Kantabanji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

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

Kantabanji
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictBalangir
BlocksTurekela, Bangomunda, Muribahal
Electorate2,41,337 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsKantabanji
Current constituency
Created1961
PartyIndian National Congress
MLASantosh Singh Saluja
Const. No.70
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBalangir

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

In 2019 Kantabanji Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress win by 128 votes[5] Since 2019, MLA from the Kantabanji Assembly Constituency is Santosh Singh Saluja INC, who won the seat in Odisha state assembly elections 2019, Previous MLAs from this seat were Haji Mohammad Ayyub Khanof the Biju Janata Dal, who won the seat in 2009 Odisha state assembly elections. Previous MLAs from this seat were independent candidate Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan in 2004, Prasanna Pal of JD in 1990, independent candidate Chaitanya Pradhan in 1985, Prasanna Kumar Pal representing INC (I) in 1980 and representing INC in 1977.[6]

Kantabanji is part of Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [8]
2019
 
 33.60%
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%

Fourteen elections were held between 1961 and 2019. Elected members from the Kantabanji constituency are:[9][10]

  • 2019: (70): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress)
  • 2014: (70): Ayub Khan (Biju Janata Dal)
  • 2009: (70): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress)
  • 2004: (107): Haji Md. Ayub Khan (Independent)
  • 2000: (107): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress)
  • 1995: (107): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress)
  • 1990: (107): Prasanna Kumar Pal (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (107): Chaitanya Pradhan (Independent)
  • 1980: (107): Prasanna Kumar Pal (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (107): Prasanna Kumar Pal (Congress)
  • 1974: (107): Ramprasad Misra (Swatantra)
  • 1971: (108): Achyutanand Mahanand (Swatantra)
  • 1967: (108): Lokanath Rai (Swatantra)
  • 1961: (41): Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (Ganatantra Parishad)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ajaya Kumar Das 54,527 28.51
INC Santosh Singh Saluja 64,246 33.60
BJP Laxman Bag 64,118 33.53
BSP Champa Nag 1,589 0.83
Independent Maya Bag 2,273 1.19
Independent Suratha Behera 2,028 1.06
NOTA None of the above 2,453 1.28
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

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.[12]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji [13][14]
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
BMP Jagadish Singh Bhoi 967 0.55
Independent Bishnu Prasad Jued 727 0.42
ICP 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 of the above 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 [15]
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
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  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
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  7. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  8. "107 - Kantabanji Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  11. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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  13. "Odisha - Angul". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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  15. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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