Salipur Assembly constituency

Salepur-Tangi (Sl. No.: 87) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.[2]

Salepur-Tangi
Legislative Assembly of Odisha constituency
DistrictCuttack
BlocksSalepur, Tangi-Chowdwar
Electorate2,10,046[1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created1951
Party(BJD)
MLAPrasanta Behera
Const. No.94
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKendrapara

This constituency includes Salepur block and 11 Gram panchayats (Govindpur, Jaripada, Harianta, Napanga, Bhatimunda, Kanheipur, Uchapada, Kotsahi, Garudagaon, Safa and Salagaon) of Tangi-Chowdwar block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates[5]
2009
47.35%
2004
52.96%
2000
53.64%
1995
43.64%
1990
75.97%
1985
50.66%
1980
58.82%
1977
69.62%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019. Elected members from the Salepur-Tangi constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2019: (94): Prasanta Behera (BJD)
  • 2014: (87): Prakash Chandra Behera (INC)
  • 2009: (94): Chandra Sarathi Behera (BJD)
  • 2004: (41): Kalindi Charan Behera (BJD)
  • 2000: (41): Kalindi Charan Behera (BJD)
  • 1995: (41): Rabindra Ku. Behera (Congress)
  • 1990: (41): Kalindi Charan Behera (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (41): Mayadhar Sethi (Congress)
  • 1980: (41): Mayadhar Sethi (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (41): Kalindi Charan Behera (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (41): Baidhar Behera (Congress)
  • 1971: (38): Batakrushna Jena (Utkal Congress)
  • 1967: (38): Surendranath Patnaik (Orissa Jana Congress)
  • 1961: (105): Baidhar Behera (PSP)
  • 1957: (73):Baidhar Behera (PSP)
  • 1951: (76): Surendranath Patnaik (Congress)

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Election results

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Behera is ahead of BJP candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a healthy margin as people are happy with the BJD candidate Prasant Behera.[8]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Salepur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasant Behera 104,218 -
BJP Prakash Chandra Behera 70014 -
Majority [lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,40,198 70.17 -
Registered electors 2,10,810
BJD hold Swing -0.51[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 70.68%

References

  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Salepur (94) District: Cuttack
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "41 - Salepur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. "Salepur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. "Orissa Election Result 2019 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277
  9. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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