Jeypore is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]

Jeypore
Constituency No. 143 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKoraput
LS constituencyKoraput
Established1951
Total electors1,87,036[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2019

This constituency includes Jeypore, Jeypore block, 19 Gram panchayats (BB.Singpur, Benagam, Bodigam, Borigumma, Champapadar, Gujuniguda, Gumuda, Haridaguda, Hordali, Kamta, Katharagada, Kumuli, Munja, Narigam, Nuagam, Ranaspur, Sargiguda, Semolaguda and Benasur) of Borigumma block.[3][4]

In 2014 election, Congress party candidate Tara Prasad Bahinipati defeated incumbent Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Nanda.

In 2019 election, Congress party candidate Tara Prasad Bahinipati retained his seat after a close contest[5] between Congress, BJD and BJP.

Elected Members edit

Vote share of winning candidates[6]
2009
46.12%
2004
55.54%
2000
57.60%
1995
53.27%
1990
47.69%
1985
71.27%
1980
69.46%
1977
55.21%

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Jeypore constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2014: (143): Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress)
  • 2009: (143): Rabi Narayan Nanda (BJD)
  • 2004: (89): Rabi Narayan Nanda (BJD)
  • 2000: (89): Rabi Narayan Nanda (BJD)
  • 1995: (89): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)
  • 1990: (89): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)
  • 1985: (89): Gupta Prasad Dash (Congress)[9]
  • 1980: (89): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (89): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)
  • 1974: (82): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)
  • 1971: (82): Pratap Narayan Singh Deo (Swatantra Party)
  • 1967: (4): N. Ramsaseya (Swatantra Party)
  • 1961: (82): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)
  • 1957: (3): Laichan Nayak (Ganatantra Parishad) and Harihara Mishra[9] (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (4): Laichan Nayak (Ganatantra Parishad) and Harihar Mishra[9] (Ganatantra Parishad)
Year Member Party
2019 Tara Prasad Bahinipati[10][11] Indian National Congress

Election results edit

2019 edit

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jeypore[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rabi Narayan Nanda 54,334 34.42%
INC Tara Prasad Bahinipati 59785 37.87%
BJP Goutam Samantray 33805 21.41%
BSP Krushna Chandra Sagaria 2876 1.82%
NOTA None of the above 2397 1.52%
API Pradeepta Mohan Takri 1275 0.81%
Independent B.Hari Rao 1216 0.77%
Independent Subash Chandra Goudo 1103 0.7%
ABHM Mahendra Kumar Patra 1071 0.68%
Majority 5451 74.58%
Turnout
BJD gain from INC Swing

2014 Election edit

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jeypore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rabinarayan Nanda 57011 38.91%
INC Tara Prasad Bahinipati ତାରା ପ୍ରସାଦ ବାହିନୀପତି 65378 44.62%
BJP Bhrugu Baxipatra 14462 9.87%
AAP Manoranjan Nayak 738 0.5%
AITC Mahendra Kumar Patra 840 0.57%
CPI Sushanta Kumar Adhikari 879 0.6%
Odisha Jana Morcha Goutam Samantray 1013 0.69%
BSP Sada Nayak 1115 0.75%
Independent Santosh Kumar Das 1236 0.85
Independent Jan Bahadur 923 0.63%

Summary of results of the 2009 Election edit

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jeypore[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rabi Narayan Nanda 57,504 46.12 -9.42
BJP Tara Prasad Bahinipati 48,188 38.65 -
INC K. Nagraj Dora 9,398 7.54 -
Independent Neela Madhab (Bulu) Bishoi 1,982 1.59 -
BSP Subash Chandra Goudo 1,683 1.35 -
SAMO Susama Sukla 1,380 1.11 -
LSP V. Ramachandra Rao 1,028 0.82 -
Odisha Mukti Morcha Prabir Patra 998 0.80 -
Kalinga Sena Santosh Kumar Nanda 908 0.73 -
CPI(ML)L Susanta Kumar Panda 807 0.65 -
RSP Balaram Khora 800 0.64 -
Majority 9,316 7.47[b] -
Turnout 1,24,685 70.10 -
BJD hold Swing 0.41[c]

Notes edit

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ %of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 69.69%

References edit

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Jeypore (144) District: Koraput
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "Jeypore Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Jeypore Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ "89 - Jeypore Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Jeypore Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b c "Archived copy". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  11. ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  12. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  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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