Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency

Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Jajpur (SC)
OD-8
Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesBinjharpur
Bari
Barachana
Dharmasala
Jajpur
Korei
Sukinda
Established1952
Total electors15,43,329
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Assembly Segments

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Following delimitation, this constituency presently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

# Name District Member Party
48 Binjharpur (SC) Jajpur Pramila Mallik BJD
49 Bari Biswa Ranjan Mallick BJD
50 Barachana Amar Kumar Nayak BJP
51 Dharmasala Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo BJP
52 Jajpur Sujata Sahu BJD
53 Korei Akash Dasnayak BJP
54 Sukinda Pradeep Bal Samanta BJP


Before delimitation in 2008, legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Sukinda, Korei, Jajpur, Dharmasala, Barchana, Bari-Derabisi and Binjharpur.[1]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates
2024
46.01%
2019
49.77%
2014
41.52%
2009
35.32%
2004
51.61%
1999
59.19%
1998
45.72%
1996
46.34%
1991
46.1%
1989
52.74%
1984
54.1%
1980
54.5%
1977
55.56%
1971
50.53%

Since its formation in 1952, 17 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Jajpur constituency are

Year Member Party
1952 Bhubananda Das Indian National Congress
Lakshmi Dhar Jena Ganatantra Parishad
1962 Rama Chandra Mallick Indian National Congress
1967 Baidhar Behara Praja Socialist Party
1971 Anadi Charan Das Indian National Congress
1977 Rama Chandra Mallick Janata Party
1980 Anadi Charan Das Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Janata Dal
1991
1996 Anchal Das
1998 Rama Chandra Mallick Indian National Congress
1999 Jagannath Mallick Biju Janata Dal
2004 Mohan Jena
2009
2014 Rita Tarai
2019 Sarmistha Sethi
2024 Rabindra Narayan Behera Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Result

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2024

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Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[2] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rabindra Narayan Behera defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarmistha Sethi by a margin of 1,587 votes.

2024 Indian general election: Jajpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rabindra Narayan Behera 534,239 46.01  5.51
BJD Sarmistha Sethi 5,32,652 45.87  3.94
INC Anchal Das 53,145 4.58  3.05
NOTA None of the above 6,788 0.58  0.08
Majority 1,587 0.14  9.17
Turnout 11,61,208 74.47  0.37
BJP gain from BJD Swing

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarmistha Sethi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Amiya Kanta Mallick by a margin of 1,01,693 votes.

2019 Indian general elections: Jajpur[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sarmistha Sethi 544,020 49.81  5.40
BJP Amiya Kanta Mallick 4,42,327 40.5  25.13
INC Manas Jena 83,321 7.63  14.91
NOTA None of the above 7,161 0.66
SUCI(C) Subasa Chandra Malik 4,950 0.45
PBI Tilottama Sethy 4,470 0.41
BMP Ranjit Malik 2,049 0.19
JPJD Sunakar Behera 1,985 0.18
FPI Bhimasen Behera 1,801 0.16
Majority 1,01,693 9.31
Turnout 10,92,965 74.10
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ashok Das by a margin of 3,20,271 votes.

2014 Indian general elections: Jajpur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rita Tarai 541,349 55.21
INC Ashok Das 2,21,078 22.54
BJP Amiya Kanta Mallick 1,50,789 15.37
Independent Nabin Kumar Dalai 29,142 2.97
NOTA None of the above 8,655 0.88
AAP Kalandi Mallik 8,269 0.84
SUCI(C) Subash Chandra Mallik 8,065 0.82
BSP Debendra Mallik 6,926 0.70
BMP Ranjit Mallik 3,409 0.34
SKD Gayadhar Mallik 2,753 0.28
Majority 3,20,271 32.67
Turnout 9,81,780 75.31
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mohan Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Amiya Kanta Mallik by a margin of 1,27,747 votes.

2009 Indian general elections: Jajpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Mohan Jena 433,350 35.32
INC Amiya Kanta Mallik 305,603 24.9
BJP Parameswar Sethi 48,890 3.98
Majority 1,27,747 15.64
Turnout 8,17,108 66.59
BJD hold

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  3. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-IV) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Odisha - Jajpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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