Junagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Junagarh (Sl. No.: 78) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.[2]
| Junagarh | |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency | |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Blocks | Junagarh, Golamunda |
| Electorate | 2,15,715 [1][lower-alpha 1] |
| Major settlements | Junagarh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Party | BJD |
| MLA | Dibya Shankar Mishra |
| Const. No. | 78 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Kalahandi |
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 2019. Elected members from the Junagarh constituency are:[7][8]
- 2014: (78): 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)
2019 Election Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Dibya Shankar Mishra | 83,789 | 45.83% | ||
| BJP | Manoj Kumar Meher | ||||
| INC | Anil Kumar Singh Deo | ||||
| SP | Shiba Hati | ||||
| BMP | Kirti Chandra Goud | ||||
| API | Jatindra Sahu | ||||
| Independent | Priyabrata Sipka | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| TBA gain from TBA | Swing | ||||
2014 Election Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Dibya Sankar Mishra | 56443 | 34.21 | - | |
| BJP | Anil Kumar Singh Deo | 46498 | 28.19 | - | |
| INC | Gobardhan Dash | 38715 | 23.47 | - | |
| SP | Hara Prasad Bag | 4731 | 2.87 | - | |
| CPI | Damodar Behera | 4166 | 2.53 | - | |
| SAMO | Jatish Chandra Mohanty | 2144 | 1.30 | - | |
| AAP | Chinmaya Behera | 1413 | 0.86 | - | |
| AOP | Umakanta Tandi | 1868 | 1.13 | - | |
| BSP | Manmath Benupani | 1800 | 1.09 | - | |
| OJM | Pradeep Kumar Padhi | 653 | 0.40 | - | |
| BMUP | Suresh Chandan | 818 | 0.50 | - | |
| 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 | - | |
2009 Election Result
| 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[lower-alpha 2] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,053 | 69.76 | - | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.79[lower-alpha 3] | |||
Notes
- as on 1 January 2014
- %of total valid votes
- 2004 Voter turnout was 66.97%
External links
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 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Junagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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