Kantabanji (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kantabanji
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Balangir
Blocks Turekela, Bangomunda, Muribahal
Electorate 2,41,337 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Kantabanjhi
Current constituency
Created 1961
Party Congress
MLA Santosh Singh Saluja
Const. No. 70
Lok Sabha Constituencies Balangir

Kantabanji (Sl. No.: 70) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Kantabanjhi, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block.[3][4]

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Haji Md. Ayub Khan by a margin of 5,304 votes.[5]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2014
  
 31.65%
2009
  
 43.24%
2004
  
 40.68%
2000
  
 29.24%
1995
  
 44.80%
1990
  
 46.25%
1985
  
 46.68%
1980
  
 54.84%
1977
  
 42.33%

Thirteen elections were held between 1961 and 2014. Elected members from the Kantabanji constituency are: [7][8]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ayub Khan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja by a margin of 3,868 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ayub Khan 55,252 31.65 -9.05
INC Santosh Singh Saluja 51,384 29.43 -13.81
BJP Lachhaman Bag 30,961 17.73 6.58
AAP Ajay Kumar Das 20,333 11.65
Independent Bhola Panika 3,253 1.86
CPI Premananda Putel 2,676 1.53
BSP Sushil Kumbhar 1,784 1.02 -0.26
Independent Santosh Deep 1,269 0.73
AOP Satyendra Suna 1,206 0.69
Bahujan Mukti Party Jagadish Singh Bhoi 967 0.55
Independent Bishnu Prasad Jued 727 0.42
Indian Citizens' Party Tankadhara Saa 698 0.4
Independent Alexander Senapati 694 0.4
Independent Srikanta Mahananda 580 0.33
Independent Nishikanta Rana 536 0.31
Independent Nandalal Tandi 533 0.31
NOTA None 1,729 0.99 -
Majority 3,868 2.22 -1.45
Turnout 1,74,582 72.34 3.43
Registered electors 2,41,337
BJD gain from INC

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Santosh Singh Saluja 62,495 43.24 11.19
BJD Haji Md. Ayub Khan 57,191 40.70 - 15.56
BJP Ajay Kumar Das 16,117 11.15 -
Independent Suratha Behera 2,075 1.44 -
BSP Nanda Kumar Mahananda 1,848 1.28 -
SAMO Ashok Kumar Singh Deo 1,719 1.19 -
Kosal Kranti Dal Jogendra Bachha 1,087 0.75 -
Independent Gupteswar Benia 1,052 0.73 -
Independent Gopal Bhoi 962 0.67 -
Majority 5,304 3.67[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,44,549 68.91 -
INC gain from Independent Swing 3.55 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 65.36%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 16 March 2014. Constituency: Kantabanji (70) District : Bolangir
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 16 March 2014. 5304
  6. ↑ "107 - Kantabanji Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. ↑ "Kantabanji Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Odisha - Angul". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantabanji (70)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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