Junagarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Junagarh (Sl. No.: 78) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.[2]

Junagarh
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictKalahandi
BlocksJunagarh, Golamunda
Electorate2,15,715 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsJunagarh
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBJD
MLADibya Shankar Mishra
Const. No.78
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKalahandi

This constituency includes Junagarh, Junagarh block and Golamunda block.[3][4]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash by a margin of 17,728 votes.[5]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2009
31.48%
2004
36.36%
2000
47.62%
1995
32.81%
1990
43.02%
1985
51.65%
1980
46.67%
1977
43.67%

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019. Elected members from the Junagarh constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2014: (78): Dibya Shankar Mishra(BJD)
  • 2009: (78): Gobardhan Dash (Congress)
  • 2004: (98): Himanshu Shekhar Meher (BJP)
  • 2000: (98): Himanshu Shekhar Meher (BJP)
  • 1995: (98): Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP)
  • 1990: (98): Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP)
  • 1985: (98): Bikram Keshari Deo (Janata Party)
  • 1980: (98): Maheshwar Barad (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (98): Maheshwar Barad (Congress)
  • 1974: (98): Udit Pratap Deo (Swatantra Party)
  • 1971: (92): Trinath Sarab (Swatantra Party)
  • 1967: (92): Maheswar Naik (Swatantra Party)
  • 1961: (37): Maheswar Naik (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (20): P. K. Deo (Ganatantra Parishad)

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Dibya Shankar Mishra 83,789 45.83%
BJP Manoj Kumar Meher
INC Anil Kumar Singh Deo
SP Shiba Hati
BMP Kirti Chandra Goud
API Jatindra Sahu
Independent Priyabrata Sipka
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Dibya Sankar Mishra 56443 34.21 -
BJP Anil Kumar Singh Deo 46498 28.19 -
INC Gobardhan Dash 38715 23.47 -
SP Hara Prasad Bag 4731 2.87 -
CPI Damodar Behera 4166 2.53 -
SAMO Jatish Chandra Mohanty 2144 1.30 -
AAP Chinmaya Behera 1413 0.86 -
AOP Umakanta Tandi 1868 1.13 -
BSP Manmath Benupani 1800 1.09 -
OJM Pradeep Kumar Padhi 653 0.40 -
BMUP Suresh Chandan 818 0.50 -
Kalinga Sena Rajesh Kumar Mund 822 0.50 -
RPI(A) Sobharam Roul 657 0.40 -
Independent Sudhanidhi Naik 1498 0.91 -
NOTA None 2747 1.67 -

2009 Election Result

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Gobardhan Dash 45,349 31.48 -
BJD Bira Sipka 38,812 26.94 -
BJP Himansu Sekhar Meher 34,334 23.83 -
Independent Suratha Sahu 6,118 4.25 -
SP Siba Hati 5,743 3.99 -
BSP Bamdev Durga 3,438 2.39 -
SAMO Satya Ranjan Behera 3,284 2.28 -
LJP Chintamani Bag 2,145 1.49 -
Independent Duryodhan Majhi 1,748 1.21 -
Independent Binod Kumar Nayak 1,662 1.15 -
RPI(A) Panchanan Dhangdamajhi 1,416 0.98 -
Majority 6,537 4.54[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,44,053 69.76 -
INC gain from BJP Swing 2.79[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 66.97%
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References

  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Junagarh (78) District: Kalahandi
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "Orissa Election Result 2014 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014. 17,728
  6. "98 - Junagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Junagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  9. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  10. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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