Jajpur Assembly constituency

Jajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.[1]

Jajpur
Constituency No. 52 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictJajpur
LS constituencyJajpur
Established1951
Total electors207,192
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Sujata Sahu
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Areas in this constituency includes Jajpur, 16 GPs (Basudevpur, Beruda, Bhubaneswarpur, Bhuinpur, Bichitrapur, Chainipur, Jahanpur, Khairabad, Mala Anandapur, Markandapur, Nathasahi, Panasa, Maheswarpur, Shyamadaspur, Similia and Upparbaruhan) of Jajpur block and 16 GPs (Susua, Duduranta, Kanikapada, Mangalpur, Akarapada, Champeipal, Chhachina, Chittalo, Dasrathpur, Gopalpur, Kasapa, Katikata, Khandara, Mallikapur, Taliha and Tarpada) of Dasarathpur block.[2][3]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
47.92%
2019
60.24%
2014
69.17%
2009
50.05%
2004
55.25%
2000
46.82%
1995
42.24%
1990
57.12%
1985
52.06%
1980
54.61%
1977
61.25%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1963. It was a 2 member constituency in between 1952 & 1971.

List of members elected from Jajpur constituency are:[5][6]

Year Member Party
2024 Sujata Sahu BJD
2019 Pranab Prakash Das[7] BJD
2014 Pranab Prakash Das BJD
2009 Pranab Prakash Das BJD
2004 Parameswar Sethi BJD
2000 Suryamani Jena BJD
1995 Suryamani Jena JD
1990 Jagannath Mallik JD
1985 Jagannath Mallik JP
1980 Niranjan Jena INC
1977 Jagannath Mallik JP
1974 Jagannath Mallik Utkal Congress
1971[a] Jagannath Mallik[b] Utkal Congress
Prafulla Chandra Ghadai[c] Congress (R)
1967[d] Santanu Kumar Das[e] Jana Congress
Prafulla Chandra Ghadai[f] Jana Congress
1963 (bypoll)[g][h] Narayan Chandra Pati INC
1961[i] Santanu Kumar Das[j] INC
Madan Mohan Patnaik[k] INC
1957[l] Santanu Kumar Das INC
Gadadhar Dutta INC
1951[m] Santanu Kumar Das INC
Gadadhar Dutta INC

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Jajpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sujata Sahu 86,049 47.92  12.32
BJP Goutam Ray 83,485 46.49  10.81
INC Sudip Kumar Kar 6,477 3.61  0.74
NOTA None of the above 1,230 0.68  0.16
BSP Raghunath Sethi 1,052 0.59
Majority 2,564
Turnout 179,580
BJD hold Swing

2019

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In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Goutam Ray by 40,656 votes.[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jajpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pranab Prakash Das 99,738 60.24 −8.93
BJP Goutam Ray 59,082 35.68 24.3
INC Santosh Kumar Nanda 4,745 2.87 −10.27
Independent Pradeep Kumar Behuria 507 0.31
Kalinga Sena Aditya Pratap Dhir Deo 334 0.2 −0.11
SKD Santosh Suryavansi 300 0.18 −0.02
NOTA None of the above 866 0.52 −0.25
Majority 40,656 24.56
Turnout 1,65,572 70.79
Registered electors 2,33,895
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Kumar Nanda by huge margin of 84,613 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jajpur[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pranab Prakash Das 104,458 69.17 19.12
INC Santosh Kumar Nanda 19,845 13.14 −12.38
BJP Jagannath Prasad Samal 17,180 11.38 −11.15
Independent Badri Narayan Ray 5,781 3.83
BSP Suryamani Jena 1,203 0.8
AAP Bijayananda Mohanty 625 0.41
Kalinga Sena Rajendra Dhal 463 0.31
SKD Harekrushna Debata 304 0.2
NOTA None 1,167 0.77
Majority 84,613 56.02
Turnout 1,51,026 72.89 9.05
Registered electors 2,07,192
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debabrata Kantha by 30,245 votes.[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jajpur[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pranab Prakash Das 61,712 50.05
INC Debabrata Kantha 31,467 25.52
BJP Goutam Ray 27,785 22.53
Independent Manas Ranjan Swain 1,532 1.24
Jan Hitkari Party Bijayananda Mohanty 812 0.66
Majority 30,245 24.53[n]
Turnout 1,23,340 63.84
BJD hold

Notes

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  1. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  2. ^ from Jajpur East (SC)
  3. ^ from Jajpur West
  4. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  5. ^ from Jajpur East (SC)
  6. ^ from Jajpur West
  7. ^ from Jajpur West
  8. ^ Death of Madan Mohan Patnaik
  9. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  10. ^ from Jajpur East (SC)
  11. ^ from Jajpur West
  12. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  13. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  14. ^ %of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014. Constituency: Jajpur (52) District : Jajpur{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "25 - Jajpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Jajpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  7. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  9. ^ "Constituency Wise Odisha Assembly Election Result 2019". Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise Odisha Assembly Election Result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Odisha - Jajpur". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Jajpur (52)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014. 30245
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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