Sonepur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Sonepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.[1]
| Sonepur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 65 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northern Division |
| District | Subarnapur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolangir |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,56,007[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Sonepur, Tarbha, Sonepur block, Tarbha block, Dunguripali block and two GPs (Julunda and Mahada) of Binika block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
Elected members from the Sonepur constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Niranjan Pujari | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | |||
| 2014[9] | |||
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | Binod Patra | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Kunduru Kushal | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Achyuta Biswal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Dhaneswar Kumbhar | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Debaraj Seth | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Daulat Bagh | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Nilambar Raiguru | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1961 | Daulata Ganda | ||
| 1957[c] | Anantaram Nanda | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Daulata Ganda | |||
| 1951 | Anantaram Nanda | ||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pramod Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 15,239 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Niranjan Pujari | 98,202 | 46.03 | ||
| BJP | Pramod Kumar Mahapatra | 82,963 | 38.88 | ||
| INC | Priyabrata Sahu | 20,508 | 9.61 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,905 | 0.89 | ||
| Majority | 15,239 | 7.15 | |||
| Turnout | 2,13,366 | 83.34 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Kumar Pujari by a margin of 25,726 votes.[8][12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Niranjan Pujari | 99,073 | 48.78 | ||
| BJP | Ashok Kumar Pujari | 73,347 | 36.11 | ||
| INC | Chittaranjan Mishra | 23,326 | 11.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,597 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 25,726 | 12.67 | |||
| Turnout | 2,03,103 | 81.12 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pramod Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 51,485 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Niranjan Pujari | 93,534 | 51.7 |  8.58 | |
| BJP | Pramod Kumar Mahapatra | 42,049 | 23.24 |  2.15 | |
| INC | Sarbeswar Purohit | 35,795 | 19.79 | 2.78 | |
| BSP | Bimala Naik | 2,408 | 1.33 | 0.36 | |
| AOP | Amareswar Mishra | 1,686 | 0.93 | ||
| API | Giridhari Khura | 1,480 | 0.82 | ||
| SKD | Nandighosh Meher | 1,192 | 0.66 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,756 | 1.52 | − | |
| Majority | 51,485 | 28.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,80,900 | 78.1 | 5.24 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,31,614 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nabakrushna Danta by a margin of 28,307 votes.[10]