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Begunia Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 20°12′N 85°27′E / 20.20°N 85.45°E / 20.20; 85.45
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Begunia
Constituency No. 116 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKhordha
LS constituencyBhubaneswar
Established1957
Total electors193,920[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Begunia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.[2] This constituency includes Begunia block and Bologarh block.[3][4]

Begunia is a block town of Khordha district of the Indian state of Odisha. The distance from district headquarters is 18 km.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2024
 
 57.45%
2019
 
 47.06%
2014
 
 51.46%
2009
 
 38.73%
2004
 
 47.71%
2000
 
 42.70%
1995
 
 45.85%
1990
 
 58.80%
1985
 
 59.99%
1980
 
 47.08%
1977
 
 34.49%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1995.

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

Year Member Party
2024 Pradip Kumar Sahu BJD
2019 Rajendra Kumar Sahoo[8] BJD
2014 Prasanta Kumar Jagadev BJD
2009 Prashanta Nanda NCP
2004 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik INC
2000 Prashanta Nanda BJP
1995 (bypoll)[b] Janaki Ballabh Patnaik INC
1995 Harihara Sahoo INC
1990 Surendranath Mishra JD
1985 Kailash Chandra Mohapatra INC
1980 Kailash Chandra Mohapatra INC
1977 Chintamani Panigrahi INC
1974 Satyananda Champatiray Utkal Congress
1971 Gangadhar Paikaray CPI
1967 Gangadhar Paikaray CPI
1961 Gangadhar Paikaray CPI
1957 Satyananda Champatiray INC
1951 Gangadhar Paikaray CPI

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pradip Kumar Sahu 90,964 57.45 Increase10.39
BJP Prakasha Chandra Bijuli 43,150 27.25 Increase10.32
INC Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik 18,144 11.46 Decrease22.70
NOTA None of the above 998 0.63 Increase0.05
Majority 47,814
Turnout 158,346
BJD hold Swing

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 20,048 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajendra Kumar Sahoo 73,178 47.06 Decrease4.40
INC Pradeep Kumar Sahoo 53,130 34.16 Increase19.77
BJP Rhishav Nanda 26,321 16.93 Increase9.55
NOTA None of the above 909 0.58
Majority 20,048 12.90
Turnout 155511 72.25
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Jagadev defeated Aama Odisha Party candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 43,425 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasanta Kumar Jagadev 73,984 51.46
AOP Pradeep Kumar Sahoo 30,559 21.26
INC Debasis Patnaik 20,689 14.39
BJP Jatin Kumar Mohanty 10,611 7.38
NOTA None of the above 767 0.53
Majority 43,425 30.20
Turnout 143761 73.52
Registered electors 1,93,920
BJD gain from NCP

2009

In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Prashanta Nanda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 10,617 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Prashanta Nanda 45,355 38.73 −
INC Pradeep Kumar Sahoo 34,738 29.66 −
Independent Kailash Chandra Mahapatra 13,074 11.16 −
Independent Dr. Prafulla Kumar Jati 12,171 10.39 −
BJP Surendranath Mishra 6,692 5.71 −
Independent Bhikari Charan Sahoo 1,903 1.62 −
Independent Nirvaya Kumar Samantray 997 0.85 −
RPD Natabar Maharana 804 0.69 −
BSP Sisir Mohapatra 757 0.65 −
Independent Pramod Chandra Dash 617 0.53 −
Majority 10,617 9.07[c] −
Turnout 1,17,113 61.98 −
Registered electors 1,88,949
NCP gain from INC Swing -3.53 [d]

Notes

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ Resignation of Harihara Sahoo
  3. ^ %of total valid votes
  4. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 65.51%

References

  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 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014. Constituency: Begunia (116) District: Khordha
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  5. ^ "60 - Begunia Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 22 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. ^ "Begunia Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Constituency: Begunia (116)". EmpoweringIndia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 10617
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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