Jaleswar, Odisha Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Jaleswar is a Bidhana Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
| Jaleswar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 35 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Balasore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Balasore |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,54,539[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Area of this constituency includes Jaleswar, Jaleswar block and 11 GPs (Natakata, Purusottampur, Kulida, Santoshpur, Raghunathpur, Chormara, Singla, Paunsakulli, Tadada, Putura and Nabara) of Basta block.[2][3]
Elected members
15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Jaleswar constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Aswini Kumar Patra | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | |||
| 2014[9] | |||
| 2009[10] | Debiprasanna Chand | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Aswini Kumar Patra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Jayanarayan Mohanty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Aswini Kumar Patra | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Judhisthir Jena | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Gadadhar Giri | Janata Party | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1974 | Socialist Party | ||
| 1971 | Prasanna Kumar Paul | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1957 | |||
| 1951 | Karunakar Panigrahi | 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, Biju Janata Dal candidate Aswini Kumar Patra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Brajamohan Pradhan by a margin of 319 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Aswini Kumar Patra | 83,105 | 42.37 |  6.01 | |
| BJP | Brajamohan Pradhan | 82,786 | 42.21 |  13.90 | |
| INC | Sudarshan Das | 26,692 | 13.61 | 6.23 | |
| Independent | Dibyakam Mohanty | 1,568 | 0.80 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 872 | 0.44 | 0.08 | |
| Majority | 319 | 0.16 | |||
| Turnout | 1,96,131 | 77.03 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Aswini Kumar Patra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jayanarayan Mohanty by a margin of 35,443 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Aswini Kumar Patra | 85,435 | 48.38 | 3.85 | |
| BJP | Jayanarayan Mohanty | 49,992 | 28.31 | 20.14 | |
| INC | Sudarsan Das | 35,026 | 19.84 | 11.85 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 918 | 0.52 | ||
| Majority | 35,443 | 20.07 | |||
| Turnout | 176579 | 74.41 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Aswini Kumar Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debiprasanna Chand by a margin of 33,860 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Aswini Kumar Patra | 86,084 | 52.23 | ||
| INC | Debiprasanna Chand | 52,224 | 31.69 | 9.26 | |
| BJP | Arun Kumar Bej | 13,465 | 8.17 | 28.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 725 | 0.44 | − | |
| Majority | 33,860 | 20.54 | 16.21 | ||
| Turnout | 1,64,807 | 78.09 | 7.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,11,057 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Debiprasanna Chand defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Aswini Kumar Patra by a margin of 6,304 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Debiprasanna Chand | 59,685 | 40.95 | − | |
| BJP | Aswini Kumar Patra | 53,381 | 36.63 | − | |
| Independent | Gour Gopal Das | 20,251 | 13.89 | − | |
| Majority | 6,304 | 4.33[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,45,770 | 71.01 | − | ||
| INC gain from BJP | |||||