Jagatsinghpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jagatsinghpur (Sl. No.: 104) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.[2]

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

Jagatsinghpur
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictJagatsinghpur
BlocksJagatsinghpur, Nuagaon
Electorate1,93,927 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsJagatsinghpur
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyIndian National Congress
MLAChiranjib Biswal
Const. No.104
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesJagatsinghpur

This constituency includes Jagatsinghpur, Jagatsinghpur block and Nuagaon block.[3][4]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 43.34%
2009
 
 50.64%
2004
 
 51.72%
2000
 
 65.87%
1995
 
 48.71%
1990
 
 65.36%
1985
 
 53.16%
1980
 
 43.91%
1977
 
 54.62%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2009 including one Bye-Poll in 1959.[6] Elected member from the Jagatsinghpur constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2014: (104): Chiranjib Biswal (Congress)
  • 2009: (104): Bishnu Charan Das (BJD)
  • 2004: (38): Bishnu Charan Das (BJD)
  • 2000: (38): Bishnu Charan Das (BJD)
  • 1995: (38): Bishnu Charan Das (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: (38): Bishnu Charan Das (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (38): Kailash Chandra Mallik (Congress)
  • 1980: (38): Krushna Chandra Mallik (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (38): Kanduri Charan Mallik (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (38): Laxman Mallick(Congress)
  • 1971: (36): Laxman Mallick (Orissa Jana Congress)
  • 1967: (36): Kanduri Charan Mallik (PSP)
  • 1961: (102): Priyanath Dey (Congress)
  • 1959: (Bye Poll): Birakishore Das (Congress)
  • 1957: (72): Nilmani Pradhan (Congress) and Kanduri Charan Mallik (PSP)
  • 1951: (74): Nilmani Pradhan (Congress)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chiranjib Biswal defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bishnu Charan Das by a margin of 2,888 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jagatsinghpur[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chiranjib Biswal 67,067 43.34 0.28
BJD Bishnu Charan Das 64,179 41.47 -9.17
Independent Satyabrata Mohapatra 8,844 5.71
BJP Pratap Kumar Mishra 7,058 4.56 0.9
Independent Sk Imam Uddin 5,405 3.49
BSP Rajesh Kumar Gochhayat 496 0.32
AOP Sisir Kumar Swain 488 0.32
AAP Debi Prasad Moharana 376 0.24
Independent Birendra Kumar Biswal 276 0.18
NOTA None 568 0.37
Majority 2,888 0.18
Turnout 1,54,757 79.8 9.8
Registered electors 1,93,927
INC gain from BJD

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bishnu Charan Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Chiranjib Biswal by a margin of 10,077 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jagatsinghpur[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bishnu Charan Das 67,299 50.64 -1.08
INC Chiranjib Biswal 57,222 43.06 -2.82
BJP Upendranath Biswal 4,864 3.66 -
SAMO Gora Chand Barik 1,358 1.02 -
Independent Basudeb 760 0.57 -
Independent Dr. Suresh Chandra Mallick 751 0.57 -
Kalinga Sena Sisir Kumar Swain 639 0.48 -
Majority 10,077 7.58[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,33,017 70.00 -1.21[lower-alpha 3]
Registered electors 1,90,024
BJD hold

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 71.21%

References
  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: Jagatsinghpur (104) District: Jagatsinghpur
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "38 - Jagatsinghpur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 16 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Jatatsinghpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  10. "Odisha - Jagatsinghpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Jagatsinghpur (104)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  12. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 10077
  13. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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