Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency of the Indian parliament in Odisha
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Brahmapur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha, India.[1] Former prime minister PV Narishama Rao represented it in 1996.
Gopalpur
Brahmapur
Digapahandi
Chikiti
Mohana
Paralakhemundi
| Berhampur OD-20 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Chhatrapur Gopalpur Brahmapur Digapahandi Chikiti Mohana Paralakhemundi |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 15,95,228[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly Segments
| Constituency number | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading
(in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Chhatrapur (SC) | Ganjam | Krushna Chandra Nayak | BJP | BJP | ||
| 132 | Gopalpur | Bibhuti Bhushan Jena | |||||
| 133 | Brahmapur | K. Anil Kumar | |||||
| 134 | Digapahandi | Sidhant Mohapatra | |||||
| 135 | Chikiti | Manoranjan Dyan Samantara | |||||
| 136 | Mohana (ST) | Gajapati | Dasarathi Gomango | INC | |||
| 137 | Paralakhemundi | Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi | BJD | ||||
Elected members
Since its formation in 1952, 19 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 1961. It was a two member constituency in 1957. List of members elected from Berhampur constituency are
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
As Ganjam Constituency | |||
| 1952 | Bijay Chandra Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957[c] | Uma Charan Patnaik | Independent | |
| Mohan Nayak | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1961 (bypoll)[d] | Ananta Tripathi Sarma | ||
As Chatrapur Constituency | |||
| 1962 | Ananta Tripathi Sarma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | R. Jagannath Rao | ||
| 1971 | |||
As Berhampur Constituency | |||
| 1977 | R. Jagannath Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
| 1998 | Jayanti Patnaik | ||
| 1999 | Anadi Charan Sahu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009[2] | Sidhant Mohapatra | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[3] | |||
| 2019[4] | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | ||
| 2024[5] | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[6] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhrugu Baxipatra by a margin of 1,65,476 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 513,102 | 49.20 | ||
| BJD | Bhrugu Baxipatra | 3,47,626 | 33.33 | ||
| INC | Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik | 1,29,744 | 12.44 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 15,942 | 1.53 | ||
| Majority | 1,65,476 | 15.87 | |||
| Turnout | 10,46,688 | 65.61 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sekhar Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhrugu Baxipatra by a margin of 94,844 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | 443,843 | 44.83 | ||
| BJP | Bhrugu Baxipatra | 348,999 | 35.25 | ||
| INC | V. Chandrasekhar Naidu | 142,632 | 14.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 14,381 | 1.45 | ||
| OPD[e] | Srihari Patnaik | 8,304 | 0.84 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Somanath Behera | 8,296 | 0.84 | ||
| BSP | Tirupathi Rao Karanam | 8,290 | 0.84 | ||
| IND | K. Shyambabu Subudhi | 8,084 | 0.82 | ||
| IND | Chakradhar Sahu | 7,081 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 94,844 | 9.58 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJD hold | Swing | ||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sidhant Mohapatra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Sahu by a margin of 1,27,720 votes.[3][11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sidhant Mohapatra | 398,107 | 43.97 | ||
| INC | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | 270,387 | 29.87 | ||
| BJP | Rama Chandra Panda | 158,811 | 17.54 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ali Kishor Patnaik | 35,968 | 3.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 12,706 | 1.40 | ||
| IND | 3 Independent Candidates | 11,183 | 1.24 | ||
| OTH | 4 Other Party Candidates | 18,200 | 2.01 | ||
| Majority | 127,720 | 14.10 | |||
| Turnout | 9,05,933 | 67.90 | |||
| BJD hold | Swing | ||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sidhant Mohapatra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Sahu by a margin of 57,287 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sidhant Mohapatra | 319,839 | 44.99 | ||
| INC | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | 262,552 | 36.93 | ||
| BJP | Bharat Paik | 78,929 | 11.10 | ||
| BSP | Pabitra Gamango | 14,186 | 2.00 | ||
| IND | 4 Independent Candidates | 28,558 | 4.02 | ||
| OTH | 1 Other Party Candidate | 6,859 | 0.96 | ||
| Majority | 57,287 | 8.06 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing to BJD from INC | Swing | ||||
2004
1999
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jayanti Patnaik | 271,044 | 49.05 | ||
| BJP | Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo | 235,804 | 42.68 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ali Kishore Pattanayak | 36,606 | 6.62 | ||
| RJD | Aliya Begum | 5,073 | 0.92 | ||
| AJBP[f] | K. Shyambabu Subudhi | 2,594 | 0.47 | ||
| IND | Dhanu Sahoo | 1,433 | 0.26 | ||
| Majority | 35,240 | 6.38 | |||
| Turnout | 564,119 | 50.76 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1996
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gopinath Gajapathi Narayan Deo | 235,260 | 51.96 | ||
| JD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 161,436 | 35.65 | ||
| BJP | Bipin Bihary Ratho | 32,938 | 7.27 | ||
| JP | Damodar Patra | 10,593 | 2.34 | ||
| DDP | S. Pandaba | 1,980 | 0.44 | ||
| IND | 6 Independent Candidates | 10,568 | 2.33 | ||
| Majority | 73,824 | 16.31 | |||
| Turnout | 464,429 | 49.54 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1989
1984
1980
1977
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jaganath Rao R. | 150,279 | 60.33 | ||
| Utkal Congress | Brundaban Naiyak | 64,346 | 25.83 | ||
| IND | Jaganath Mishra | 22,956 | 9.22 | ||
| INC(O) | Ananta Tripathi Sarma | 11,534 | 4.63 | ||
| Majority | 85,933 | 34.50 | |||
| Turnout | 259,232 | 46.30 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1967
1962
1961 by-election
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohan Nayak | 127,558 | 23.38 | ||
| IND | Uma Charan Patnaik | 120,057 | 22.00 | ||
| INC | Ganesh Mahapatra | 110,405 | 20.24 | ||
| IND | Sapua Naik | 75,971 | 13.92 | ||
| AIGP | Satananda Padhi | 62,251 | 11.41 | ||
| AIGP | Iswar Naik | 49,348 | 9.04 | ||
| Majority | 7,501 | 1.38 | |||
| Turnout | 545,590 | 36.29 | |||
