Jeypore (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jeypore
Legislative Assembly of Odisha constituency
District Koraput
Blocks Jeypore, Borigumma
Electorate 1,87,036 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Jeypore
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Rabi Narayan Nanda
Const. No. 143
Lok Sabha Constituencies Koraput

Jeypore (Sl. No.: 143) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Jeypore, Jeypore block, 19 Gram panchayats (BB.Singpur, Benagam, Bodigam, Borigumma, Champapadar, Gujuniguda, Gumuda, Haridaguda, Hordali, Kamta, Katharagada, Kumuli, Munja, Narigam, Nuagam, Ranaspur, Sargiguda, Semolaguda and Benasur) of Borigumma block.[3][4]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Nanda defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tara Prasad Bahinipati by a margin of 9,316 votes.[5]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2009
 
46.12%
2004
 
55.54%
2000
 
57.60%
1995
 
53.27%
1990
 
47.69%
1985
 
71.27%
1980
 
69.46%
1977
 
55.21%

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2009. Elected members from the Jeypore constituency are: [7][8]

2014 Election

2014 Genaral Election, Jeypore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rabinarayan Nanda
INC Tara Prasad Bahinipati
BJP Bhrugu Baksipatra
AAP Manoranjan Nayak
AITMC Mahendra Patra
CPI Susanta Adhikari
Odisha Jana Morcha Gautam Samantrai
BSP Sada Nayak
Independent Santosh Das
Independent Jan Bahadur

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jeypore [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rabi Narayan Nanda 57,504 46.12 -9.42
BJP Tara Prasad Bahinipati 48,188 38.65 -
INC K. Nagraj Dora 9,398 7.54 -
Independent Neela Madhab (Bulu) Bishoi 1,982 1.59 -
BSP Subash Chandra Goudo 1,683 1.35 -
SAMO Susama Sukla 1,380 1.11 -
LSP V. Ramachandra Rao 1,028 0.82 -
Odisha Mukti Morcha Prabir Patra 998 0.80 -
Kalinga Sena Santosh Kumar Nanda 908 0.73 -
CPI(ML) Liberation Susanta Kumar Panda 807 0.65 -
RSP Balaram Khora 800 0.64 -
Majority 9,316 7.47[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,24,685 70.10 -
BJD hold Swing 0.41[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 69.69%

References