Panchpir Assembly constituency

Panchpir, also referred to as Panchapidha was a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, of the Mayurbhanj district, Odisha state in India.^[2] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 1957.^[3] It was replaced by the constituencies of Udala, Karanjia and Jashipur.

Panchpir
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituency	Jajpur Keonjhar[1]
Established	1951
Abolished	1957
Total electors	90,416

The Panchpir constituency consisted of the Panchpir sub-division of Mayurbhanj district.^[2] Though this area (Panchpir sub-division) was a part of Mayurbhanj district, it came under the Jajpur-Keojhar Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
Year	Candidates
1951	(1)		18.08%
	(2)		17.63%

One election was held between 1951 and 1952. The constituency had 2 seats. Members elected:^[4]

• 1951: (43): Biswanath Sahu (Gana Parishad) and Ghasiram Sandil (Independent)

Election results

1951

1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election: Panchpir^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIGP	Biswanath Sahu	7,985	18.08%
	Independent	Sanatan Naik	9,492	17.89%
	Independent	Ghasiram Sandil	9,356	17.63%
	Socialist	Bhaktabandhu Mahanta	5,737	10.81%
	Socialist	Rasananda Das	4,959	9.34%
	INC	Adhikari Charuchandra Das	4,547	8.57%
	INC	Pravakar Behera	4,127	7.78%
	Independent	Sirish Chandra Das	2,704	5.10%
	Independent	Surendranath Mahanta	2,553	4.81%
Turnout			53,071	29.35%
Registered electors			90,416
	AIGP win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)