Bhubaneswar Assembly constituency
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| Bhubaneswar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Khordha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhubaneswar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
Bhubaneswar was an Assembly constituency from Khordha district of Odisha.[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 2008. Following 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency.[2]
Between 1951 & 2008, 14 elections were held till date including 2 bypolls in 1967 & 1996. It was a 2-member constituency in 1951.[3][4]
List of members elected from Bhubaneswar constituency are:
| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951[a] | Kanhu Mallik | Indian National Congress | |
| Satyapriya Mohanty | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 | Satyapriya Mohanty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1967 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1967 (bypoll)[b] | Subhadra Mahtab | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1971 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1977 | Satyapriya Mohanty | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Rama Krushna Pati | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | Biju Patnaik | Janata Dal | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1996 (bypoll)[c] | Biswabhusan Harichandan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 onwards: See Bhubaneswar Central | |||