Laxmipur Assembly constituency

Laxmipur (Sl. No.: 141) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Lakshmipur, Orissa.

Laxmipur
Legislative Assembly of Odisha constituency
DistrictKoraput
BlocksLaxmipur, Dasamanthapur, Bandhugaon, Narayanpatana
Electorate1,53,538 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created1977
PartyINC
MLASri Prabhu jani
Const. No.141
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKoraput

This constituency includes Laxmipur block, Dasamanthapur block, Bandhugaob block and Narayanpatana block.[3][4]

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress Kailash Chandra Kulesika won from this Constituency.

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009
 
 32.47%
2004
 
 46.66%
2000
 
 50.85%
1995
 
 68.17%
1990
 
 49.91%
1985
 
 61.51%
1980
 
 66.94%
1977
 
 52.11%

Eleven elections were held between 1974 and 2014 including one by-election in 2008.[6] Elected members from the Laxmipur constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2014: (141): Kailash Chandra Kulesika, (INC)
  • 2009: (141): Jhina Hikaka (BJD)
  • 2008: (By Poll): Purna Chandra Majhi (Congress)
  • 2004: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
  • 2000: (83): Bibhisana Majhi (BJD)
  • 1995: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
  • 1990: (83): Akhilla Saunta (Janata Dal
  • 1985: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
  • 1980: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (83): Akhili Saunta (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
Year Member Party
2019 Prabhu Jani[9] Biju Janata Dal

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Laxmipur [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prabhu Jani 45211 34.02%
INC Kailash Chandra Kulesika 44982 33.85%
BJP Kumuda Chandra Saunta 18945 14.26%
BSP Anita Sagaria 12344 9.29%
CPI(ML) Red Star Purna Mandingi 4370 3.29%
NOTA None of the above 7026 5.29%
Majority
Turnout 76.26%
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Laxmipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Hemaa Gomanga
INC Kailash Chandra Kulesika
BJP Shiba Muduli
CPI(ML) Kanhei Jani
OJM Akhila Jhodia
SKD Rama Chandra Kendruka
BSP Jandhar Wadaka vote of vote
SAMO Niranjan Jani
Independent Suresh Sirika
Independent Parada Kulesika
Independent Kanteswar Hikaka
NOTA None of the above
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Laxmipur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jhina Hikaka 25,095 32.47 0.92
INC Hema Gamang 21,689 28.06 -18.6
Independent Kailash Chandra Kulesika 7,577 9.80 -
BSP Gupteswar Jani 5,267 6.82 -
BJP Gopinath Kadatasia 5,078 6.57 -
Independent Kendruka Arjuna 4,165 5.39 -
SAMO Dambarudhar Jani 2,803 3.63 -
CPI(ML)L Birendra Meniaka 1,929 2.50 -
RPI(A) Dandasi Tripati 1,926 2.49 -
Independent Akhila Saunta 1,755 2.27 -
Majority 3,406 4.41[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 77,290 53.52 -
BJD gain from INC Swing -10.54[lower-alpha 3]

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 64.06%

References
  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Laxmipur (141) District: Koraput
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "83 - Lakshmipur (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Laxmipur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  9. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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