Sonepur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sonepur
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Subarnapur
Blocks Sonepur, Binika, Dunguripali, Tarbha
Electorate 2,31,614 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Sonepur, Tarbha,
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party Biju Janata Dal
MLA Niranjan Pujari
Const. No. 65
Lok Sabha Constituencies Balangir

Sonepur (Sl. No.: 65) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Sonepur, Tarbha, Sonepur block, Tarbha block, Dunguripali block and two GPs (Julunda and Mahada) of Binika block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 51.70%
2009
  
 42.09%
2004
  
 48.11%
2000
  
 42.26%
1995
  
 37.56%
1990
  
 49.61%
1985
  
 62.37%
1980
  
 66.23%
1977
  
 49.32%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Sonepur constituency are: [6][7]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pramod Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 51,485 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sonepur[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Niranjan Pujari 93,534 51.7 8.58
BJP Pramod Kumar Mahapatra 42,049 23.24 -2.15
INC Sarbeswar Purohit 35,795 19.79 -2.78
BSP Bimala Naik 2,408 1.33 -0.36
AOP Amareswar Mishra 1,686 0.93
Ambedkarite Party of India Giridhari Khura 1,480 0.82
SKD Nandighosh Meher 1,192 0.66
NOTA None 2,756 1.52 -
Majority 51,485 28.46
Turnout 1,80,900 78.1 5.24
Registered electors 2,31,614
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nabakrushna Danta by a margin of 28,307 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sonepur [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Niranjan Pujari 68,844 43.12
BJP Nabakrushna Danta 40,537 25.39 -
INC Jitendra Patnaik 36,044 22.57 -
Independent Bal Gopal Mishra 6,470 4.05 -
BSP Susanta Kumar Panda 2,705 1.69 -
SAMO Jibeswar Behera 2,143 1.34 -
Independent Rajani Kanta Naik 1,196 0.75 -
Independent Dillip Kumar Sahu 885 0.55 -
Independent Tankadhar Khamari 844 0.53 -
Majority 28,307 17.73[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,59,681 72.86 -
BJD gain from INC

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014. Constituency: Sonepur (65) District : Subarnapur
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "112 - Sonepur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Sonepur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Sonepur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014n Constituency: Sonepur (65)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014. 28307
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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