Bijepur Assembly constituency
| Bijepur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 2 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bargarh |
| LS constituency | Bargarh |
| Established | 1961 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bijepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Odisha.
This constituency includes Bijepur block, Gaisilat block and Barpali block.[1]
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1961,18 elections were held during including 3 By-Elections in 1991, 2018 and 2019.
List of members elected from Bijepur Constituency are:[3]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Tribikram Malik | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1974 | Gananath Pradhan | Utkal Congress | |
| 1977 | Nityananda Gartia | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Rajib Lochan Hota | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Nikunja Bihari Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1991^ | Kishorimani Singh | ||
| 1995 | Ripunath Seth | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | Subal Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2018^ | Rita Sahu | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019 | Naveen Patnaik | ||
| 2019^ | Rita Sahu | ||
| 2024 | Sanat Kumar Gartia | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[4] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu by a margin of 10,066 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanat Kumar Gartia | 93,161 | 47.52 | ||
| BJD | Rita Sahu | 83,095 | 42.39 | ||
| INC | Kishor Dafadar | 15,707 | 8.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2055 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 10,066 | 5.13 | |||
| Turnout | 1,96,028 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019 Bypoll
[edit]In 2019 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 97,990 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rita Sahu | 135,957 | 73.86 |  14.08 | |
| BJP | Sanat Kumar Gartia | 37,967 | 20.62 |  8.29 | |
| INC | Dillip Kumar Panda | 5,873 | 3.2 | 4.55 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,982 | 1.07 | 0.16 | |
| Majority | 97,990 | 53.23 | |||
| Turnout | 1,84,059 | 79.32 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Naveen Patnaik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 57,122 votes. Later, Naveen Patnaik has resigned as MLA from the Bijepur Assembly Constituency.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Naveen Patnaik | 110,604 | 59.78 | 27.90 | |
| BJP | Sanat Kumar Gartia | 53,482 | 28.91 | 10.81 | |
| INC | Ripunath Seth | 14,344 | 7.75 | 24.4 | |
| BSP | Ashok Kalet | 1,200 | 0.65 | 0.21 | |
| Independent | Birendra Kumar Bag | 887 | 0.48 | − | |
| Independent | Purna Chandra Panda | 2,832 | 1.53 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,675 | 0.91 | − | |
| Majority | 57,122 | 30.87 | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,024 | 79.69 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2018 Bypoll
[edit]In 2018 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Kumar Panigrahy by a margin of 41,932 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rita Sahu | 102,871 | 56.61 | 24.73 | |
| BJP | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | 60,939 | 33.54 | 15.53 | |
| INC | Pranaya Kumar Sahu | 10274 | 5.65 | 26.5 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1684 | 0.93 | ||
| Majority | 41,932 | 23.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,81,716 | 82.17 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | Swing | 24.46 | |||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 458 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Subal Sahu | 53,290 | 32.15 | 8.76 | |
| BJD | Prasanna Acharya | 52,832 | 31.88 | 2.57 | |
| BJP | Jayshankar Pattanaik | 30,001 | 18.1 | 4.08 | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Panigrahi | 18,232 | 11.0 | − | |
| OJM | Kishor Daphadar | 2,931 | 1.77 | − | |
| AAP | Suresh Tripathy | 1,659 | 1.0 | − | |
| API | Purna Chandra Paik | 1,561 | 0.94 | − | |
| BSP | Jayram Bag | 1,429 | 0.86 | 3.2 | |
| AITC | Rohita Kumar Sahu | 935 | 0.56 | − | |
| RPI (D) | Kumar Nanda | 838 | 0.51 | − | |
| AOP | Sachidananda Patra | 754 | 0.45 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,285 | 0.78 | − | |
| Majority | 458 | 0.28 | 6.17 | ||
| Turnout | 1,65,747 | 80.29 | 10.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,06,436 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhat Aditya Mishra by 18,066 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Subal Sahu | 56,864 | 40.91 | − | |
| BJD | Prabhat Aditya Mishra | 47,893 | 34.45 | − | |
| BJP | Mohammad Rafique | 19,493 | 14.02 | − | |
| BSP | Milan Mahattam | 5,644 | 4.06 | − | |
| Independent | Sakuntala Mahapatra | 5,124 | 3.69 | − | |
| KOKD | Narendra Kumar Hota | 2,257 | 1.62 | − | |
| JD(U) | Kuber Jal Yadav | 1,738 | 1.25 | − | |
| Majority | 8,971 | 6.45 | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,018 | 70.23 | |||
| INC hold | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "125 - Bijepur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "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) - ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ The Hindu (24 October 2019). "BJD's Rita Sahu secures impressive victory in Bijepur bypoll". Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Bye election for Odisha 2 Bijepur (AC)". ECI.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Bijepur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bijepur (2)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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