| Ghasipura | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 21 for theOdisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northen Division |
| District | Kendujhar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Keonjhar |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 2,31,781[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Ghasipura is aVidhan Sabhaconstituency ofKendujhar district.[1]
Area of this constituency includeGhatgaon, Ghatagaon block, Ghasipura block and 2GPs (Dhakotha and Kolimati) of Anandapur block.[2][3]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in2009 election.
| 2024 | 43.96% | |||
| 2019 | 49.98% | |||
| 2014 | 66.03% | |||
| 2009 | 52.85% | |||
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Ghasipura constituency is:[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | Badri Narayan Patra | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[7][8] | |||
| 2014[9] | |||
| 2009[10] | |||
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,Biju Janata Dal candidateBadri Narayan Patra defeatedIndependent candidateNiranjan Patnaik by a margin of 13,811 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Badri Narayan Patra | 82,516 | 43.96 |  6.02 | |
| Independent | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik | 68,705 | 29.64 | ||
| BJP | Shambhunath Rout | 23,813 | 10.27 | 5.61 | |
| Independent | Debendra Nath Swain | 2,897 | 1.54 | ||
| INC | Subrat Kumar Chakra | 2,807 | 1.50 | 29.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,844 | 0.98 |  0.07 | |
| Majority | 13,811 | 7.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,87,707 | 80.98 | |||
| BJDhold | |||||
In 2019 election,Biju Janata Dal candidateBadri Narayan Patra defeatedIndian National Congress candidateNiranjan Patnaik by a margin of 32,668 votes.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Badri Narayan Patra | 86,816 | 49.98 | 16.55 | |
| INC | Niranjan Patnaik | 54,128 | 31.16 | 23.87 | |
| BJP | Prithviraj Kuanr | 27,579 | 15.88 | 3.57 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,579 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 32,668 | 18.80 | |||
| Turnout | 1,73,710[13] | 78.78 | |||
| BJDhold | |||||
In 2014 election,Biju Janata Dal candidateBadri Narayan Patra defeatedBharatiya Janata Party candidate Satyabrata Panda by a margin of 88,602 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Badri Narayan Patra | 108,900 | 66.03 | 13.18 | |
| BJP | Satyabrata Panda | 20,298 | 12.31 | 5.74 | |
| INC | Prithviraj Kuanr | 12,018 | 7.29 | 28.22 | |
| NOTA | None | 1,856 | 1.13 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,97,858 | ||||
| BJDhold | |||||
In 2009 election,Biju Janata Dal candidateBadri Narayan Patra defeatedIndian National Congress candidateNiranjan Patnaik by a margin of 25,554 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Badri Narayan Patra | 77,890 | 52.85 | − | |
| INC | Niranjan Patnaik | 52,336 | 35.51 | − | |
| BJP | Santosh Kumar Rout | 9,689 | 6.57 | − | |
| Majority | 25,554 | 17.34[c] | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,411 | 78.06 | |||
| BJDwin (new seat) | |||||
Constituency: Ghasipura (21) District : Keonjhar
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