Salipur Assembly constituency

Salipur
Salipur
Constituency No. 94 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Cuttack
LS constituency	Kendrapara
Established	1951
Total electors	2,10,046
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Prasanta Behera
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2019

Salipur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Salepur block and 11 Gram panchayats (Govindpur, Jaripada, Harianta, Napanga, Bhatimunda, Kanheipur, Uchapada, Kotsahi, Garudagaon, Safa and Salagaon) of Tangi-Chowdwar block.^[3]^[4]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates^[5]

2019			56.26%
2014			46.56%
2009			47.35%
2004			52.96%
2000			53.64%
1995			43.64%
1990			75.97%
1985			50.66%
1980			58.82%
1977			69.62%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Salipur constituency are:^[6]^[7]

Year	Member
2024
2019	Prasanta Behera^[8]	BJD
2014	Prakash Chandra Behera	INC
2009	Chandra Sarathi Behera	BJD
2004	Kalindi Behera	BJD
2000	Kalindi Behera	BJD
1995	Rabindra Kumar Behera	INC
1990	Kalindi Behera	JD
1985	Mayadhar Sethi	INC
1980	Mayadhar Sethi	INC
1977	Kalindi Behera	JP
1974	Baidhar Behera	INC
1971	Batakrushna Jena	Utkal Congress
1967	Surendranath Patnaik	Jana Congress
1961	Baidhar Behera	PSP
1957^[b]	Baidhar Behera	PSP
1957^[b]	Pradipta Kishore Das	PSP
1951^[c]	Purnananda Samal	INC
1951^[c]	Surendranath Patnaik	INC

Election Results[edit]

2024[edit]

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.^[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Salipur
Party		Candidate
	BJD	Prasanta Behera
	BJP	Arindam Roy
	INC	Aquib Uzzaman Khan
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	gain from

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 32,210. ^[10]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Salipur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Prasanta Behera	104,218	56.26
	BJP	Prakash Chandra Behera	70014	38.86
	INC	Rabindra Nath Kar	5520	2.98
	NOTA	None of the above	763	0.41
Majority			32,210	17.4^[d]
Turnout			1,85,123	77.11
Registered electors			2,10,810
	BJD gain from INC

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Prakash Chandra Behera defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Behera by a margin of 2,117.

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Salipur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Prakash Chandra Behera	78,343	46.56
	BJD	Prasanta Behera	76226	45.31
	BJP	Choudhury Hemanta Kumar Sahu	7712	4.58
	NOTA	None of the above	950	0.56
Majority			2,117	1.25^[e]
Turnout			1,68,247	79.59
	INC gain from BJD

2009[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 1,277.

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Salipur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Chandra Sarathi Behera	66,375	47.35
	INC	Prakash Chandra Behera	65098	46.44
	BJP	Om Prakash Ray	5906	5.21
Majority			1,277	0.91^[f]
Turnout			1,40,190	70.16
	BJD hold

Notes[edit]

^ as on 1 January 2014
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ % of total valid votes
^ % of total valid votes
^ % of total valid votes

References[edit]

^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Salepur (94) District: Cuttack
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "41 - Salepur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "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.
^ "Salepur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "Orissa Election Result 2019 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277

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[2] s on 1 January 2014

[10] It was a 2 member constituency

[11] It was a 2 member constituency

[14] % of total valid votes

[15] % of total valid votes

[16] % of total valid votes

[1] "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Salepur (94) District: Cuttack

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "41 - Salepur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[prevMLAs-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.

[Candidate-8] "Salepur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

[election2019-9] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[12] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[13] "Orissa Election Result 2019 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277

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v t e Cuttack district
Constituencies	Athagad Banki Barabati-Cuttack Baramba Choudwar-Cuttack Cuttack Sadar Niali Mahanga Salepur
Towns and villages	Adheigundi Athagad Banki Belagachhia Bherasalepur Charibatia Choudwar Cuttack Dadhapatna Jhajia Kadampara Kusupur Mahanga Nageshpur Nuapatna Salepur Sarobarpur
Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

v t e Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Current constituencies	A Anandapur Angul Aska Athagarh Athmallik Attabira Aul B Badasahi Balasore Baliguda Balikuda-Erasama Bangriposi Banki Barabati-Cuttack Baramba Barchana Bargarh Bari Baripada Basta Basudevpur Begunia Berhampur Bhadrak Bhandaripokhari Bhanjanagar Bhatli Bhawanipatna Bhograi Bhubaneswar Central Bhubaneswar North Bijepur Binjharpur Biramitrapur Birmaharajpur Bissam Cuttack Bolangir Bonai Boudh Brahmagiri Brajarajnagar C Champua Chandabali Chhatrapur Chhendipada Chikiti Chilika Chitrakonda Choudwar-Cuttack Cuttack Sadar D Dabugam Daspalla Deogarh Dhamnagar Dharmagarh Dharmasala Dhenkanal Digapahandi E Ekamra-Bhubaneswar G G. Udayagiri Ghasipura Gopalpur Gunupur H Hindol Hinjili J Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jaleswar Jashipur Jatani Jayadev Jeypore Jharigam Jharsuguda Junagarh K Kabisuryanagar Kakatpur Kamakhyanagar Kantabanji Kantamal Karanjia Kendrapara Keonjhar Khalikote Khandapada Khariar Khurda Koraput Korei Kotpad Kuchinda L Lanjigarh Laxmipur Loisingha M Mahakalapada Mahanga Malkangiri Mohana Morada N Nabarangpur Narla Nayagarh Niali Nilgiri Nimapara Nuapada P Padampur Pallahara Paradeep Paralakhemundi Parjanga Patkura Patna Patnagarh Phulbani Pipili Polasara Pottangi Puri R Raghunathpali Rairakhol Rairangpur Rajanagar Rajgangpur Ranpur Rayagada Remuna Rengali Rourkela S Salipur Sambalpur Sanakhemundi Saraskana Satyabadi Simulia Sonepur Soro Sukinda Sundargarh Surada T Talcher Talsara Telkoi Tirtol Titlagarh U Udala Umerkote
Former constituencies	Bahalda Bamra Bisra Kaptipada Khunta Nandapur Padua Panchpir
Related topics	List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Elections in Odisha