| Bijepur | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Constituency No: | 2 |
| Type: | SLA |
| District: | Bargarh |
| Loksabha Cons: | Bargarh |
| Established: | 1961 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Mla: | Sanat Kumar Gartia |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
Bijepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Odisha.
This constituency includes Bijepur block, Gaisilat block and Barpali block.[1]
Since its formation in 1961,18 elections were held during including 3 By-Elections in 1991, 2018 and 2019.
List of members elected from Bijepur Constituency are:[2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Mohan Nag | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Tribikram Malik | ||
| 1974 | Gananath Pradhan | ||
| 1977 | Nityananda Gartia | ||
| 1980 | Rajib Lochan Hota | ||
| 1985 | Nikunja Bihari Singh | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1991^ | Kishorimani Singh | ||
| 1995 | Ripunath Seth | ||
| 2000 | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | ||
| 2004 | Subal Sahu | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2018^ | Rita Sahu | ||
| 2019 | Naveen Patnaik | ||
| 2019^ | Rita Sahu | ||
| 2024 | Sanat Kumar Gartia | ||
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[3] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu by a margin of 10,066 votes.[4]
In 2019 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 97,990 votes.
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Naveen Patnaik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 57,122 votes. Later, Naveen Patnaik has resigned as MLA from the Bijepur Assembly Constituency.[5]
In 2018 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Kumar Panigrahy by a margin of 41,932 votes.[6]
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 458 votes.[7]
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhat Aditya Mishra by 18,066 votes.[8]