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Kantabanji Assembly constituency

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

Kantabanji is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]

Kantabanji
Constituency No. 70 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBalangir
LS constituencyBolangir
Established1961
Total electors2,41,337[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

This constituency includes Kantabanji, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block.[3][4]

In 2019, the Kantabanji Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress won by 128 votes.[5] Since 2019 the, MLA from the Kantabanji Assembly Constituency is Santosh Singh Saluja INC, who won the seat in Odisha state assembly elections 2019, Previous MLAs from this seat were Haji Mohammad Ayyub Khanof the Biju Janata Dal, who won the seat in 2009 Odisha state assembly elections. Previous MLAs from this seat were independent candidate Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan in 2004,[6] Prasanna Pal of JD in 1990, independent candidate Chaitanya Pradhan in 1985, Prasanna Kumar Pal representing INC (I) in 1980 and representing INC in 1977.

Kantabanji is part of Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[8]
2024
 
 44.57%
2019
 
 33.60%
2014
 
 31.65%
2009
 
 43.24%
2004
 
 40.68%
2000
 
 29.24%
1995
 
 44.80%
1990
 
 46.25%
1985
 
 46.68%
1980
 
 54.84%
1977
 
 42.33%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Kantabanji constituency are:[9][10]

Year Member Party
2024 Laxman Bag BJP
2019 Santosh Singh Saluja[11] INC
2014 Haji Md. Ayub Khan BJD
2009 Santosh Singh Saluja INC
2004 Haji Md. Ayub Khan Independent
2000 Santosh Singh Saluja INC
1995
1990 Prasanna Pal JD
1985 Chaitanya Pradhan Independent
1980 Prasanna Pal INC
1977
1974 Ram Prasad Mishra SWA
1971 Achyutananda Mahananda
1967 Lokanath Rai
1961 Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo

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.[12]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Kantabanji
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Laxman Bag 90,876 44.57  11.04
BJD Naveen Patnaik 74,532 36.56  8.04
INC Santosh Singh Saluja 26,839 13.16  20.44
NOTA None of the above 1,649 0.81  0.47
Majority 16,344 8.01
Turnout 2,03,874
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

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In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Laxman Bag by a margin of 128 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Santosh Singh Saluja 64,246 33.60  4.17
BJP Laxman Bag 64,118 33.53  15.80
BJD Ajaya Kumar Das 54,527 28.51  3.14
BSP Champa Nag 1,589 0.83
Independent Maya Bag 2,273 1.19
Independent Suratha Behera 2,028 1.06
NOTA None of the above 2,453 1.28
Majority 128 0.07
Turnout 191234 68.33
INC gain from BJD Swing

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ayub Khan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja by a margin of 3,868 votes.[14]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ayub Khan 55,252 31.65 −9.05
INC Santosh Singh Saluja 51,384 29.43 −13.81
BJP Lachhaman Bag 30,961 17.73 6.58
AAP Ajay Kumar Das 20,333 11.65
Independent Bhola Panika 3,253 1.86
CPI Premananda Putel 2,676 1.53
BSP Sushil Kumbhar 1,784 1.02 −0.26
Independent Santosh Deep 1,269 0.73
AOP Satyendra Suna 1,206 0.69
BMP Jagadish Singh Bhoi 967 0.55
Independent Bishnu Prasad Jued 727 0.42
ICP Tankadhara Saa 698 0.4
Independent Alexander Senapati 694 0.4
Independent Srikanta Mahananda 580 0.33
Independent Nishikanta Rana 536 0.31
Independent Nandalal Tandi 533 0.31
NOTA None of the above 1,729 0.99 −
Majority 3,868 2.22 −1.45
Turnout 1,74,582 72.34 3.43
Registered electors 2,41,337
BJD gain from INC Swing {{{swing}}}

2009

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In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ayub Khan by a margin of 5,304 votes.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Santosh Singh Saluja 62,495 43.24 11.19
BJD Haji Md. Ayub Khan 57,191 40.70 − 15.56
BJP Ajay Kumar Das 16,117 11.15 −
Independent Suratha Behera 2,075 1.44 −
BSP Nanda Kumar Mahananda 1,848 1.28 −
SAMO Ashok Kumar Singh Deo 1,719 1.19 −
Kosal Kranti Dal Jogendra Bachha 1,087 0.75 −
Independent Gupteswar Benia 1,052 0.73 −
Independent Gopal Bhoi 962 0.67 −
Majority 5,304 3.67[b] −
Turnout 1,44,549 68.91 −
INC gain from Independent Swing 3.55[c]

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ % of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 65.36%

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 8 November 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2014. Constituency: Kantabanji (70) District : Bolangir{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "Kantabanji Assembly Election Result 2019". newstrend.news. Newstrend. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  8. ^ "107 - Kantabanji Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  9. ^ "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)
  10. ^ "Kantabanji Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  11. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  12. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  13. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Odisha - Angul". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantabanji (70)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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