Pipili Assembly constituency

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

Pipili is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.^[1]

Pipili
Constituency No. 110 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Pipili Assembly constituency in Puri district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Puri
Lok Sabha constituency	Puri
Established	1951
Total electors	2,38,309[a][b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ashrit Pattanayak
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Pipili, Pipili block and Delanga block.^[2][3]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			51.55%
2021 (bypoll)			53.6%
2019			50.66%
2014			51.19%
2009			49.14%
2004			52.08%
2000			56.25%
1995			50.22%
1990			66.35%
1985			43.61%
1980			39.83%
1977			49.73%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2021. It was a 2-member constituency for 1957.

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

Year	Member	Party
2024[7]	Ashrit Pattanayak		Bharatiya Janata Party
2021 (bypoll)[c][8]	Rudra Pratap Maharathy		Biju Janata Dal
2019[9]	Pradeep Maharathy
2014[6]
2009[10]
2004
2000
1995	Yudhistir Samantray		Indian National Congress
1990	Pradeep Maharathy		Janata Dal
1985			Janata Party
1980	Bipin Dash		Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Kiran Lekha Mohanty		Janata Party
1974	Bipin Dash		Indian National Congress
1971	Abhimanyu Ransingh		Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Banamali Patnaik		Orissa Jana Congress
1961	Ram Chandra Patnaik		Indian National Congress
1957[d]	Gopinath Bhoi
	Ram Chandra Patnaik		Independent politician
1951	Jayakrushna Mohanty		Indian National Congress

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, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashrit Pattanayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy by a margin of 15,162 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Pipili

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ashrit Pattanayak	99,310	51.55	9.51
	BJD	Rudra Pratap Maharathy	84,148	43.68	9.92
	INC	Gyan Ranjan Patnaik	3,449	1.79	0.57
	NOTA	None of the above	597	0.31
Majority			15,162	7.87
Turnout			1,92,653	80.84
	BJP gain from BJD

2021 Bypoll

In 2021 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashrit Pattanayak by a margin of 20,916 votes.^[8]

2021 Odisha Legislative Assembly by-election: Pipili

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rudra Pratap Maharathy	96,972	53.60	2.94
	BJP	Ashrit Pattanayak	76,056	42.04	0.42
	INC	Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra	4,261	2.36	3.27
	NOTA	None of the above	831	0.46
Majority			20,916	11.56	−
Turnout			1,81,066	78.62
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Maharathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashrit Pattanayak by a margin of 15,787 votes.^[9]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Pipili^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pradeep Maharathy	88,518	50.66	0.53
	BJP	Ashrit Pattanayak	72,731	41.62	36.87
	INC	Ajit Mangaraj	9,830	5.63	24.80
	NOTA	None of the above	867	0.50
Majority			15,787	9.07
Turnout			1,74,875	76.43
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Maharathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Yudhistir Samantray by a margin of 33,474 votes.^[6]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Pipili

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pradeep Maharathy	82,550	51.19	−
	INC	Yudhistir Samantray	49,076	30.43	−
	Independent	Ashrit Pattanayak	18,000	11.16	−
	BJP	Prafulla Prasad Gajendra	7,656	4.75	−
Majority			33,474	20.76	−
Turnout			1,61,290	77.27
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Maharathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Yudhistir Samantray by a margin of 12,505 votes.^[10]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Pipili^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pradeep Maharathy	74,112	49.14	2.94
	INC	Yudhistir Samantray	61,607	40.85	2.73
	BJP	Ajit Mangaraj	11,138	7.39	−
Majority			12,505	8.29[e]	−
Turnout			1,50,809	73.43[f]	0.04
	BJD hold

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Death of Pradeep Maharathy
4. It was a 2 member constituency
5. % of total valid votes
6. 2004 Voter turnout was 73.39%