Simulia Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Simulia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
| Simulia | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 42 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Balasore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhadrak |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,57,238[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Area of this constituency includes Simulia block and Khaira block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held thru 2024.
List of members elected from Simulia constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Padma Lochan Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[9] | |||
| 2009[10] | Parsuram Panigrahi | ||
| 2004 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Janata Party | |
| 1977 | Gopinath Das | ||
| 1974 | Sailen Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Chintamani Jena | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Uchhab Charan Jena | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1961 | Bhagiratha Das | 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, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Lochan Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subhashini Sahu by a margin of 13,183 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Padma Lochan Panda | 90,676 | 49.54 | ||
| BJD | Subhashini Sahu | 77,493 | 42.34 | ||
| INC | Himanshu Sekhar Behera | 13,067 | 7.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 693 | 0.38 | ||
| Majority | 13,183 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,83,028 | 71.15 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 14,959 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 90,083 | 51.35 | ||
| BJP | Padma Lochan Panda | 75,124 | 42.82 | ||
| INC | Ananta Prasad Sethi | 8,353 | 4.76 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 802 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 14,959 | 8.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,75,430 | 72.55 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 7,937 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 65,854 | 42.24 |  5.63 | |
| INC | Padma Lochan Panda | 57,917 | 37.15 | 2.48 | |
| BJP | Shashi Kumar Sahoo | 28,011 | 17.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 769 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 7,937 | 5.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,906 | 73.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,11,136 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parsuram Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 10,927 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Parsuram Panigrahi | 63,479 | 47.87 | − | |
| INC | Padma Lochan Panda | 52,552 | 39.63 | − | |
| Independent | Mahendra Prasad Jena | 8,047 | 6.07 | − | |
| BJP | Tanuja Panda | 5,023 | 3.79 | − | |
| Majority | 10,927 | 8.24 [c] | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,618 | 67.56 | − | ||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||