Bhubaneswar Assembly constituency

Bhubaneswar was an Assembly constituency from Khordha district of Odisha.^[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 2008. Following 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency.^[2]

Bhubaneswar
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Khordha
Lok Sabha constituency	Bhubaneswar
Established	1951
Abolished	2008
Reservation	None

Elected Members

Between 1951 & 2008, 14 elections were held till date including 2 bypolls in 1967 & 1996. It was a 2-member constituency in 1951.^[3][4]

List of members elected from Bhubaneswar constituency are:

Year	Member[4]	Party
1951[a]	Kanhu Mallik		Indian National Congress
	Satyapriya Mohanty		Indian National Congress
1957	Satyapriya Mohanty		Indian National Congress
1961			Indian National Congress
1967	Harekrushna Mahatab		Orissa Jana Congress
1967 (bypoll)[b]	Subhadra Mahtab		Orissa Jana Congress
1971	Harekrushna Mahatab		Indian National Congress
1974			Utkal Congress
1977	Satyapriya Mohanty		Janata Party
1980	Rama Krushna Pati		Communist Party of India
1985	Biju Patnaik		Janata Dal
1990			Janata Dal
1995			Janata Dal
1996 (bypoll)[c]	Biswabhusan Harichandan		Bharatiya Janata Party
2000
2004
2009 onwards: See Bhubaneswar Central

Election Results

2004

In 2004 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Kumar Kar by a margin of 85,897 votes.

2004 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhubaneswar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Biswabhusan Harichandan	123,671
	INC	Sarat Kumar Kar	37,774
Margin of victory			85,897
Turnout			1,78,624
	BJP hold

2000

In 2000 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jagannath Mohapatra by a margin of 94,555 votes.

2000 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhubaneswar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Biswabhusan Harichandan	117,150	78.96%
	INC	Jagannath Mohapatra	22,595	15.23%
Margin of victory			94,555
Turnout			1,48,372
	BJP hold

Notes

1. It was a 2 member constituency
2. Resignation of Harekrushna Mahatab
3. Resignation of Biju Patnaik