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Nimapara
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictPuri
BlocksNimapada, Gop
Electorate2,19,586 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsNimapada
Current constituency
Created1961
PartyBJD
MLASamir Ranjan Das
Const. No.106
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesJagatsinghpur

Nimapara (Sl. No.: 106) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Nimapada, Nimapada block and 14 Gram panchayats (Nuakholamara, Rahangorada, Andhra Ichhapur, Ganeswarpur, Gop, Bedapur, Badatara, Nagapur, Bantaligram, Baniasahi, Erabanga, Kuanpada and Payara) of Gop block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2019
 
48.96%
2014
 
51.62%
2009
 
53.50%
2004
 
45.51%
2000
 
46.82%
1995
 
31.45%
1990
 
69.13%
1985
 
40.18%
1980
 
41.95%
1977
 
41.99%

Fourteen elections were held between 1961 and 2019. Elected member from the Nimapara constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2019: (106): Samir Ranjan Das (BJD)
  • 2014: (106): Samir Ranjan Das (BJD)
  • 2009: (106): Samir Ranjan Das (BJD)
  • 2004: (53): Baidhar Mallick (BJP)
  • 2000: (53): Baidhar Mallick (BJP)
  • 1995: (53): Rabindra Kumar Sethy (Congress)
  • 1990: (53): Benudhara Sethy (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (53): Rabindra Kumar Sethy (Congress)
  • 1980: (53): Rabindra Kumar Sethy (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (53): Govinda Chandra Sethi (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (53): Nilamani Singh (Congress)
  • 1971: (49): Govinda Chandra Sethi (Utkal Congress)
  • 1967: (49): Nilamani Singh (Orissa Jana Congress)
  • 1961: (95): Govinda Chandra Sethi (Congress)

2014 Election Candidates

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nimapara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Prafulla Chandra Mishra −
BJD Samir Ranjan Das −
BJP Pravati Parida −
CPI Debendra Nath Sahoo −
INC Biswaranjan Mohanty −
Independent Samir Ranjan Samantaray −
Independent Sudhir Charan Mohanty -
Kalinga Sena Santosh Kumar Kunda -
NOTA None −

2009 Election Results

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Samir Ranjan Dash defeated Indian National Congress candidate Satyabrata Patra by a margin of 39,154 votes.[8]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nimapara[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Samir Ranjan Das 80,762 53.50 −
INC Satyabrata patra 41,608 27.56 −
BJP Sankarsan Parida 19,183 12.71 −
Independent Pravati Parida 6,820 4.52 −
BSP Sudhir Mohanty 1,387 0.92 −
SAMO Saraswati Nayak 685 0.45 −
Independent Dr. Akshaya Kumar Barik 501 0.33 -
Majority 39,154 25.94[lower-alpha 2] −
Turnout 1,51,004 70.74 −
BJD gain from BJP Swing -0.9[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 71.64%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Nimapara (106) District: Puri
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "53 - Nimapara (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Nimapara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 39154
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.