Sonepur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sonepur (Sl. No.: 65) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.[2]

This article is about the assembly constituency in Odisha. For its eponymous assembly constituency in Bihar, see Sonpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). For its eponymous town, see Subarnapur, Odisha.

Sonepur
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictSubarnapur
BlocksSonepur, Binika, Dunguripali, Tarbha
Electorate2,31,614 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsSonepur, Tarbha,
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLANiranjan Pujari
Const. No.65
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBalangir

This constituency includes Sonepur, Tarbha, Sonepur block, Tarbha block, Dunguripali block and two GPs (Julunda and Mahada) of Binika block.[3][4]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 51.70%
2009
 
 42.09%
2004
 
 48.11%
2000
 
 42.26%
1995
 
 37.56%
1990
 
 49.61%
1985
 
 62.37%
1980
 
 66.23%
1977
 
 49.32%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Sonepur constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2014: (65): Niranjan Pujari (BJD)
  • 2009: (65): Niranjan Pujari (BJD)
  • 2004: (112): Binod Patra (Congress)
  • 2000: (112): Kunduru Kushal (BJD)
  • 1995: (112): Kunduru Kushal (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: (112): Kunduru Kushal (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (112): Achyuta Biswal (Congress)
  • 1980: (112): Dhaneswar Kumbhar (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (112): Debraj Seth (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (112): Daulat Bagh (Swatantra)
  • 1971: (100): Nilambar Raiguru (Swatantra)
  • 1967: (100): Nilambar Raiguru (Swatantra)
  • 1961: (49): Daulat Panda (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1957: (34): Anantaram Nanda (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (25): Anantaram Nanda (Ganatantra Parishad)

2019 Election Result

In 2019 election:[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sonepur [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Niranjan Pujari 99,073
BJP Ashok Kumar Pujari 73,347
INC Chittaranjan Mishra 23,326
BSP Surubabu Nanda 2,577
CPI(ML)L Umesh Chandra Padhan 1,014
Independent Nabakrushna Danta 1,315
Independent Tankadhara Khamari 8,54
NOTA None of the above 1,597
Majority 75,747
Turnout 2,03,103
BJD hold Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pramod Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 51,485 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sonepur[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Niranjan Pujari 93,534 51.7 8.58
BJP Pramod Kumar Mahapatra 42,049 23.24 -2.15
INC Sarbeswar Purohit 35,795 19.79 -2.78
BSP Bimala Naik 2,408 1.33 -0.36
AOP Amareswar Mishra 1,686 0.93
API Giridhari Khura 1,480 0.82
SKD Nandighosh Meher 1,192 0.66
NOTA None of the above 2,756 1.52 -
Majority 51,485 28.46
Turnout 1,80,900 78.1 5.24
Registered electors 2,31,614
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nabakrushna Danta by a margin of 28,307 votes.[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sonepur [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Niranjan Pujari 68,844 43.12
BJP Nabakrushna Danta 40,537 25.39 -
INC Jitendra Patnaik 36,044 22.57 -
Independent Bal Gopal Mishra 6,470 4.05 -
BSP Susanta Kumar Panda 2,705 1.69 -
SAMO Jibeswar Behera 2,143 1.34 -
Independent Rajani Kanta Naik 1,196 0.75 -
Independent Dillip Kumar Sahu 885 0.55 -
Independent Tankadhar Khamari 844 0.53 -
Majority 28,307 17.73[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,59,681 72.86 -
BJD gain from INC

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes

References
  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014. Constituency: Sonepur (65) District : Subarnapur
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "112 - Sonepur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. "Sonepur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  8. "Sonepur Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Sonepur Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  11. "Odisha - Sonepur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  12. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014n Constituency: Sonepur (65)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  13. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014. 28307
  14. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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