Puri Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Puri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.[1]
| Puri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 107 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Puri Assembly constituency in Puri district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Puri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Puri |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,40,287[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Puri, and 15 Gram panchayats (Birapratappur, Balipada, Jamarsuan, Baliput, Raigoroda, Garhmrugasira, Chalisbatia, Malatipatpur, Chandanpur, Sasandamodarpur, Samanga, Gopinathpur, Harekrushnapur, Baliguali and Talajanga) of Puri sadar block and three GPs (Itibhuan, Garhbhingura and Chhaitana) of Gop block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held here till date including one bypoll in 1991.[5]
List of members elected from Puri constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Sunil Kumar Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[9] | Jayanta Kumar Sarangi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014[10] | Maheswar Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[11] | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1991 (bypoll)[c][12] | Uma Ballav Rath | ||
| 1990 | Braja Kishore Tripathy | ||
| 1985 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Gadadhar Mishra | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Braja Kishore Tripathy | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1971 | Brajamohan Mohanty | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Harihar Bahinipati | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1961 | Bhagwan Pratihari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Harihar Bahinipati | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1951 | Fakir Charan Das | Socialist Party | |
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes is on 4 June 2024.[13] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sunil Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jayanta Kumar Sarangi by a margin of 5,178 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sunil Kumar Mohanty | 74,709 | 45.84 |  5.63 | |
| BJP | Jayanta Kumar Sarangi | 69,531 | 42.66 |  0.62 | |
| INC | Uma Ballav Rath | 13,169 | 8.08 | 6.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 918 | 0.56 | 0.26 | |
| Majority | 5,178 | 3.16 | |||
| Turnout | 1,62,982 | 67.83 | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jayanta Kumar Sarangi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty by a margin of 4,008 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jayanta Kumar Sarangi | 76,747 | 43.28 | ||
| BJD | Maheswar Mohanty | 72,739 | 40.21 | ||
| INC | Auro Prasad Mishra | 2,934 | 1.94 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,281 | 0.82 | ||
| Majority | 4,008 | 3.07 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,722 | 63.96 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014
In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 34,721 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Maheswar Mohanty | 76,760 | 53.44 | 1.86 | |
| INC | Uma Ballav Rath | 42,039 | 29.27 | 23.52 | |
| BJP | Krushna Chandra Panda | 17,560 | 12.23 | 28.09 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,526 | 1.06 | − | |
| Majority | 34,721 | 24.17 | |||
| Turnout | 1,43,627 | 64.73 | 7.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,21,892 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 13,394 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Maheswar Mohanty | 61,328 | 51.58 | − | |
| BJP | Uma Ballav Rath | 47,934 | 40.32 | − | |
| INC | Uttam Kumar Acharya | 4,832 | 3.75 | − | |
| Majority | 13,394 | 11.27[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,18,889 | 57.67 | 2.71 | ||
| BJD hold | |||||