Laxmipur Assembly constituency

Laxmipur (Sl. No.: 141) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]

Laxmipur
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictKoraput
BlocksLaxmipur, Dasamanthapur, Bandhugaon, Narayanpatana
Electorate1,53,538 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created1977
PartyINC
MLASri Prabhu jani
Const. No.141
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKoraput

This constituency includes Laxmipur block, Dasamanthapur block, Bandhugaob block and Narayanpatana block.[3][4]

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress Kailash Chandra Kulesika won from this Constituency.

Elected MembersEdit

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009
32.47%
2004
46.66%
2000
50.85%
1995
68.17%
1990
49.91%
1985
61.51%
1980
66.94%
1977
52.11%

Eleven elections were held between 1974 and 2014 including one by-election in 2008.[6] Elected members from the Laxmipur constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2014: (141): Kailash Chandra Kulesika, (INC)
  • 2009: (141): Jhina Hikaka (BJD)
  • 2008: (Bye Poll): Purna Chandra Majhi (Congress)
  • 2004: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
  • 2000: (83): Bibhisana Majhi (BJD)
  • 1995: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
  • 1990: (83): Akhilla Saunta (Janata Dal
  • 1985: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
  • 1980: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (83): Akhili Saunta (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)

2019 Election ResultEdit

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Laxmipur [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prabhu Jani
INC Kailash Chandra Kulesika
BJP Kumuda Chandra Saunta
BSP Anita Sagaria
[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star|Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star/meta/shortname]] Purna Mandingi
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 ElectionEdit

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Laxmipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Hemaa Gomanga
INC Kailash Chandra Kulesika
BJP Shiba Muduli
CPI(ML)(L) Kanhei Jani
style="background-color: Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Odisha Janmorcha|Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/shortname]] Akhila Jhodia
style="background-color: Template:Samata Kranti Dal/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samata Kranti Dal|Template:Samata Kranti Dal/meta/shortname]] Rama Chandra Kendruka
BSP Jandhar Wadaka vote of vote
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Niranjan Jani
Independent Suresh Sirika
Independent Parada Kulesika
Independent Kanteswar Hikaka
NOTA None of the above
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 ElectionEdit

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Laxmipur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jhina Hikaka 25,095 32.47 0.92
INC Hema Gamang 21,689 28.06 -18.6
Independent Kailash Chandra Kulesika 7,577 9.80 -
BSP Gupteswar Jani 5,267 6.82 -
BJP Gopinath Kadatasia 5,078 6.57 -
Independent Kendruka Arjuna 4,165 5.39 -
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Dambarudhar Jani 2,803 3.63 -
CPI(ML)L Birendra Meniaka 1,929 2.50 -
RPI(A) Dandasi Tripati 1,926 2.49 -
Independent Akhila Saunta 1,755 2.27 -
Majority 3,406 4.41[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 77,290 53.52 -
BJD gain from INC Swing -10.54[lower-alpha 3]

NotesEdit

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 64.06%

ReferencesEdit

  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Laxmipur (141) District: Koraput
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "83 - Lakshmipur (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  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. "Laxmipur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 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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