Bijepur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
This constituency includes Bijepur block, Gaisilat block and Barpali block.
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1961,18 elections were held during including 3 By-Elections in 1991, 2018 and 2019.
List of members elected from Bijepur Constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Tribikram Malik | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1974 | Gananath Pradhan | Utkal Congress | |
| 1977 | Nityananda Gartia | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Rajib Lochan Hota | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Nikunja Bihari Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1991^ | Kishorimani Singh | ||
| 1995 | Ripunath Seth | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | Subal Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2018^ | Rita Sahu | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019 | Naveen Patnaik | ||
| 2019^ | Rita Sahu | ||
| 2024 | Sanat Kumar Gartia | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu by a margin of 10,066 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanat Kumar Gartia | 93,161 | 47.52 | ||
| BJD | Rita Sahu | 83,095 | 42.39 | ||
| INC | Kishor Dafadar | 15,707 | 8.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2055 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 10,066 | 5.13 | |||
| Turnout | 1,96,028 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019 Bypoll
In 2019 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 97,990 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rita Sahu | 135,957 | 73.86 |  14.08
| |
| BJP | Sanat Kumar Gartia | 37,967 | 20.62 |  8.29
| |
| INC | Dillip Kumar Panda | 5,873 | 3.2 | 4.55
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,982 | 1.07 | 0.16 | |
| Majority | 97,990 | 53.23 | |||
| Turnout | 1,84,059 | 79.32 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Naveen Patnaik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 57,122 votes. Later, Naveen Patnaik has resigned as MLA from the Bijepur Assembly Constituency.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Naveen Patnaik | 110,604 | 59.78 | 27.90
| |
| BJP | Sanat Kumar Gartia | 53,482 | 28.91 | 10.81
| |
| INC | Ripunath Seth | 14,344 | 7.75 | 24.4
| |
| BSP | Ashok Kalet | 1,200 | 0.65 | 0.21
| |
| Independent | Birendra Kumar Bag | 887 | 0.48 | − | |
| Independent | Purna Chandra Panda | 2,832 | 1.53 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,675 | 0.91 | − | |
| Majority | 57,122 | 30.87 | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,024 | 79.69 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2018 Bypoll
In 2018 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Kumar Panigrahy by a margin of 41,932 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rita Sahu | 102,871 | 56.61 | 24.73
| |
| BJP | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | 60,939 | 33.54 | 15.53
| |
| INC | Pranaya Kumar Sahu | 10274 | 5.65 | 26.5
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1684 | 0.93 | ||
| Majority | 41,932 | 23.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,81,716 | 82.17 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | Swing | 24.46 | |||
2014
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 458 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Subal Sahu | 53,290 | 32.15 | 8.76
| |
| BJD | Prasanna Acharya | 52,832 | 31.88 | 2.57
| |
| BJP | Jayshankar Pattanaik | 30,001 | 18.1 | 4.08
| |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Panigrahi | 18,232 | 11.0 | − | |
| OJM | Kishor Daphadar | 2,931 | 1.77 | − | |
| AAP | Suresh Tripathy | 1,659 | 1.0 | − | |
| API | Purna Chandra Paik | 1,561 | 0.94 | − | |
| BSP | Jayram Bag | 1,429 | 0.86 | 3.2
| |
| AITC | Rohita Kumar Sahu | 935 | 0.56 | − | |
| RPI (D) | Kumar Nanda | 838 | 0.51 | − | |
| AOP | Sachidananda Patra | 754 | 0.45 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,285 | 0.78 | − | |
| Majority | 458 | 0.28 | 6.17 | ||
| Turnout | 1,65,747 | 80.29 | 10.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,06,436 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhat Aditya Mishra by 18,066 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Subal Sahu | 56,864 | 40.91 | − | |
| BJD | Prabhat Aditya Mishra | 47,893 | 34.45 | − | |
| BJP | Mohammad Rafique | 19,493 | 14.02 | − | |
| BSP | Milan Mahattam | 5,644 | 4.06 | − | |
| Independent | Sakuntala Mahapatra | 5,124 | 3.69 | − | |
| KOKD | Narendra Kumar Hota | 2,257 | 1.62 | − | |
| JD(U) | Kuber Jal Yadav | 1,738 | 1.25 | − | |
| Majority | 8,971 | 6.45 | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,018 | 70.23 | |||
| INC hold | |||||
Notes
References
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