Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Jajpur (SC)
Established:1952
Reservation:SC
Electors:15,43,329
Mp:Rabindra Narayan Behera
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:2024
Assembly Cons:Binjharpur
Bari
Barachana
Dharmasala
Jajpur
Korei
Sukinda

Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Assembly Segments

Following delimitation, this constituency presently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

NameDistrictMemberParty
48Binjharpur (SC)JajpurPramila Mallik
49BariBiswa Ranjan Mallick
50BarachanaAmar Kumar Nayak
51DharmasalaHimanshu Sekhar Sahoo
52JajpurSujata Sahu
53KoreiAkash Dasnayak
54SukindaPradeep Bal Samanta

Before delimitation in 2008, legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Sukinda, Korei, Jajpur, Dharmasala, Barchana, Bari-Derabisi and Binjharpur.[1]

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1952, 17 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Jajpur constituency are

YearMemberParty
1952Bhubananda Das
Lakshmi Dhar Jena
1962Rama Chandra Mallick
1967Baidhar Behara
1971Anadi Charan Dasstyle="background-color: " Indian National Congress
1977Rama Chandra Mallick
1980Anadi Charan DasIndian National Congress (I)
1984
1989
1991
1996Anchal Das
1998Rama Chandra Mallick
1999Jagannath Mallick
2004Mohan Jena
2009
2014Rita Tarai
2019Sarmistha Sethi
2024Rabindra Narayan Behera

Election Result

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[2] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rabindra Narayan Behera defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarmistha Sethi by a margin of 1,587 votes.

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarmistha Sethi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Amiya Kanta Mallick by a margin of 1,01,693 votes.

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ashok Das by a margin of 3,20,271 votes.

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mohan Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Amiya Kanta Mallik by a margin of 1,27,747 votes.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa . Election Commission of India . 2008-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051108040424/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf . 2005-11-08.
  2. Web site: General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 . ECI.