Barabati-Cuttack Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Barabati-Cuttack is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha, India.
| Barabati-Cuttack | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 90 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Cuttack |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cuttack |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 2,44,574[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes 25 wards of Cuttack.[1][2]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[3] after subsuming Kissannagar Assembly Constituency and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected members
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Barabati-Cuttack constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[4] | Sofia Firdous | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019[5] | Mohammed Moquim | ||
| 2014[6] | Debashish Samantaray | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[7] | |||
Before 2009 : See Kissannagar | |||
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.[8] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sofia Firdous defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Purna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 8,001 votes. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sofia Firdous | 53,339 | 37.86 |  0.29 | |
| BJP | Purnachandra Mohapatra | 45,338 | 32.18 | 6.88 | |
| BJD | Prakash Behera | 40,035 | 28.42 |  6.29 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 585 | 0.42 | 0.55 | |
| Majority | 8,001 | 5.68 | |||
| Turnout | 1,40,887 | 57.61 | |||
| INC hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Mohammed Moquim defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray by a margin of 3,827 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammed Moquim | 50,244 | 37.57 | ||
| BJD | Debashish Samantaray | 48,101 | 34.71 | ||
| BJP | Samir Dey | 33,825 | 25.30 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,298 | 0.97 | ||
| Majority | 3,827 | 2.86 | |||
| Turnout | 1,33,718 | 56.71 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mohammed Moquim by a margin of 14,289 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debashish Samantaray | 57,663 | 45.8 | − | |
| INC | Mohammed Moquim | 43,335 | 34.44 | − | |
| BJP | Pradeep Swain | 20,552 | 16.33 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,238 | 0.98 | − | |
| Majority | 14,289 | 11.36 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,824 | 59.85 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 24,485 votes.[7][10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debashish Samantaray | 52,097 | 53.61 | − | |
| INC | Suresh Mohapatra | 27,612 | 28.41 | − | |
| BJP | Samir Dey | 15,131 | 15.57 | − | |
| Majority | 24,485 | 25.19[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 97,187 | 50.55 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 1,92,277 | ||||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||