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Paradeep
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictJagatsinghpur
BlocksKujang, Tirtol
Electorate2,31,429 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsParadeep
Current constituency
Created2009
PartyBJD
MLASambit Routray
Const. No.101
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesJagatsinghpur

Paradeep (Sl. No.: 101) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Paradeep, Kujang block and 7 Gram panchayats (Amberi, Kolar, Samantarapur, Poragadei, Manijanga, Bodhei and Jadatira) of Tirtol block.[3][4]

Elected Members[edit | edit source]

Vote share of Winning candidates
2014
 
59.15%
2009
 
53.21%

Three elections have been held since 2009, 2014 and the latest one being on 2019. Elected members from the Paradeep constituency are :[5]

  • 2019: Sambit Rout (BJD)
  • 2014: (101): Damodar Rout (BJD)
  • 2009: (101): Damodar Rout (BJD)

2014 Election Result[edit | edit source]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Damodar Rout defeated Indian National Congress candidate Arindam Sarkhel by a margin of 38,600 votes.[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Paradeep [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Damodar Rout 85,206 59.15 5.94
INC Arindam Sarkhel 46,606 32.35 21.43
BJP Diptirekha Nayak 5,832 4.05 1.14
CPI Jinmayee Sahani 2,276 1.58 −
BSP Manoj Patra 1,127 0.78 −0.12
AAP Mathurananda Das 1,032 0.72 −
SKD Bimala Chandra Pattnayak 620 0.43 −
Kalinga Sena Kapila Charan Jena 258 0.18 -
OJM Rashmi Ranjan Samal 172 0.12 −
NOTA None 926 0.64 −
Majority 38,600 26.79 2.64
Turnout 144055 76.63 9.01
Registered electors 1,87,991
BJD hold

2009 Election Result[edit | edit source]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Damodara Rout defeated Independent candidate Ramesh Samantaray by a margin of 30,351 votes.[8]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Paradeep[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Damodara Rout 66,863 53.21 −
Independent Ramesh Samantaray 36,512 29.05 −
INC Pramod Kishore Jena 13,718 10.92 −
BJP Sankhanada Behera 3,652 2.91 −
Independent Govind Chandra Tarai 2,898 2.31 -
BSP Saumendra Sekhar Biswal 1,132 0.90 −
Independent Bijay Kumar Swain 892 0.71 -
Majority 30,351 24.15[lower-alpha 2] −
Turnout 1,25,681 67.62 −
Registered electors 1,85,874
BJD win (new seat)

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes

References[edit | edit source]

  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: Paradeep (101) District: Jagatsinghpur
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "Paradeep Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Odisha - Paradeep". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 30351
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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