Champua Assembly constituency explained

Champua
State:Odisha
Constituency No:25
Type:SLA
Incumbent Image:Sanatan Mahakud.jpg
Mla:Sanatan Mahakud
Party:Biju Janata Dal
Latest Election Year:2024
District:Kendujhar
Loksabha Cons:Keonjhar
Established:1951
Reservation:None

Champua is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district.[1]

Area of this constituency includes Joda, Barbil, Joda block and 17 GPs (Kodagadia, Jamudalak, Rajia, Kalikaprasad, Rimuli, Badanai, Sarei, Champua, Kutariposi, Sunaposi, Karanjia, Rangamatia, Uchabali, Bhanda, Kashipal, Padua and Chandrasekharpur) of Champua block.[2] [3]

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1957.

List of members elected from Champua constituency are:[4]

YearMemberParty
2024Sanatan Mahakud
2019Minakshi Mahanta[5] [6]
2014Sanatan Mahakud
2009Jitu Patnaik
2004Dhanurjay Laguri
2000Saharai Oram
1995Dhanurjay Laguri
1990Saharai Oram
1985Dhanurjay Laguri
1980Saharai Oram
1977Saharai Oram
1974Guru Charan Naik
1971Saharai Oram
1967Kshetra Mohan Nayak
1961Guru Charan Naik
1957Guru Charan Naik
Raj Ballabh Mishra
1951Guru Charan Naik

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7]

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Minakshi Mahanta defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Murali Manohar Sharma by a margin of 26,408 votes.

2014

In 2014 election, Independent candidate Sanatan Mahakud defeated Independent candidate Kusha Apat by a margin of 14678 votes.

2009

In 2009 election, Independent candidate Jitu Patnaik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sanatan Mahakud by a margin of 145 votes.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orissa Assembly Election 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140220103838/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=25 . usurped . 20 February 2014 . empoweringindia.org . Constituency: Champua (25) District : Keonjhar . 3 February 2014.
  2. http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-20 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf . 2013-12-17 .
  5. News: Zee News . Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners . 8 November 2022 . 24 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183944/https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html . 8 November 2022 . en.
  6. Web site: State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha . . 7 October 2021.
  7. Web site: General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 . ECI.