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Salipur Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 20°29′N 86°07′E / 20.48°N 86.11°E / 20.48; 86.11
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Salipur
Constituency No. 94 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictCuttack
LS constituencyKendrapara
Established1951
Total electors2,10,046[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Salipur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Salepur block and 11 Gram panchayats (Govindpur, Jaripada, Harianta, Napanga, Bhatimunda, Kanheipur, Uchapada, Kotsahi, Garudagaon, Safa and Salagaon) of Tangi-Chowdwar block.[3][4]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2024
45.75%
2019
56.26%
2014
46.56%
2009
47.35%
2004
52.96%
2000
53.64%
1995
43.64%
1990
75.97%
1985
50.66%
1980
58.82%
1977
69.62%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

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

Year Member Party
2024 Prasanta Behera BJD
2019 Prasanta Behera[8] BJD
2014 Prakash Chandra Behera INC
2009 Chandra Sarathi Behera BJD
2004 Kalindi Behera BJD
2000 Kalindi Behera BJD
1995 Rabindra Kumar Behera INC
1990 Kalindi Behera JD
1985 Mayadhar Sethi INC
1980 Mayadhar Sethi INC
1977 Kalindi Behera JP
1974 Baidhar Behera INC
1971 Batakrushna Jena Utkal Congress
1967 Surendranath Patnaik Jana Congress
1961 Baidhar Behera PSP
1957[b] Baidhar Behera PSP
Pradipta Kishore Das PSP
1951[c] Purnananda Samal INC
Surendranath Patnaik INC

Election Results

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2024

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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.[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Salipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasanta Behera 87,701 45.75 Decrease10.51
BJP Arindam Roy 80,107 41.79 Increase2.93
INC Aquibuzzama Khan 19,930 10.40 Increase7.42
NOTA None of the above 926 0.48 Decrease0.07
Majority 7,594
Turnout 191,697
BJD hold

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 32,210. [10]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Salipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasanta Behera 104,218 56.26
BJP Prakash Chandra Behera 70014 38.86
INC Rabindra Nath Kar 5520 2.98
NOTA None of the above 763 0.41
Majority 32,210 17.4[d]
Turnout 1,85,123 77.11
Registered electors 2,10,810
BJD gain from INC

2014

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In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Prakash Chandra Behera defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Behera by a margin of 2,117.

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Salipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Prakash Chandra Behera 78,343 46.56
BJD Prasanta Behera 76226 45.31
BJP Choudhury Hemanta Kumar Sahu 7712 4.58
NOTA None of the above 950 0.56
Majority 2,117 1.25[e]
Turnout 1,68,247 79.59
INC gain from BJD

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 1,277.

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Salipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Chandra Sarathi Behera 66,375 47.35
INC Prakash Chandra Behera 65098 46.44
BJP Om Prakash Ray 5906 5.21
Majority 1,277 0.91[f]
Turnout 1,40,190 70.16
BJD hold

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  3. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  4. ^ % of total valid votes
  5. ^ % of total valid votes
  6. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Salepur (94) District: Cuttack
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "41 - Salepur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Salepur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  10. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2019 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277

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