Junagarh Assembly constituency
| Junagarh | |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Odisha constituency | |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Blocks | Junagarh, Golamunda |
| Electorate | 2,15,715 [1][a] |
| Major settlements | Junagarh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Party | BJD |
| MLA | Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra |
| Const. No. | 78 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Kalahandi |
Junagarh (Sl. No.: 78) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.[2]
This constituency includes Junagarh, Junagarh block and Golamunda block.[3][4]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash by a margin of 17,728 votes.[5]
Elected Members
Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Junagarh constituency are: [7][8]
- 2014: (78): Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra (BJD)
- 2009: (78): Gobardhan Dash (Congress)
- 2004: (98): Himanshu Shekhar Meher (BJP)
- 2000: (98): Himanshu Shekhar Meher (BJP)
- 1995: (98): Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP)
- 1990: (98): Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP)
- 1985: (98): Bikram Keshari Deo (Janata Party)
- 1980: (98): Maheshwar Barad (Congress-I)
- 1977: (98): Maheshwar Barad (Congress)
- 1974: (98): Udit Pratap Deo (Swatantra Party)
- 1971: (92): Trinath Sarab (Swatantra Party)
- 1967: (92): Maheswar Naik (Swatantra Party)
- 1961: (37): Maheswar Naik (Ganatantra Parishad)
- 1951: (20): P. K. Deo (Ganatantra Parishad)
2014 Election Candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Chinmaya Behera | 1413 | 0.86 | − | |
| AOP | Umakanta Tandi | 1868 | 1.13 | − | |
| BJD | Dibya Sankar Mishra | 56443 | 34.21 | − | |
| BJP | Anil Kumar Singh Deo | 46498 | 28.19 | − | |
| BSP | Manmath Benupani | 1800 | 1.09 | − | |
| INC | Gobardhan Dash | 38715 | 23.47 | − | |
| CPI | Damodar Behera | 4166 | 2.53 | − | |
| SP | Hara Prasad Bag | 4731 | 2.87 | − | |
| OJM | Pradeep Kumar Padhi | 653 | 0.40 | − | |
| BMUP | Suresh Chandan | 818 | 0.50 | − | |
| SAMO | Jatish Chandra Mohanty | 2144 | 1.30 | − | |
| Kalinga Sena | Rajesh Kumar Mund | 822 | 0.50 | − | |
| RPI(A) | Sobharam Roul | 657 | 0.40 | − | |
| Independent | Sudhanidhi Naik | 1498 | 0.91 | − | |
| NOTA | None | 2747 | 1.67 | − | |
Summary of results of the 2009 Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gobardhan Dash | 45,349 | 31.48 | − | |
| BJD | Bira Sipka | 38,812 | 26.94 | − | |
| BJP | Himansu Sekhar Meher | 34,334 | 23.83 | − | |
| Independent | Suratha Sahu | 6,118 | 4.25 | − | |
| SP | Siba Hati | 5,743 | 3.99 | − | |
| BSP | Bamdev Durga | 3,438 | 2.39 | − | |
| SAMO | Satya Ranjan Behera | 3,284 | 2.28 | − | |
| LJP | Chintamani Bag | 2,145 | 1.49 | − | |
| Independent | Duryodhan Majhi | 1,748 | 1.21 | − | |
| Independent | Binod Kumar Nayak | 1,662 | 1.15 | − | |
| RPI(A) | Panchanan Dhangdamajhi | 1,416 | 0.98 | − | |
| Majority | 6,537 | 4.54[b] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,053 | 69.76 | − | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.79[c] | |||
External links
Notes
References
- ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
Constituency: Junagarh (78) District: Kalahandi
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2014 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
17,728
- ^ "98 - Junagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf