Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency
| Jajpur (SC) OD-8 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Binjharpur Bari Barachana Dharmasala Jajpur Korei Sukinda |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 15,43,329 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Assembly Segments
[edit]Following delimitation, this constituency presently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Binjharpur (SC) | Jajpur | Pramila Mallik | BJD | |
| 49 | Bari | Biswa Ranjan Mallick | BJD | ||
| 50 | Barachana | Amar Kumar Nayak | BJP | ||
| 51 | Dharmasala | Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo | BJP | ||
| 52 | Jajpur | Sujata Sahu | BJD | ||
| 53 | Korei | Akash Dasnayak | BJP | ||
| 54 | Sukinda | Pradeep Bal Samanta | BJP | ||
Before delimitation in 2008, legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Sukinda, Korei, Jajpur, Dharmasala, Barchana, Bari-Derabisi and Binjharpur.[1]
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1952, 17 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Jajpur constituency are
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Bhubananda Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Lakshmi Dhar Jena | Ganatantra Parishad | ||
| 1962 | Rama Chandra Mallick | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Baidhar Behara | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1971 | Anadi Charan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Rama Chandra Mallick | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Anadi Charan Das | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Anchal Das | ||
| 1998 | Rama Chandra Mallick | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | Jagannath Mallick | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | Mohan Jena | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Rita Tarai | ||
| 2019 | Sarmistha Sethi | ||
| 2024 | Rabindra Narayan Behera | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Result
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[2] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rabindra Narayan Behera defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarmistha Sethi by a margin of 1,587 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rabindra Narayan Behera | 534,239 | 46.01 |  5.51 | |
| BJD | Sarmistha Sethi | 5,32,652 | 45.87 |  3.94 | |
| INC | Anchal Das | 53,145 | 4.58 | 3.05 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,788 | 0.58 | 0.08 | |
| Majority | 1,587 | 0.14 | 9.17 | ||
| Turnout | 11,61,208 | 74.47 | 0.37 | ||
| BJP gain from BJD | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarmistha Sethi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Amiya Kanta Mallick by a margin of 1,01,693 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sarmistha Sethi | 544,020 | 49.81 | 5.40 | |
| BJP | Amiya Kanta Mallick | 4,42,327 | 40.5 | 25.13 | |
| INC | Manas Jena | 83,321 | 7.63 | 14.91 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,161 | 0.66 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Subasa Chandra Malik | 4,950 | 0.45 | ||
| PBI | Tilottama Sethy | 4,470 | 0.41 | ||
| BMP | Ranjit Malik | 2,049 | 0.19 | ||
| JPJD | Sunakar Behera | 1,985 | 0.18 | ||
| FPI | Bhimasen Behera | 1,801 | 0.16 | ||
| Majority | 1,01,693 | 9.31 | |||
| Turnout | 10,92,965 | 74.10 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ashok Das by a margin of 3,20,271 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rita Tarai | 541,349 | 55.21 | ||
| INC | Ashok Das | 2,21,078 | 22.54 | ||
| BJP | Amiya Kanta Mallick | 1,50,789 | 15.37 | ||
| Independent | Nabin Kumar Dalai | 29,142 | 2.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,655 | 0.88 | ||
| AAP | Kalandi Mallik | 8,269 | 0.84 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Subash Chandra Mallik | 8,065 | 0.82 | ||
| BSP | Debendra Mallik | 6,926 | 0.70 | ||
| BMP | Ranjit Mallik | 3,409 | 0.34 | ||
| SKD | Gayadhar Mallik | 2,753 | 0.28 | ||
| Majority | 3,20,271 | 32.67 | − | ||
| Turnout | 9,81,780 | 75.31 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mohan Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Amiya Kanta Mallik by a margin of 1,27,747 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mohan Jena | 433,350 | 35.32 | ||
| INC | Amiya Kanta Mallik | 305,603 | 24.9 | ||
| BJP | Parameswar Sethi | 48,890 | 3.98 | ||
| Majority | 1,27,747 | 15.64 | |||
| Turnout | 8,17,108 | 66.59 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-IV) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Odisha - Jajpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 May 2014.