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Jajpur Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 20°50′N 86°20′E / 20.84°N 86.33°E / 20.84; 86.33
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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Jajpur.

Jajpur
Constituency No. 52 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionCentral Division
DistrictJajpur
Lok Sabha constituencyJajpur
Established1951
Total electors2,44,613[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Jajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.[1]

The areas in this constituency include Jajpur, 16 GPs (Basudevpur, Beruda, Bhubaneswarpur, Bhuinpur, Bichitrapur, Chainipur, Jahanpur, Khairabad, Mala Anandapur, Markandapur, Nathasahi, Panasa, Maheswarpur, Shyamadaspur, Similia and Upparbaruhan) of Jajpur block and 16 GPs (Susua, Duduranta, Kanikapada, Mangalpur, Akarapada, Champeipal, Chhachina, Chittalo, Dasrathpur, Gopalpur, Kasapa, Katikata, Khandara, Mallikapur, Taliha and Tarpada) of Dasarathpur block.[2][3]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
 
 47.92%
2019
 
 60.24%
2014
 
 69.17%
2009
 
 50.05%
2004
 
 55.25%
2000
 
 46.82%
1995
 
 42.24%
1990
 
 57.12%
1985
 
 52.06%
1980
 
 54.61%
1977
 
 61.25%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1963. It was a 2-member constituency from 1952 to 1971.

List of members elected from Jajpur constituency are:[5][6]

Year Member Party
2024[7] Sujata Sahu Biju Janata Dal
2019[8] Pranab Prakash Das[8]
2014[9]
2009[10]
2004 Parameswar Sethi
2000 Suryamani Jena
1995 Janata Dal
1990 Jagannath Mallik
1985 Janata Party
1980 Niranjan Jena Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Jagannath Mallik Janata Party
1974 Utkal Congress
1971[c]
Prafulla Chandra Ghadai[d] Indian National Congress
1967[e] Santanu Kumar Das[f] Orissa Jana Congress
Prafulla Chandra Ghadai[g]
1963 (bypoll)[h][i] Narayan Chandra Pati Indian National Congress
1961[j] Santanu Kumar Das[k]
Madan Mohan Patnaik[l]
1957[m] Santanu Kumar Das
Gadadhar Dutta
1951[n] Santanu Kumar Das
Gadadhar Dutta

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sujata Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Goutam Ray by 2,564 votes.[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Jajpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sujata Sahu 86,049 47.92 Decrease12.32
BJP Goutam Ray 83,485 46.49 Increase10.81
INC Sudip Kumar Kar 6,477 3.61 Increase0.74
NOTA None of the above 1,230 0.68 Increase0.16
Majority 2,564
Turnout 179,580 73.41
BJD hold

2019

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In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Goutam Ray by 40,656 votes.[12]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jajpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pranab Prakash Das 99,738 60.24 −8.93
BJP Goutam Ray 59,082 35.68 24.3
INC Santosh Kumar Nanda 4,745 2.87 −10.27
NOTA None of the above 866 0.52 −0.25
Majority 40,656 24.56
Turnout 1,65,572 70.79
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Kumar Nanda by huge margin of 84,613 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jajpur[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pranab Prakash Das 104,458 69.17 19.12
INC Santosh Kumar Nanda 19,845 13.14 −12.38
BJP Jagannath Prasad Samal 17,180 11.38 −11.15
NOTA None 1,167 0.77 −
Majority 84,613 56.02
Turnout 1,51,026 72.89 9.05
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debabrata Kantha by 30,245 votes.[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jajpur[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pranab Prakash Das 61,712 50.05 −
INC Debabrata Kantha 31,467 25.52 −
BJP Goutam Ray 27,785 22.53 −
Majority 30,245 24.53[o] −
Turnout 1,23,340 63.84 −
BJD hold

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  4. ^ from Jajpur West
  5. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  6. ^ from Jajpur East (SC)
  7. ^ from Jajpur West
  8. ^ from Jajpur West
  9. ^ Death of Madan Mohan Patnaik
  10. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  11. ^ from Jajpur East (SC)
  12. ^ from Jajpur West
  13. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  14. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  15. ^ %of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014. Constituency: Jajpur (52) District : Jajpur
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "25 - Jajpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ "Jajpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Jajpur Assembly Election Results 2024: Jajpur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Constituency Wise Odisha Assembly Election Result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014. 30245
  11. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  12. ^ "Constituency Wise Odisha Assembly Election Result 2019". Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Odisha - Jajpur". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Jajpur (52)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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