Sambalpur Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Odisha, India
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Sambalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district, Odisha, India.[1]
| Sambalpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 17 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northen Division |
| District | Sambalpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sambalpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,06,279[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Sambalpur, Hirakud and Burla.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Sambalpur constituency are:[5]
| Year | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Jayanarayan Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[6] | |||
| 2014[8] | Raseswari Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[9] | Jayanarayan Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Durga Shankar Pattanayak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Shraddhakar Supakar | ||
| 1980 | Aswini Kumar Guru | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Jhasketan Sahu | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Shriballav Panigrahi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Indian National Congress (R) | ||
| 1967 | Banamali Babu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | Dalaganjan Chhuria | ||
| 1957[c] | Lakshmiprasad Misra | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Bhikari Ghasi | |||
| 1951[d] | Shraddhakar Supakar | ||
| Bhikari Ghasi | |||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jayanarayan Mishra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari by a margin of 4,105 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jayanarayan Mishra | 59,827 | 45.52 |  0.99 | |
| BJD | Rohit Pujari | 55,722 | 42.40 | 0.97 | |
| INC | Durga Prasad Padhi | 10,265 | 7.81 |  1.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,513 | 1.15 | 0.17 | |
| Majority | 4,105 | 3.12 | 9.08 | ||
| Turnout | 1,31,425 | 63.71 | 4.1 | ||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jayanarayan Mishra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raseswari Panigrahi by a margin of 4,380 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jayanarayan Mishra | 57,349 | 44.53 | 10.60 | |
| BJD | Raseswari Panigrahi | 52,969 | 41.13 | 1.60 | |
| INC | Aswini Kumar Pujahari | 11,652 | 9.05 | 7.76 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,261 | 0.98 | 0.27 | |
| Majority | 4,380 | 12.20 | 3.41 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,789 | 61.35 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raseswari Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jayanarayan Mishra by a margin of 9,958 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Raseswari Panigrahi | 48,362 | 42.73 |  | |
| BJP | Jayanarayan Mishra | 38,404 | 33.93 | 9.59 | |
| INC | Sureswar Mishra | 19,020 | 16.81 | 17.77 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,411 | 1.25 | − | |
| Majority | 9,958 | 8.79 | 0.15 | ||
| Turnout | 1,13,180 | 65.45 | 19.94 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,72,916 | ||||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jayanarayan Mishra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sureswar Mishra by a margin of 7,010 votes.[9]