Junagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Junagarh, Kalahandi.

Junagarh
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictKalahandi
BlocksJunagarh, Golamunda
Electorate2,15,715 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsJunagarh
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBJD
MLADibya Shankar Mishra
Const. No.78
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKalahandi

Junagarh (Sl. No.: 78) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.[2]

This constituency includes Junagarh, Junagarh block and Golamunda block.[3][4]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash by a margin of 17,728 votes.[5]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2019
 
 45.83%
2014
 
 34.21%
2009
 
 31.48%
2004
 
 36.36%
2000
 
 47.62%
1995
 
 32.81%
1990
 
 43.02%
1985
 
 51.65%
1980
 
 46.67%
1977
 
 43.67%

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019. Elected members from the Junagarh constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2019: (78): Dibya Shankar Mishra(BJD)
  • 2014: (78): Dibya Shankar Mishra(BJD)
  • 2009: (78): Gobardhan Dash (Congress)
  • 2004: (98): Himanshu Shekhar Meher (BJP)
  • 2000: (98): Himanshu Shekhar Meher (BJP)
  • 1995: (98): Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP)
  • 1990: (98): Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP)
  • 1985: (98): Bikram Keshari Deo (Janata Party)
  • 1980: (98): Maheshwar Barad (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (98): Maheshwar Barad (Congress)
  • 1974: (98): Udit Pratap Deo (Swatantra Party)
  • 1971: (92): Trinath Sarab (Swatantra Party)
  • 1967: (92): Maheswar Naik (Swatantra Party)
  • 1961: (37): Maheswar Naik (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (20): P. K. Deo (Ganatantra Parishad)

2019 Election Result[edit]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dibya Shankar Mishra 83,789 45.83 Increase11.62
BJP Manoj Kumar Meher 55,930 30.59 Increase2.40
INC Anil Kumar Singh Deo 32,343 17.69 Decrease5.78
SP Shiba Hati 3,203 1.75
BMP Kirti Chandra Goud 1,702 0.93
[[Ambedkarite Party of India|Template:Ambedkarite Party of India/meta/shortname]] Jatindra Sahu 2,045 1.12
NOTA None of the above 2,290 1.25
Majority 27,859
Turnout
BJD hold Swing

2014 Election Result[edit]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dibya Sankar Mishra 56443 34.21 -
BJP Anil Kumar Singh Deo 46498 28.19 -
INC Gobardhan Dash 38715 23.47 -
SP Hara Prasad Bag 4731 2.87 -
CPI Damodar Behera 4166 2.53 -
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Jatish Chandra Mohanty 2144 1.30 -
AAP Chinmaya Behera 1413 0.86 -
AOP Umakanta Tandi 1868 1.13 -
BSP Manmath Benupani 1800 1.09 -
style="background-color: Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Odisha Janmorcha|Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/shortname]] Pradeep Kumar Padhi 653 0.40 -
BMUP Suresh Chandan 818 0.50 -
Kalinga Sena Rajesh Kumar Mund 822 0.50 -
RPI(A) Sobharam Roul 657 0.40 -
Independent Sudhanidhi Naik 1498 0.91 -
NOTA None 2747 1.67 -
Majority
BJD gain from INC Swing

2009 Election Result[edit]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gobardhan Dash 45,349 31.48 -
BJD Bira Sipka 38,812 26.94 -
BJP Himansu Sekhar Meher 34,334 23.83 -
Independent Suratha Sahu 6,118 4.25 -
SP Siba Hati 5,743 3.99 -
BSP Bamdev Durga 3,438 2.39 -
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Satya Ranjan Behera 3,284 2.28 -
LJP Chintamani Bag 2,145 1.49 -
Independent Duryodhan Majhi 1,748 1.21 -
Independent Binod Kumar Nayak 1,662 1.15 -
RPI(A) Panchanan Dhangdamajhi 1,416 0.98 -
Majority 6,537 4.54[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,44,053 69.76 -
INC gain from BJP Swing 2.79[lower-alpha 3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 66.97%

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Junagarh (78) District: Kalahandi
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2014 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014. 17,728
  6. ↑ "98 - Junagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. ↑ "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)
  8. ↑ "Junagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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