Basudevpur Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Odisha
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Basudevpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.[1]
| Basudevpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 45 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Bhadrak |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhadrak |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,72,821[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ashok Kumar Das | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Area of this constituency includes Basudevpur, Basudevpur block and 7 GPs (Bhatapada, Saya, Bahabalpur, Sindol, Kolha, Mukundapur and Maharampur) of Tihidi block.[2][3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Basudevpur constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Ashok Kumar Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019[8] | Bishnubrata Routray[8] | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[9] | Bijayshree Routray | ||
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Madhusudan Panigrahi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Jagabandhu Das | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Nilamani Routray | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Jagabandhu Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Nilamani Routray | Utkal Congress | |
| 1967 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1961 | Nilamani Routray | Indian National Congress | |
Election Results
2024
Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Ashok Kumar Das defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bishnubrata Routray by a margin of 631 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ashok Kumar Das | 77,843 | 39.11 |  1.87 | |
| BJD | Bishnubrata Routray | 77,212 | 38.79 |  3.58 | |
| BJP | Banikalyan Mohanty | 42,278 | 21.24 | 2.04 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 555 | 0.28 | 0.12 | |
| Majority | 631 | 0.32 | |||
| Turnout | 1,99,051 | 72.96 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bishnubrata Routray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ashok Kumar Das by a margin of 9,581 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bishnubrata Routray | 78,963 | 42.37 | ||
| INC | Ashok Kumar Das | 69,382 | 37.23 | ||
| BJP | Madhabananda Mallick | 35,777 | 19.2 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 744 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 9,581 | 5.14 | |||
| Turnout | 1,86,355 | 74 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijayshree Routray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Madhabananda Mallick by a margin of 6,506 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bijayshree Routray | 77,781 | 46.46 | 2.03 | |
| INC | Madhabananda Mallick | 71,275 | 42.57 | 1.24 | |
| BJP | Dinabandhu Pati | 15,339 | 9.16 | 2.81 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 710 | 0.42 | − | |
| Majority | 6,506 | 3.89 | 0.79 | ||
| Turnout | 1,67,143 | 76.78 | 6.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,18,048 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijayshree Routray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Madhabananda Mallick by a margin of 6,840 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bijayshree Routray | 70,020 | 48.49 | − | |
| INC | Madhabananda Mallick | 64,016 | 43.88 | − | |
| BJP | Ashok Kumar Sahu | 9,277 | 6.35 | − | |
| Majority | 6,840 | 4.68[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,153 | 70.06 | − | ||
| BJD hold | |||||