Begunia Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Begunia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.[1] This constituency includes Begunia block and Bologarh block.[2][3]
| Begunia | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 116 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Begunia Assembly constituency in Khordha district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Khordha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhubaneswar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,20,052[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Begunia is a block of Khordha district of the Indian state of Odisha. The distance from district headquarters is 18 km.
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1995.
List of members elected from Begunia constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Pradip Kumar Sahu | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | Rajendra Kumar Sahoo | ||
| 2014[6] | Prasanta Kumar Jagadev | ||
| 2009[9] | Prashanta Nanda | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2004 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Prashanta Nanda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 (bypoll)[c][10] | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | Harihara Sahoo | ||
| 1990 | Surendranath Mishra | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Kailash Chandra Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Chintamani Panigrahi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Satyananda Champatiray | Utkal Congress | |
| 1971 | Gangadhar Paikaray | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1957 | Satyananda Champatiray | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 | Gangadhar Paikaray | Communist Party of India | |
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 Pradip Kumar Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prakasha Chandra Bijuli by a margin of 47,814 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradip Kumar Sahu | 90,964 | 57.45 |  10.39 | |
| BJP | Prakasha Chandra Bijuli | 43,150 | 27.25 | 10.32 | |
| INC | Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik | 18,144 | 11.46 |  22.70 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 998 | 0.63 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | 47,814 | 30.20 | |||
| Turnout | 1,58,346 | 71.96 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 20,048 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rajendra Kumar Sahoo | 73,178 | 47.06 | 4.40 | |
| INC | Pradeep Kumar Sahoo | 53,130 | 34.16 | 19.77 | |
| BJP | Rhishav Nanda | 26,321 | 16.93 | 9.55 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 909 | 0.58 | ||
| Majority | 20,048 | 12.90 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,511 | 72.25 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Jagadev defeated Aama Odisha Party candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 43,425 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Prasanta Kumar Jagadev | 73,984 | 51.46 | ||
| AOP | Pradeep Kumar Sahoo | 30,559 | 21.26 | ||
| INC | Debasis Patnaik | 20,689 | 14.39 | ||
| BJP | Jatin Kumar Mohanty | 10,611 | 7.38 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 767 | 0.53 | ||
| Majority | 43,425 | 30.20 | |||
| Turnout | 1,43,761 | 73.52 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,93,920 | ||||
| BJD gain from NCP | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Prashanta Nanda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 10,617 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Prashanta Nanda | 45,355 | 38.73 | − | |
| INC | Pradeep Kumar Sahoo | 34,738 | 29.66 | − | |
| Independent | Kailash Chandra Mahapatra | 13,074 | 11.16 | − | |
| Independent | Prafulla Kumar Jati | 12,171 | 10.39 | − | |
| BJP | Surendranath Mishra | 6,692 | 5.71 | − | |
| Majority | 10,617 | 9.07[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,17,113 | 61.98[e] | 3.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,88,949 | ||||
| NCP gain from INC | |||||