Simulia Assembly constituency
Simulia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
| Simulia | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 42 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Balasore |
| LS constituency | Bhadrak |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,11,136 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Area of this constituency includes Simulia block and Khaira block.[2][3]
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Simulia constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Padmalochan Panda | BJP | |
| 2019 | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi[7] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | BJD | |
| 2009 | Parsuram Panigrahi | BJD | |
| 2004 | Padmalochan Panda | INC | |
| 2000 | Parsuram Panigrahi | BJD | |
| 1995 | Padmalochan Panda | INC | |
| 1990 | Parsuram Panigrahi | JD | |
| 1985 | Padmalochan Panda | INC | |
| 1980 | Parsuram Panigrahi | JP | |
| 1977 | Gopinath Das | JP | |
| 1974 | Sailen Mohapatra | INC | |
| 1971 | Chintamani Jena | CPI | |
| 1967 | Uchhab Charan Jena | PSP | |
| 1961 | Bhagiratha Das | INC | |
Election Results
2024
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Padmalochan Panda | 90,676 | 49.54 | ||
| BJD | Subhashini Sahu | 77,493 | 42.34 | ||
| INC | Himanshu Sekhar Behera | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padmalochan Panda by a margin of 14,959 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 90,083 | 51.35 | ||
| BJP | Padmalochan Panda | 75124 | 42.82 | ||
| INC | Ananta Prasad Sethi | 8353 | 4.76 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 802 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 14959 | 8.53 | |||
| Turnout | 175430 | 72.55 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padmalochan Panda by a margin of 7,937 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 65,854 | 42.24 | 5.63 | |
| INC | Padmalochan Panda | 57,917 | 37.15 | 2.48 | |
| BJP | Shashi Kumar Sahoo | 28,011 | 17.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 769 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 7,937 | 5.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,906 | 73.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,11,136 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parsuram Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 10,927 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Parsuram Panigrahi | 63,479 | 47.87 | - | |
| INC | Padma Lochan Panda | 52,552 | 39.63 | - | |
| Independent | Mahendra Prasad Jena | 8,047 | 6.07 | - | |
| BJP | Tanuja Panda | 5,023 | 3.79 | - | |
| BSP | Gopal Krishna Das | 1,969 | 1.48 | - | |
| SP | Mamatanjali Tripathy | 1,019 | 0.77 | - | |
| Samruddha Odisha | Rabindra Kumar Mohanty | 506 | 0.38 | - | |
| Majority | 10,927 | 8.24 [lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,618 | 67.56 | - | ||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
- % of total valid votes
References
- "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
Constituency: Simulia (42) District : Balasore
- Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- Seats of Odisha
- "16 - Simulia Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- "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.
- "Simulia Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- "Odisha - Simulia". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Simulia (42)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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- "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.