Junagarh Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Junagarh, Kalahandi.

Junagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.^[1]

Junagarh
Constituency No. 78 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Lok Sabha constituency	Kalahandi
Established	1951
Total electors	2,46,605[a][b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Dibya Shankar Mishra
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Junagarh, Junagarh block and Golamunda block.^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024			38.64%
2019			45.83%
2014			34.21%
2009			31.48%
2004			36.36%
2000			47.62%
1998 (bypoll)			39.21%
1995			32.81%
1990			43.02%
1985			51.65%
1980			46.67%
1977			43.67%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1998. It was a 2 member constituency in 1952.

List of members elected from Junagarh constituency are:^[5][6]

Year	Member[7]	Party
2024[8]	Dibya Shankar Mishra		Biju Janata Dal
2019[9]
2014[10]
2009[11]	Gobardhan Dash		Indian National Congress
2004	Himansu Sekhar Meher		Bharatiya Janata Party
2000
1998 (bypoll) [c][12]
1995	Bikram Keshari Deo
1990
1985			Janata Party
1980	Maheswar Barad		Indian National Congress (I)
1977			Indian National Congress
1974	Udit Pratap Deo		Swatantra Party
1971	Trinath Sarab
1967	Maheswar Naik
1961
1957-61 : Constituency did not exist
1951	Pratap Keshari Deo		Ganatantra Parishad
	Dayanidhi Naik

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[13] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 1,338 votes.^[8]

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Junagarh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Dibya Shankar Mishra	77,037	38.64	7.19
	BJP	Manoj Kumar Meher	75,699	37.97	7.38
	INC	Tuleswar Naik	39,492	19.81	2.12
	NOTA	None of the above	2,735	1.37	0.12
Majority			1,338	0.67	14.57
Turnout			1,99,354	80.84
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 27,859 votes.^[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Dibya Shankar Mishra	83,789	45.83	11.62
	BJP	Manoj Kumar Meher	55,930	30.59	2.40
	INC	Anil Kumar Singh Deo	32,343	17.69	5.78
	NOTA	None of the above	2,290	1.25
Majority			27,859	15.24
Turnout			1,82,838	78.55
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anil Kumar Singh Deo by a margin of 17,728 votes.^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Dibya Shankar Mishra	56,443	34.21	−
	BJP	Anil Kumar Singh Deo	46,498	28.19	−
	INC	Gobardhan Dash	38,715	23.47	−
	NOTA	None of the above	2747	1.67	−
Majority			17,728	6.02
Turnout			1,64,973	75.96
	BJD gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bira Sipka by a margin of 6,537 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Gobardhan Dash	45,349	31.48	−
	BJD	Bira Sipka	38,812	26.94	−
	BJP	Himansu Sekhar Meher	34,334	23.83	−
Majority			6,537	4.54[d]	−
Turnout			1,44,053	69.76	−
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.79[e]

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Resignation of Bikram Keshari Deo on his election to Lok Sabha
4. %of total valid votes
5. 2004 Voter turnout was 66.97%

External links

• Discover Junagarh