Banki Assembly constituency

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

Banki is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.^[1] Following 2008 delimitation, Gobindpur Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.^[2]

Banki
Constituency No. 88 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Cuttack
Lok Sabha constituency	Cuttack
Established	1951
Total electors	2,19,513[a][b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Devi Ranjan Tripathy
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Banki, Banki block, Banki-Dampada block and eight Gram panchayats (Narajmarthapur, Ramdaspur, Madhupur, Belagachhia, Dadhapatana, Kunheipada, Mundali and Sribantapur) of Barang block.^[3][4]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates^[5]

2024			41.31%
2019			46.44%
2014			58.69%
2009			54.79%
2004			49.38%
2000			57.60%
1995			48.63%
1990			56.08%
1985			61.34%
1980			43.14%
1977			53.69%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.

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

Year	Member	Party
2024[8]	Devi Ranjan Tripathy		Biju Janata Dal
2019[9]
2014[9]	Pravat Tripathy
2009[10]
2004	Debasis Pattnaik		Indian National Congress
2000	Pravat Tripathy		Biju Janata Dal
1995			Janata Dal
1990	Ghanashyam Sahoo
1985	Akshaya Kumar Patnaik		Indian National Congress
1980			Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Jogesh Chandra Rout		Indian National Congress
1974			Independent politician
1971	Gokulanand Praharaj		Utkal Congress
1967	Jogesh Chandra Rout		Independent politician
1961	Gokulanand Praharaj		Indian National Congress
1957	Jogesh Chandra Rout
1951	Gokulanand Praharaj		Socialist Party

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.^[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Devi Ranjan Tripathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tusara Kanta Chakrabarty by a margin of 17,026 votes.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Banki

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Devi Ranjan Tripathy	69,214	41.31
	BJP	Tusara Kanta Chakrabarty	52,188	31.15
	INC	Debasis Patnaik	42,899	25.6
	NOTA	None of the above	885	0.53
Majority			17,026	10.16
Turnout			1,67,544	76.33
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Devi Ranjan Tripathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debasis Patnaik by a margin of 24,118 votes.^[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Banki^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Devi Ranjan Tripathy	74,599	46.44
	INC	Debasis Patnaik	50,481	31.43
	BJP	Subhransu Mohan Padhi	32,541	20.26
	NOTA	None of the above	972	0.61
Majority			24,118	15.01
Turnout			1,60,635	76.57
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pravata Kumar Tripathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rabindra Kumar Mallick by a margin of 43,758 votes.^[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Banki

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pravata Kumar Tripathy	85,809	58.69
	INC	Rabindra Kumar Mallick	42,051	28.76
	BJP	Ajaya Kumar Swain	8,672	5.93
	None of the above	None of the above	986	0.68
Majority			43,758	29.93
Turnout			1,46,195	76.65
Registered electors			1,88,489
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pravata Kumar Tripathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debasis Patnaik by a margin of 23,445 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Banki^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pravata Kumar Tripathy	70,731	54.79	−
	INC	Debasis Patnaik	47,286	36.63	−
	BJP	Subhransu Mohan Padhi	8,056	6.24	−
Majority			23,445	18.16[c]	−
Turnout			1,29,095	71.52	−
Registered electors			1,80,508
	BJD gain from INC		Swing	0.69[d]

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. %of total valid votes
4. 2004 Voter turnout was 72.21%