Junagarh Assembly constituency

Junagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.[2]

Junagarh
Constituency No. 78 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKalahandi
LS constituencyKalahandi
Established1951
Total electors2,15,715[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Dibya Shankar Mishra
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

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

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2024
38.64%
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%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1998. It was a 2 member constituency in 1952.

List of members elected from Junagarh constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member[8] Party
1951 Pratap Keshari Deo Ganatantra Parishad
Dayanidhi Naik
1957-61 : Constituency did not exist
1961 Maheswar Naik Swatantra Party
1967
1971 Trinath Sarab
1974 Udit Pratap Deo
1977 Maheswar Barad Indian National Congress
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Bikram Keshari Deo Janata Party
1990 Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
1998^ Himansu Sekhar Meher
2000
2004
2009 Gobardhan Dash Indian National Congress
2014 Dibya Shankar Mishra Biju Janata Dal
2019
2024

Election results

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2024

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In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 1,338 votes.

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Junagarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dibya Shankar Mishra 77,037 38.64  7.19
BJP Manoj Kumar Meher 75,699 37.97  7.38
INC Tuleswar Naik 39,492 19.81  2.12
NOTA None of the above 2,735 1.37  0.12
Independent Parameswar Kand 1,471 0.74 N/A
Independent Sudhanidhi Naik 1,309 0.66 N/A
Majority 1,338 0.67  14.57
Turnout 1,99,354
BJD hold

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 27,859 votes.[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dibya Shankar Mishra 83,789 45.83  11.62
BJP Manoj Kumar Meher 55,930 30.59  2.40
INC Anil Kumar Singh Deo 32,343 17.69  5.78
SP Shiba Hati 3,203 1.75
BMP Kirti Chandra Goud 1,702 0.93
API Jatindra Sahu 2,045 1.12
NOTA None of the above 2,290 1.25
Majority 27,859 15.24
Turnout 182838 78.55
BJD hold

2014

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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.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dibya Sankar Mishra 56,443 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
SAMO Jatish Chandra Mohanty 2144 1.30
AAP Chinmaya Behera 1413 0.86
AOP Umakanta Tandi 1868 1.13
BSP Manmath Benupani 1800 1.09
OJM 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 17,728 6.02
BJD gain from INC

2009

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In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bira Sipka by a margin of 6,537 votes.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh[12]
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
SAMO 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[b]
Turnout 1,44,053 69.76
INC gain from BJP Swing 2.79[c]

Notes

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

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  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Junagarh (78) District: Kalahandi{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "98 - Junagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ "Junagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Junagarh Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Bhawanipatna, Orissa". Elections in India.
  9. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2014 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014. 17,728
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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