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Bijepur Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 21°11′N 83°27′E / 21.19°N 83.45°E / 21.19; 83.45
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Bijepur
Constituency No. 2 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBargarh
LS constituencyBargarh
Established1961
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Bijepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Odisha.

This constituency includes Bijepur block, Gaisilat block and Barpali block.[1]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[2]
2024
47.52%
2019 (Bypoll)
73.86%
2019
59.78%
2018 (Bypoll)
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%

Since its formation in 1961,18 elections were held during including 3 By-Elections in 1991, 2018 and 2019.

List of members elected from Bijepur Constituency are:[3]

Year Member Party
1961 Mohan Nag Indian National Congress
1967
1971 Tribikram Malik Indian National Congress (R)
1974 Gananath Pradhan Utkal Congress
1977 Nityananda Gartia Janata Party
1980 Rajib Lochan Hota Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Nikunja Bihari Singh Janata Party
1990 Janata Dal
1991^ Kishorimani Singh
1995 Ripunath Seth Indian National Congress
2000 Ashok Kumar Panigrahy Biju Janata Dal
2004 Subal Sahu Indian National Congress
2009
2014
2018^ Rita Sahu Biju Janata Dal
2019 Naveen Patnaik
2019^ Rita Sahu
2024 Sanat Kumar Gartia Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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2024

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Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[4] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu by a margin of 10,066 votes.[5]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanat Kumar Gartia 93,161 47.52
BJD Rita Sahu 83,095 42.39
INC Kishor Dafadar 15,707 8.01
NOTA None of the above 2055 1.05
Majority 10,066 5.13
Turnout 1,96,028
BJP gain from BJD

2019 Bypoll

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

2019 By-election: Bijepur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rita Sahu 135,957 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

2019

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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.[6]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Naveen Patnaik 110,604 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 hold

2018 Bypoll

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In 2018 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Kumar Panigrahy by a margin of 41,932 votes.[8]

2018 By-election: Bijepur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rita Sahu 102,871 56.61 Increase24.73
BJP Ashok Kumar Panigrahy 60,939 33.54 Increase15.53
INC Pranaya Kumar Sahu 10274 5.65 Decrease26.5
NOTA None of the above 1684 0.93
Majority 41,932 23.1
Turnout 1,81,716 82.17
BJD gain from INC Swing 24.46

2014

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In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 458 votes.[9]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur[10][11]
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
OJM Kishor Daphadar 2,931 1.77
AAP Suresh Tripathy 1,659 1.0
API 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
INC hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhat Aditya Mishra by 18,066 votes.[12]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur[13]
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
KOKD 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
INC hold

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "125 - Bijepur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  5. ^ The Hindu (24 October 2019). "BJD's Rita Sahu secures impressive victory in Bijepur bypoll". Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Bye election for Odisha 2 Bijepur (AC)". ECI.
  9. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Odisha - Bijepur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Bijepur (2)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013. 8971
  13. ^ "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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