Banki Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Banki is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.[1] Following 2008 delimitation, Gobindpur Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[2]
| Banki | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 88 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Cuttack |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cuttack |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,19,513[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Banki, Banki block, Banki-Dampada block and eight Gram panchayats (Narajmarthapur, Ramdaspur, Madhupur, Belagachhia, Dadhapatana, Kunheipada, Mundali and Sribantapur) of Barang block.[3][4]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Banki constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Devi Ranjan Tripathy | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[9] | |||
| 2014[9] | Pravat Tripathy | ||
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | Debasis Pattnaik | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Pravat Tripathy | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1990 | Ghanashyam Sahoo | ||
| 1985 | Akshaya Kumar Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Jogesh Chandra Rout | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Independent politician | ||
| 1971 | Gokulanand Praharaj | Utkal Congress | |
| 1967 | Jogesh Chandra Rout | Independent politician | |
| 1961 | Gokulanand Praharaj | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Jogesh Chandra Rout | ||
| 1951 | Gokulanand Praharaj | Socialist Party | |
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Devi Ranjan Tripathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tusara Kanta Chakrabarty by a margin of 17,026 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Devi Ranjan Tripathy | 69,214 | 41.31 | ||
| BJP | Tusara Kanta Chakrabarty | 52,188 | 31.15 | ||
| INC | Debasis Patnaik | 42,899 | 25.6 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 885 | 0.53 | ||
| Majority | 17,026 | 10.16 | |||
| Turnout | 1,67,544 | 76.33 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Devi Ranjan Tripathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debasis Patnaik by a margin of 24,118 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Devi Ranjan Tripathy | 74,599 | 46.44 | ||
| INC | Debasis Patnaik | 50,481 | 31.43 | ||
| BJP | Subhransu Mohan Padhi | 32,541 | 20.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 972 | 0.61 | ||
| Majority | 24,118 | 15.01 | |||
| Turnout | 1,60,635 | 76.57 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pravata Kumar Tripathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rabindra Kumar Mallick by a margin of 43,758 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pravata Kumar Tripathy | 85,809 | 58.69 | ||
| INC | Rabindra Kumar Mallick | 42,051 | 28.76 | ||
| BJP | Ajaya Kumar Swain | 8,672 | 5.93 | ||
| None of the above | None of the above | 986 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | 43,758 | 29.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,46,195 | 76.65 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,88,489 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pravata Kumar Tripathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debasis Patnaik by a margin of 23,445 votes.[10]
