Bijepur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Bijepur
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictBargarh
BlocksBijepur, Gaisilat, Barpali
Major settlementsBijepur
Current constituency
Created1961
PartyBJD
MLARita Sahu
Const. No.2
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBargarh

Bijepur (Sl. No.: 2) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Odisha.[1] This constituency include Bijepur block, Gaisilat block and Barpali block.[2][3]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2019 (Bye-Election)
 
 73.86%
2019
 
 59.78%
2018 (Bye-Election)
 
 56.61%
2014
 
 32.15%
2009
 
 40.91%
2004
 
 53.97%
2000
 
 53.99%
1995
 
 35.33%
1990
 
 63.54%
1985
 
 58.46%
1980
 
 48.71%
1977
 
 63.37%

17 elections held during 1961 to 2019 including Bye-Elections. List of members elected from this constituency are:[5]

  • 2019 (Bye-Election): Rita Sahu (BJD)
  • 2019 : Naveen Patnaik (BJD) (Resigned)
  • 2018 (Bye-Election): Rita Sahu (BJD)
  • 2014: Subal Sahu (Congress)
  • 2009: Subal Sahu (Congress)
  • 2004: Subal Sahu (Congress)
  • 2000: Ashok Kumar Panigrahy (BJD)
  • 1995: Ripunath Setha (Congress)
  • 1991: (Bye-Election): Kishorimani Singh (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: Nikunja Bihari Singh (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: Nikunja Bihari Singh (Janata Dal)
  • 1980: Rajib Lochan Hota (Congress)
  • 1977: Nityananda Gadatia (Janata Party)
  • 1974: Gananatha Pradhan (Utkal Congress)
  • 1971: Tribikram Malik, (Congress (J))
  • 1967: Mohan Nag (Congress)
  • 1961: Mohan Nag (Congress)


Election results[edit]

2019 Bye-Election[edit]

In 2019 Bye-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 97,990 votes.

Bye-election, 2019: Bijepur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rita Sahu 1,35,957 73.86 Increase14.08
BJP Sanat Kumar Gartia 37,967 20.62 Decrease8.29
INC Dillip Kumar Panda 5,873 3.2 Decrease4.55
NOTA None of the above 1,982 1.07 0.16
Majority 97,990 53.23
Turnout 1,84,059 79.32
BJD hold Swing

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Naveen Patnaik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 57,122 votes. Later Naveen Patnaik has resigned as MLA from the Bijepur Assembly Constituency.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bijepur [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Naveen Patnaik 1,10,604 59.78 Increase27.90
BJP Sanat Kumar Gartia 53,482 28.91 Increase10.81
INC Ripunath Seth 14,344 7.75 Decrease24.4
BSP Ashok Kalet 1,200 0.65 Decrease0.21
Independent Birendra Kumar Bag 887 0.48 -
Independent Purna Chandra Panda 2,832 1.53 -
NOTA None of the above 1,675 0.91 -
Majority 57,122 30.87
Turnout 1,85,024 79.69
BJD gain from INC Swing

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 458 votes.[7]

Template:Election box hold with party link no swing
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bijepur[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Subal Sahu 53,290 32.15 Decrease8.76
BJD Prasanna Acharya 52,832 31.88 Decrease2.57
BJP Jayshankar Pattanaik 30,001 18.1 Increase4.08
Independent Ashok Kumar Panigrahi 18,232 11.0 -
style="background-color: Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Odisha Janmorcha|Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/shortname]] Kishor Daphadar 2,931 1.77 -
AAP Suresh Tripathy 1,659 1.0 -
[[Ambedkarite Party of India|Template:Ambedkarite Party of India/meta/shortname]] Purna Chandra Paik 1,561 0.94 -
BSP Jayram Bag 1,429 0.86 Decrease3.2
AITC Rohita Kumar Sahu 935 0.56 -
RPI (D) Kumar Nanda 838 0.51 -
AOP Sachidananda Patra 754 0.45 -
NOTA None of the above 1,285 0.78 -
Majority 458 0.28 6.17
Turnout 1,65,747 80.29 10.06
Registered electors 2,06,436

2009[edit]

In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhat Aditya Mishra by 18,066 votes.[10]

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2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bijepur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Subal Sahu 56,864 40.91 -
BJD Prabhat Aditya Mishra 47,893 34.45 -
BJP Mohammad Rafique 19,493 14.02 -
BSP Milan Mahattam 5,644 4.06 -
Independent Sakuntala Mahapatra 5,124 3.69 -
style="background-color: Template:Kosal Kranti Dal/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Kosal Kranti Dal|Template:Kosal Kranti Dal/meta/shortname]] Narendra Kumar Hota 2,257 1.62 -
JD(U) Kuber Jal Yadav 1,738 1.25 -
Majority 8,971 6.45 -
Turnout 1,39,018 70.23 -

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2013. Constituency: Bijepur (2) District : Bargarh[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Seats of Odisha".
  4. ↑ "125 - Bijepur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Odisha - Bijepur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bijepur (2)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013. 8971
  11. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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