Kantabanji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kantabanji (Sl. No.: 70) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]
Kantabanji | |
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Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency | |
District | Balangir |
Blocks | Turekela, Bangomunda, Muribahal |
Electorate | 2,41,337 [1][lower-alpha 1] |
Major settlements | Kantabanji |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1961 |
Party | Indian National Congress |
MLA | Santosh Singh Saluja |
Const. No. | 70 |
Lok Sabha Constituencies | Balangir |
This constituency includes Kantabanji, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block.[3][4]
In 2019 Kantabanji Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress win by 128 votes[5] Since 2019, MLA from the Kantabanji Assembly Constituency is Santosh Singh Saluja INC, who won the seat in Odisha state assembly elections 2019, Previous MLAs from this seat were Haji Mohammad Ayyub Khanof the Biju Janata Dal, who won the seat in 2009 Odisha state assembly elections. Previous MLAs from this seat were independent candidate Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan in 2004, Prasanna Pal of JD in 1990, independent candidate Chaitanya Pradhan in 1985, Prasanna Kumar Pal representing INC (I) in 1980 and representing INC in 1977.[6]
Kantabanji is part of Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]
Elected Members
Fourteen elections were held between 1961 and 2019. Elected members from the Kantabanji constituency are:[9][10]
- 2019: (70): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress)
- 2014: (70): Ayub Khan (Biju Janata Dal)
- 2009: (70): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress)
- 2004: (107): Haji Md. Ayub Khan (Independent)
- 2000: (107): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress)
- 1995: (107): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress)
- 1990: (107): Prasanna Kumar Pal (Janata Dal)
- 1985: (107): Chaitanya Pradhan (Independent)
- 1980: (107): Prasanna Kumar Pal (Congress-I)
- 1977: (107): Prasanna Kumar Pal (Congress)
- 1974: (107): Ramprasad Misra (Swatantra)
- 1971: (108): Achyutanand Mahanand (Swatantra)
- 1967: (108): Lokanath Rai (Swatantra)
- 1961: (41): Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (Ganatantra Parishad)
2019 Election Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Ajaya Kumar Das | 54,527 | 28.51 | ||
INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 64,246 | 33.60 | ||
BJP | Laxman Bag | 64,118 | 33.53 | ||
BSP | Champa Nag | 1,589 | 0.83 | ||
Independent | Maya Bag | 2,273 | 1.19 | ||
Independent | Suratha Behera | 2,028 | 1.06 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 2,453 | 1.28 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
TBA gain from TBA | Swing | ||||
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ayub Khan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja by a margin of 3,868 votes.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJD | Ayub Khan | 55,252 | 31.65 | -9.05 | |
INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 51,384 | 29.43 | -13.81 | |
BJP | Lachhaman Bag | 30,961 | 17.73 | 6.58 | |
AAP | Ajay Kumar Das | 20,333 | 11.65 | ||
Independent | Bhola Panika | 3,253 | 1.86 | ||
CPI | Premananda Putel | 2,676 | 1.53 | ||
BSP | Sushil Kumbhar | 1,784 | 1.02 | -0.26 | |
Independent | Santosh Deep | 1,269 | 0.73 | ||
AOP | Satyendra Suna | 1,206 | 0.69 | ||
BMP | Jagadish Singh Bhoi | 967 | 0.55 | ||
Independent | Bishnu Prasad Jued | 727 | 0.42 | ||
ICP | Tankadhara Saa | 698 | 0.4 | ||
Independent | Alexander Senapati | 694 | 0.4 | ||
Independent | Srikanta Mahananda | 580 | 0.33 | ||
Independent | Nishikanta Rana | 536 | 0.31 | ||
Independent | Nandalal Tandi | 533 | 0.31 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 1,729 | 0.99 | - | |
Majority | 3,868 | 2.22 | -1.45 | ||
Turnout | 1,74,582 | 72.34 | 3.43 | ||
Registered electors | 2,41,337 | ||||
BJD gain from INC |
Summary of results of the 2009 Election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 62,495 | 43.24 | 11.19 | |
BJD | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | 57,191 | 40.70 | - 15.56 | |
BJP | Ajay Kumar Das | 16,117 | 11.15 | - | |
Independent | Suratha Behera | 2,075 | 1.44 | - | |
BSP | Nanda Kumar Mahananda | 1,848 | 1.28 | - | |
SAMO | Ashok Kumar Singh Deo | 1,719 | 1.19 | - | |
Kosal Kranti Dal | Jogendra Bachha | 1,087 | 0.75 | - | |
Independent | Gupteswar Benia | 1,052 | 0.73 | - | |
Independent | Gopal Bhoi | 962 | 0.67 | - | |
Majority | 5,304 | 3.67[lower-alpha 2] | - | ||
Turnout | 1,44,549 | 68.91 | - | ||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | 3.55 [lower-alpha 3] | |||
Notes
- as on 1 January 2014
- %of total valid votes
- 2004 Voter turnout was 65.36%
References
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Constituency: Kantabanji (70) District : Bolangir
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List Of Winning Candidates
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