Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency

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

Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesBinjharpur
Bari
Barachana
Dharmasala
Jajpur
Korei
Sukinda
Established1952
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

Assembly segments

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

Constituency number Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 District
48 Binjharpur SC Jajpur
49 Bari None
50 Barachana None
51 Dharmasala None
52 Jajpur None
53 Korei None
54 Sukinda None

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

Members of Parliament
  • 2014: Rita Tarai, BJD
  • 2009: Mohan Jena, BJD
  • 2004: Mohan Jena, BJD
  • 1999: Jagannath Mallick, BJD
  • 1998: Rama Chandra Mallick, INC
  • 1996: Anchal Das, Janata Dal
  • 1991: Anadi Charan Das, Janata Dal
  • 1989: Anadi Charan Das, Janata Dal
  • 1984: Ananta Prasad Sethi, INC
  • 1980: Anadi Charan Das
  • 1977: Rama Chandra Mallick, INC
  • 1971: Anadi Charan Das
  • 1967: Baidhar Behara, PSP
  • 1962: Rama Chandra Mallick, INC
  • 1957:Constituency does not exist
  • 1952: Lakshmi Dhar Jena, GP
  • 1952: Bhubananda Das, INC
Election Name Party
2019 Sarmistha Sethi Biju Janata Dal

Election Result

2019
2019 Indian general elections: Jajpur[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sarmistha Sethi 544,020 49.81 -5.40
BJP Amiya Kanta Mallick 4,42,327 40.5 +25.13
INC Manas Jena 83,321 7.63 -14.91
NOTA None of the above 7,161 0.66
SUCI(C) Subasa Chandra Malik 4,950 0.45
PBI Tilottama Sethy 4,470 0.41
BMP Ranjit Malik 2,049 0.19
JPJD Sunakar Behera 1,985 0.18
FPI Bhimasen Behera 1,801 0.16
Majority 1,01,693 9.31
Turnout 10,92,965 74.10
BJD hold Swing

2014 Election Result

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

2014 Indian general elections: Jajpur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rita Tarai 5,41,349 55.21
INC Ashok Das 2,21,078 22.54
BJP Amiyakanta Mallick 1,50,789 15.37
Independent Nabin Kumar Dalai 29,142 2.97
NOTA None 8,655 0.88
AAP Kalandi Mallik 8,269 0.84
SUCI(C) Subash Chandra Mallik 8,065 0.82
BSP Debendra Mallik 6,926 0.70
Bahujan Mukti Party Ranjit Mallik 3,409 0.34
SKD Gayadhar Mallik 2,753 0.28
Majority 3,20,271 32.67 -
Turnout 9,81,780 75.31
BJD hold Swing

General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Jajpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD
INC
BJP
Majority 1,27,747 15.64
Turnout 8,17,108 66.59
BJD hold Swing

References
  1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-IV) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. "Odisha - Jajpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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