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

Simulia
Constituency No. 42 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBalasore
LS constituencyBhadrak
Established1961
Total electors2,11,136
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2019

Area of this constituency includes Simulia block and Khaira block.[2][3]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2019
51.35%
2014
42.24%
2009
47.87%
2004
50.28%
2000
49.95%
1995
49.41%
1990
64.08%
1985
46.94%
1980
28.32%
1977
39.03%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.

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

Year Member Party
2024 Padma Lochan Panda BJP
2019 Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi[7] BJD
2014 Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi BJD
2009 Parsuram Panigrahi BJD
2004 Padmalochan Panda INC
2000 Parsuram Panigrahi BJD
1995 Padmalochan Panda INC
1990 Parsuram Panigrahi JD
1985 Padmalochan Panda INC
1980 Parsuram Panigrahi JP
1977 Gopinath Das JP
1974 Sailen Mohapatra INC
1971 Chintamani Jena CPI
1967 Uchhab Charan Jena PSP
1961 Bhagiratha Das 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,Simulia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Padmalochan Panda 90,676 49.54
BJD Subhashini Sahu 77,493 42.34
INC Himanshu Sekhar Behera
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padmalochan Panda by a margin of 14,959 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Simulia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi 90,083 51.35
BJP Padmalochan Panda 75124 42.82
INC Ananta Prasad Sethi 8353 4.76
NOTA None of the above 802 0.46
Majority 14959 8.53
Turnout 175430 72.55
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padmalochan Panda by a margin of 7,937 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi 65,854 42.24  5.63
INC Padmalochan Panda 57,917 37.15  2.48
BJP Shashi Kumar Sahoo 28,011 17.97
NOTA None of the above 769 0.49
Majority 7,937 5.09
Turnout 1,55,906 73.84
Registered electors 2,11,136
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parsuram Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 10,927 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Parsuram Panigrahi 63,479 47.87
INC Padma Lochan Panda 52,552 39.63
Independent Mahendra Prasad Jena 8,047 6.07
BJP Tanuja Panda 5,023 3.79
BSP Gopal Krishna Das 1,969 1.48
SP Mamatanjali Tripathy 1,019 0.77
Samruddha Odisha Rabindra Kumar Mohanty 506 0.38
Majority 10,927 8.24 [a]
Turnout 1,32,618 67.56
BJD gain from INC
  1. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2014. Constituency: Simulia (42) District : Balasore{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "16 - Simulia Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Simulia Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 23 February 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 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Odisha - Simulia". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Simulia (42)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 10927
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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