Pipili Assembly constituency

Pipili is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.[2]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Pipili.

Pipili
Constituency No. 110 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictPuri
LS constituencyPuri
Established1951
Total electors2,07,162[1][lower-alpha 1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Ashrit Pattanayak
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election

This constituency includes Pipili, Pipili block and Delanga block.[3][4]

Elected Members
Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2024
 
 51.55%
2021 (bypoll)
 
 53.6%
2019
 
 50.66%
2014
 
 51.19%
2009
 
 49.14%
2004
 
 52.08%
2000
 
 56.25%
1995
 
 50.22%
1990
 
 66.35%
1985
 
 43.61%
1980
 
 39.83%
1977
 
 49.73%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2021. It was a 2 member constituency for 1957.

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

Year Member Party
2024 Ashrit Pattanayak BJP
2021 (bypoll)[lower-alpha 2] Rudra Pratap Maharathy[8] BJD
2019 Pradeep Maharathy[9] BJD
2014 Pradeep Maharathy BJD
2009 Pradeep Maharathy BJD
2004 Pradeep Maharathy BJD
2000 Pradeep Maharathy BJD
1995 Yudhistir Samantray INC
1990 Pradeep Maharathy JD
1985 Pradeep Maharathy JP
1980 Bipin Dash INC
1977 Kiran Lekha Mohanty JP
1974 Bipin Dash INC
1971 Abhimanyu Ransingh Congress (R)
1967 Banamali Patnaik Jana Congress
1961 Ram Chandra Patnaik INC
1957[lower-alpha 3] Gopinath Bhoi INC
Ram Chandra Patnaik Independent
1951 Jayakrushna Mohanty INC

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[10] Biju Janata Dal candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashrit Pattanayak by a margin of 15,162 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Pipili
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashrit Pattanayak 99,310 51.55 9.51
BJD Rudra Pratap Maharathy 84,148 43.68 9.92
INC Gyan Ranjan Patnaik 3,449 1.79 0.57
NOTA None of the above 597 0.31 -
Majority 15,162 7.87
Turnout 1,92,653 80.50
BJP gain from BJD

2021 Bypoll

In 2021 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashrit Pattanayak by a margin of 20,916 votes.

2021 Odisha Legislative Assembly by-election: Pipili
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rudra Pratap Maharathy 96,972 53.60 2.94
BJP Ashrit Pattanayak 76,056 42.04 0.42
INC Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra 4,261 2.36 3.27
CPI(ML)L Ashok Pradhan 898 0.5 0.19
ABHM Jayaprakash Sethi 455 0.25 -
Majority 20,916 11.56 -
Turnout 1,81,066 78.62
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Maharathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashrit Pattanayak by a margin of 15,787 votes.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Pipili[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pradeep Maharathy 88,518 50.66 0.53
BJP Ashrit Pattanayak 72,731 41.62 36.87
INC Ajit Mangaraj 9,830 5.63 24.80
CPI(ML)L Ashok Pradhan 1,214 0.69 0.41
BSP Ahemad Khan 949 0.54
NOTA None of the above 867 0.50
SUCI(C) Padmacharan Jena 626 0.36
Majority 15,787 9.07
Turnout 1,74,875 76.43
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Maharathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Yudhistir Samantray by a margin of 33,474 votes.

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Pipili
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pradeep Maharathy 82,550 51.19 -
INC Yudhistir Samantray 49,076 30.43 -
Independent Ashrit Pattanayak 18,000 11.16 -
BJP Prafulla Prasad Gajendra 7,656 4.75 -
CPI(ML)L Satyapriya Behera 1,782 1.10 -
Majority 33,474 20.76 -
Turnout 1,61,290 77.27
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Maharathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Yudhistir Samantray by a margin of 12,505 votes.[12]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Pipili[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pradeep Maharathy 74,112 49.14 -2.94
INC Yudhistir Samantray 61,607 40.85 -2.73
BJP Ajit Mangaraj 11,138 7.39 -
Independent Shyam Sundar Chhotaray 1,998 1.32 -
CPI(ML)L Ashok Pradhan 1,386 0.92 -
SP Sudarsan Pradhan 568 0.38 -
Majority 12,505 8.29[lower-alpha 4] -
Turnout 1,50,809 73.43 -
BJD hold Swing 0.04[lower-alpha 5]

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. Death of Pradeep Maharathy
  3. It was a 2 member constituency
  4. % of total valid votes
  5. 2004 Voter turnout was 73.39%

References
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  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Pipili (110) District: Puri
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "52 - Pipili Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Pipili Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. Hindustan Times (3 October 2021). "BJD retains Pipili assembly constituency in Odisha, notches up bigger margin". Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  11. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  12. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 12505
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