Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency

Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.^[1]

Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya)
Constituency No. 112 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency in Khordha district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Khordha
Lok Sabha constituency	Bhubaneswar
Established	2009
Total electors	2,19,233[a][b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ananta Narayan Jena
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Ward No. 16 to 29 and 35 to 41 of BMC.^[2][3]

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation^[4] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024			47.68%
2019			53.40%
2014			53.71%
2009			60.89%

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Bhubaneswar Central constituency are:^[5]

Year	Portrait	Member	Party
2024[6]		Ananta Narayan Jena		Biju Janata Dal
2019[7]
2014[8]		Bijaya Kumar Mohanty
2009[9]
Till 2009 : See Bhubaneswar

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.^[10] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananta Narayan Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagannath Pradhan by a margin of 37 votes.^[6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhubaneswar Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ananta Narayan Jena	53,759	47.68	5.72
	BJP	Jagannath Pradhan	53,722	47.65	5.56
	INC	Prakash Chandra Jena	3,308	2.93	0.22
	NOTA	None of the above	689	0.61	0.12
Majority			37	0.03
Turnout			1,12,754	51.43
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananta Narayan Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagannath Pradhan by a margin of 11,442 votes.^[7]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bhubaneshwar Central (Madhya)^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ananta Narayan Jena	54,022	53.40	0.31
	BJP	Jagannath Pradhan	42,580	42.09	12.38
	INC	Rajib Patnaik	2,746	2.71	9.54
	NOTA	None of the above	740	0.73
Majority			11,442	11.31
Turnout			1,03,432	43.33
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagannath Pradhan by a margin of 22,389 votes.^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya)^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bijaya Kumar Mohanty	50,107	53.71	7.18
	BJP	Jagannath Pradhan	27,718	29.71	14.71
	INC	Shuvendu Mohanty	11,429	12.25	2.84
	NOTA	None of the above	1,009	0.08
Majority			22,389	24
Turnout			93,285	41.96%
Registered electors			2,22,337[13]
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan by a margin of 34,985 votes.^[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya)^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bijaya Kumar Mohanty	46,417	60.89	−
	BJP	Biswabhusan Harichandan	11,432	15.00	−
	Independent	Jagannath Pradhan	8,159	10.70	−
	INC	Alok Jena	7,176	9.41	−
Majority			34,985	45.89[c]	−
Turnout			76,284	33.78
Registered electors			2,25,828
	BJD win (new seat)

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. % of total valid votes