| Junagarh | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Constituency No: | 78 |
| Type: | SLA |
| Incumbent Image: | Dibya Shankar Mishra.jpg |
| Mla: | Dibya Shankar Mishra |
| Party: | Biju Janata Dal |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| District: | Kalahandi |
| Loksabha Cons: | Kalahandi |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Electors: | 2,15,715[1] |
| Reservation: | None |
Junagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.[2]
This constituency includes Junagarh, Junagarh block and Golamunda block.[3] [4]
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1998. It was a 2 member constituency in 1952.
List of members elected from Junagarh constituency are:[5] [6]
| Year | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Pratap Keshari Deo | ||
| Dayanidhi Naik | |||
| 1961 | Maheswar Naik | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Trinath Sarab | ||
| 1974 | Udit Pratap Deo | ||
| 1977 | Maheswar Barad | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Bikram Keshari Deo | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1998^ | Himansu Sekhar Meher | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Gobardhan Dash | ||
| 2014 | Dibya Shankar Mishra | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 1,338 votes.
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 27,859 votes.[8]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash by a margin of 17,728 votes.[9]
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bira Sipka by a margin of 6,537 votes.