gomango 42569 29.81
Independent Trinath Gomango 26321 18.43
BJP Shishir kumar Gamang 16491 11.55
BSP Kailash Sabar 3924 2.75
NOTA None of the above 4671 3.27
Majority 6,270 4.39
Turnout 148499 70.54
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Trinath Gomango defeated Indian National Congress candidate Purusattam Gomango by a margin of 8,286 votes.[12]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Gunupur[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Trinath Gomango 59,527 41.6 2.98
INC Purusattam Gomango 52,141 36.44 15.19
BJP Ramurty Gomango 15,596 10.9 0.63
BSP Haribandhu Sabar 2,798 1.96 2.0
CPI(ML)L Mandangi Madhava Rao 2,044 1.43 10.51
Independent Damodor Sabar 1,609 1.12
AOP Najita Raita 1,519 1.06
Independent Lingaraj Gomango 1,454 1.02
OJM Bruhaspati Sabar 1,256 0.88
Independent Rajeswari Sabar 1,149 0.8
SKD Bhagaban Gomango 1,109 0.78
NOTA None of the above 2,877 2.01 −
Majority 7,386 5.16 −
Turnout 1,43,079 74.17 13.26
Registered electors 1,92,905
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramamurty Mutika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sisir Kumar Gamang by a margin of 18,749 votes.[15]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Gunupur[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ramamurty Mutika 41,687 38.62 −
INC Sisir Kumar Gamang 22,938 21.25 20.2
CPI(ML)L Tripati Gomango 12,890 11.94 −
BJP Aswini Gomango 12,441 11.53 −
Independent Bhagirathi Gomango 5,979 5.54 −
BSP Senapati Kadraka 4,278 3.96 −
SAMO Satyanarayana Pratika 3,926 3.64 −
Independent Aisanati Sabara 3,795 3.52 −
Majority 18,749 17.37[e] −
Turnout 1,08,841 60.91 1.17'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000024−QINU`"'
BJD gain from INC

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ Resignation of Soboro Dumba
  3. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  4. ^ Death of Akshya Kumar Gomango
  5. ^ %of total valid votes
  6. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 59.74%

References

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  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014. Constituency: Gunupur (138) District: Rayagada{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  5. ^ "80 - Gunupur (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Gunupur Cuttack Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  9. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  11. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Odisha - Gunupur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Gunupur (138)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 18749
  16. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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