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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Simulia
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 42
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Balasore district|Balasore]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bhadrak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhadrak]]
| established = 1961
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Padma Lochan Panda]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,57,238{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Simulia''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Balasore district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=42|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113145013/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=42|url-status=usurped|archive-date=13 January 2017|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Simulia (42) District : Balasore|accessdate= 24 February 2014}}</ref>

Area of this constituency includes Simulia block and Khaira block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

== Elected members ==
{{bar box
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp16.htm |title= 16 - Simulia Assembly Constituency |work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|49.54}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|51.35}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|42.24}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|47.87}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|50.28}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|49.95}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|49.41}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|64.08}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|46.94}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Janata Party}}|28.32}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|39.03}}
}}

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held thru 2024.

List of members elected from Simulia constituency are:<ref name=prevMLAs>{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) |access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Simulia Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/simulia.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Simulia Assembly Election Results 2024: Simulia Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/simulia-constituency-result-18042 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Padma Lochan Panda]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|Parsuram Panigrahi
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|[[Padma Lochan Panda]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|Parsuram Panigrahi
|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|[[Padma Lochan Panda]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Parsuram Panigrahi
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|[[Padma Lochan Panda]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Parsuram Panigrahi
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Gopinath Das
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|Sailen Mohapatra
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Chintamani Jena
|{{full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Uchhab Charan Jena
|{{full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Bhagiratha Das
|{{full party name with color|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Padma Lochan Panda]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Subhashini Sahu by a margin of 13,183 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Simulia}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate= [[Padma Lochan Panda]]
|votes=90,676
|percentage=49.54
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Biju Janata Dal
|candidate=Subhashini Sahu
|votes=77,493
|percentage=42.34
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Indian National Congress
|candidate=Himanshu Sekhar Behera
|votes=13,067
|percentage=7.14
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=None of the above
|candidate=None of the above
|votes=693
|percentage=0.38
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=13,183
|percentage=7.2
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=1,83,028
|percentage=71.15
|change=
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 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.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Simulia}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi]]
|votes = 90,083
|percentage = 51.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Padma Lochan Panda]]
|votes = 75,124
|percentage = 42.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Ananta Prasad Sethi
|votes = 8,353
|percentage = 4.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 802
|percentage = 0.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,959
|percentage = 8.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,75,430
|percentage = 72.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===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.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=29 May 2014|archive-date=18 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Simulia<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Simulia|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1842.htm?ac=42|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Simulia (42)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=42|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132451/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=42|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 July 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi]]
|votes = 65,854
|percentage = 42.24
|change = {{decrease}}5.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Padma Lochan Panda]]
|votes = 57,917
|percentage = 37.15
|change = {{decrease}}2.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shashi Kumar Sahoo
|votes = 28,011
|percentage = 17.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 769
|percentage = 0.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,937
|percentage = 5.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,55,906
|percentage = 73.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,11,136
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009 ===
In [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]], [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Parsuram Panigrahi defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Padma Lochan Panda]] by a margin of 10,927 votes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=10927 |accessdate=22 February 2014 |archive-date=27 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Simulia<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Parsuram Panigrahi
|votes = 63,479
|percentage = 47.87
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Padma Lochan Panda]]
|votes = 52,552
|percentage = 39.63
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party|
|party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|candidate = Mahendra Prasad Jena
|votes = 8,047
|percentage = 6.07
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tanuja Panda
|votes = 5,023
|percentage = 3.79
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,927
|percentage = 8.24 {{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,32,618
|percentage = 67.56
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Balasore district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Balasore district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Simulia Assembly constituency - Revision history

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