Puri Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 19°49′N 85°49′E / 19.81°N 85.82°E / 19.81; 85.82
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Puri
Constituency No. 107 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictPuri
LS constituencyPuri
Established1951
Total electors2,21,892[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

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

This constituency includes Puri, 15 Gram panchayats (Birapratappur, Balipada, Jamarsuan, Baliput, Raigoroda, Garhmrugasira, Chalisbatia, Malatipatpur, Chandanpur, Sasandamodarpur, Samanga, Gopinathpur, Harekrushnapur, Baliguali and Talajanga) of Puri sadar block and three GPs (Itibhuan, Garhbhingura and Chhaitana) of Gop block.[3][4]

Elected members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2019
 
 43.28%
2014
 
 53.44%
2009
 
 51.58%
2004
 
 53.61%
2000
 
 53.65%
1995
 
 33.55%
1990
 
 73.20%
1985
 
 50.89%
1980
 
 50.65%
1977
 
 61.93%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one by election in 1991.[6] Elected members from the Puri constituency are:[7][8]

Year Member Party
1951 Fakir Charan Das Socialist Party
1957 Harihar Bahinipati Praja Socialist Party
1961 Bhagwan Pratihari Indian National Congress
1967 Harihar Bahinipati Praja Socialist Party
1971 Brajamohan Mohanty Indian National Congress
1974 Brajamohan Mohanty Indian National Congress
1977 Braja Kishore Tripathy Janata Party
1980 Gadadhar Mishra Indian National Congress
1985 Braja Kishore Tripathy Janata Party
1990 Braja Kishore Tripathy Janata Dal
1991 (By Poll) Uma Ballav Rath Janata Dal
1995 Maheswar Mohanty Janata Dal
2000 Maheswar Mohanty Biju Janata Dal
2004 Maheswar Mohanty Biju Janata Dal
2009 Maheswar Mohanty Biju Janata Dal
2014 Maheswar Mohanty Biju Janata Dal
2019 Jayanta Kumar Sarangi[9][10] Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Vidhan Sabha election, Puri[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jayanta Kumar Sarangi 76,747 43.28
BJD Maheswar Mohanty 72739 40.21
INC Auro Prasad Mishra 2934 1.94
BSP Suchendra Bhoi 856 0.55
AIFB Jitendriya Behera 465 0.3
Independent Gopal Krushna Panda 700 0.45
NOTA None of the above 1281 0.82
Turnout 155722
BJP gain from BJD Swing

2014[edit]

In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Congress Party candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 34,721 votes.[12]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Puri[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Maheswar Mohanty 76,760 53.44 1.86
INC Uma Ballav Rath 42,039 29.27 23.52
BJP Krushna Chandra Panda 17,560 12.23 -28.09
SKD Surendranath Dash 2,504 1.74 -
AAP Aditya Hruday Mishra 1,058 0.74 -
BSP Basanti Bhoi 921 0.64 -0.34
AOP Sridhar Mishra 580 0.4 -
AITC Nrusingha Charan Das 348 0.24 -
Independent Rama Chandra Pradhan 331 0.23 -
NOTA None of the above 1526 1.06 -
Majority 34,721 24.17
Turnout 1,43,627 64.73 7.06
Registered electors 2,21,892
BJD hold

2009[edit]

In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 13,394 votes.[15]

2009 Vidhan Sabha election, Puri[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Maheswar Mohanty 61,328 51.58 -2.03
BJP Uma Ballav Rath 47,934 40.32 -
INC Uttam Kumar Acharya 4,832 3.75 -
BSP Kashinath Bhoi 1,161 0.98 -
Independent Rama Chandra Pradhan 634 0.53 -
SP Narayan Khuntia 633 0.53 -
Kalinga Sena Sarada Devi Panda 367 0.31 -
Majority 13,394 11.27[b] -
Turnout 1,18,889 57.67 -2.71[c]
BJD hold

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ % of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 voter turnout was 60.38%.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Puri (107) District: Puri
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "56 - Puri Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Puri Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  9. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  11. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Odisha - Puri". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Puri (107)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 13394
  16. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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