Simulia Assembly constituency
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Simulia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
| Simulia | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 42 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Balasore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhadrak |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,11,136 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Area of this constituency includes Simulia block and Khaira block.[2][3]
Elected Members
| Vote share of winning candidates[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51.35% | |||
| 2014 | 42.24% | |||
| 2009 | 47.87% | |||
| 2004 | 50.28% | |||
| 2000 | 49.95% | |||
| 1995 | 49.41% | |||
| 1990 | 64.08% | |||
| 1985 | 46.94% | |||
| 1980 | 28.32% | |||
| 1977 | 39.03% | |||
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Simulia constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Padma Lochan Panda | BJP | |
| 2019 | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi[7] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | BJD | |
| 2009 | Parsuram Panigrahi | BJD | |
| 2004 | Padmalochan Panda | INC | |
| 2000 | Parsuram Panigrahi | BJD | |
| 1995 | Padmalochan Panda | INC | |
| 1990 | Parsuram Panigrahi | JD | |
| 1985 | Padmalochan Panda | INC | |
| 1980 | Parsuram Panigrahi | JP | |
| 1977 | Gopinath Das | JP | |
| 1974 | Sailen Mohapatra | INC | |
| 1971 | Chintamani Jena | CPI | |
| 1967 | Uchhab Charan Jena | PSP | |
| 1961 | Bhagiratha Das | INC | |
Election Results
Summarize
Perspective
2024
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8]
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padmalochan Panda by a margin of 14,959 votes.
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padmalochan Panda by a margin of 7,937 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 65,854 | 42.24 |  5.63 | |
| INC | Padmalochan Panda | 57,917 | 37.15 | 2.48 | |
| BJP | Shashi Kumar Sahoo | 28,011 | 17.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 769 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 7,937 | 5.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,906 | 73.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,11,136 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parsuram Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 10,927 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Parsuram Panigrahi | 63,479 | 47.87 | − | |
| INC | Padma Lochan Panda | 52,552 | 39.63 | − | |
| Independent | Mahendra Prasad Jena | 8,047 | 6.07 | − | |
| BJP | Tanuja Panda | 5,023 | 3.79 | − | |
| BSP | Gopal Krishna Das | 1,969 | 1.48 | − | |
| SP | Mamatanjali Tripathy | 1,019 | 0.77 | − | |
| Samruddha Odisha | Rabindra Kumar Mohanty | 506 | 0.38 | − | |
| Majority | 10,927 | 8.24 [a] | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,618 | 67.56 | − | ||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
References
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