Junagarh Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Junagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.[1]
| Junagarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalahandi |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,46,605[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Dr Ipsita Anuradha | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Junagarh, Junagarh block and Golamunda block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1998. It was a 2-member constituency in 1952.
List of members elected from Junagarh constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Dibya Shankar Mishra | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[9] | |||
| 2014[10] | |||
| 2009[11] | Gobardhan Dash | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Himansu Sekhar Meher | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1998 (bypoll) [c][12] | |||
| 1995 | Bikram Keshari Deo | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Maheswar Barad | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1974 | Udit Pratap Deo | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Trinath Sarab | ||
| 1967 | Maheswar Naik | ||
| 1961 | |||
1957-61 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1951 | Pratap Keshari Deo | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Dayanidhi Naik | |||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[13] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 1,338 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Dibya Shankar Mishra | 77,037 | 38.64 |  7.19 | |
| BJP | Manoj Kumar Meher | 75,699 | 37.97 |  7.38 | |
| INC | Tuleswar Naik | 39,492 | 19.81 | 2.12 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,735 | 1.37 | 0.12 | |
| Majority | 1,338 | 0.67 | 14.57 | ||
| Turnout | 1,99,354 | 80.84 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 27,859 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Dibya Shankar Mishra | 83,789 | 45.83 | 11.62 | |
| BJP | Manoj Kumar Meher | 55,930 | 30.59 | 2.40 | |
| INC | Anil Kumar Singh Deo | 32,343 | 17.69 | 5.78 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,290 | 1.25 | ||
| Majority | 27,859 | 15.24 | |||
| Turnout | 1,82,838 | 78.55 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anil Kumar Singh Deo by a margin of 17,728 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Dibya Shankar Mishra | 56,443 | 34.21 | − | |
| BJP | Anil Kumar Singh Deo | 46,498 | 28.19 | − | |
| INC | Gobardhan Dash | 38,715 | 23.47 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2747 | 1.67 | − | |
| Majority | 17,728 | 6.02 | |||
| Turnout | 1,64,973 | 75.96 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bira Sipka by a margin of 6,537 votes.[11]