Jharsuguda Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Jharsuguda is a Assembly constituency of Jharsuguda district in Odisha State. It was established in 1951. In the 2008 delimitation, Laikera Assembly constituency was merged into this constituency.[1]
| Jharsuguda | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 7 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northen Division |
| District | Jharsuguda |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,29,274[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Extent of Assembly Constituencies
- Jharsuguda Block : Badmal, Dalki, Durlaga, H. Katapali, Hirma, Jamera, Katikela, Malda, Marakuta, Patrapali, Sripura and Talpatia GPs
- Kirmira Block
- Laikera Block
- Kolabira Block
- Jharsuguda Muncipalty.[2][3]
Map of Jharsuguda Constituency Archived 10 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 2023. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Jharsuguda constituency are[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
As Jharsuguda Constituency | |||
| 2024[6] | Tankadhar Tripathy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 (bypoll)[c][7] | Dipali Das | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8][9] | Naba Kishore Das | ||
| 2014[10] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2009[11] | |||
| 2004 | Kishore Kumar Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Birendra Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Kishore Kumar Mohanty | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Birendra Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Sairindri Nayak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | |||
| 1971 | Jhasaketana Sahu | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Murali Prasad Mishra | Swatantra Party | |
| 1961 | Binod Behari Singh Bariha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957[d] | Manohar Singh Naik [e] | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Bijoy Kumar Pani | |||
As Jharsuguda-Rampella Constituency | |||
| 1951[f] | Manohar Singh Naik [g] | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Bijoy Kumar Pani | Indian National Congress | ||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tankadhar Tripathy defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dipali Das by a margin of 1,333 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tankadhar Tripathy | 91,105 | 47.69 |  14.45 | |
| BJD | Dipali Das | 89,772 | 47 |  13.93 | |
| INC | Amita Biswal | 5,775 | 3.02 | 0.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,297 | 0.68 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,333 | 0.67 | 26.73 | ||
| Turnout | 1,91,020 | 83.32 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | Swing | ||||
2023 Bypoll
In 2023 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dipali Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tankadhar Tripathy by 48,721 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Dipali Das | 107,198 | 60.93 | 4.87 | |
| BJP | Tankadhar Tripathy | 58,477 | 33.24 | 3.15 | |
| INC | Tarun Pandey | 4,496 | 2.56 | 8.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,074 | 1.18 | ||
| Majority | 48,271 | 27.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,75,932 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Naba Kishore Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dinesh Kumar Jain by 45,699 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Naba Kishore Das | 98,620 | 55.97 | 17.87 | |
| BJP | Dinesh Kumar Jain | 52,921 | 30.04 | 17.30 | |
| INC | Mahendra Naik | 18,823 | 10.68 | 34.42 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,440 | 0.82 | − | |
| Majority | 45,699 | 25.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,76.187 | 78.92 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Naba Kishore Das defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty by 11,563 votes.[10][15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Naba Kishore Das | 74,499 | 45.1 | 4.18 | |
| BJD | Kishore Kumar Mohanty | 62,936 | 38.1 | 6.52 | |
| BJP | Anand Pradhan | 21,047 | 12.74 | 0.87 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,463 | 0.89 | − | |
| Majority | 11,563 | 6.99 | |||
| Turnout | 1,65,197 | 83.79 | 11.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,97,147 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Naba Kishore Das defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty by 22,516 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Naba Kishore Das | 62,663 | 49.28 | − | |
| BJD | Kishore Kumar Mohanty | 40,147 | 31.58 | − | |
| BJP | Dinesh Kumar Jain | 15,095 | 11.87 | − | |
| Majority | 22,516 | 17.71[h] | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,151 | 72.71 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||