Anandapur Assembly constituency

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

Anandapur
Constituency No. 22 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northen Division
District	Kendujhar
Lok Sabha constituency	Keonjhar
Established	1951
Total electors	2,35,679 [a] [b]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Abhimanyu Sethi
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

Anandapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district. ^[1]

Area of this constituency includes Anandapur, Hatadihi block and 14 GPs (Bailo, Baunsagarh, Belabahali, Gayalmunda, Haridapal, Jalasuan, Kantipal, Kathakata, Kodapada, Manoharpur, Panasadiha, Panchupalli, Salabani and Taratara) of Anandapur block. ^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024			39.67%
2019			53.00%
2014			51.46%
2009			38.99%
2004			54.15%
2000			51.55%
1995			51.66%
1990			59.18%
1985			60.30%
1980			61.24%
1977			58.34%

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held including in 3 bypolls in 1958 (for both seats) & 1959. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Anandapur constituency are: ^[5]

Year	Member	Party
2024 [6]	Abhimanyu Sethi		Biju Janata Dal
2019 [7] [8]	Bhagirathi Sethy
2014 [9]	Mayadhar Jena
2009 [10]	Bhagirathi Sethy
2004	Jayadev Jena		Indian National Congress
2000	Mayadhar Jena		Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Jayadev Jena		Indian National Congress
1990	Dasarathi Jena		Janata Dal
1985	Jayadev Jena		Indian National Congress
1980			Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Makara Sethi		Janata Party
1974	Bhubanananda Jena		Indian National Congress
1971	Makara Sethi		Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Bhubanananda Jena		Orissa Jana Congress
1961	Makara Sethi		Indian National Congress
1959 (bypoll) [c]	Upendra Jena		Ganatantra Parishad
1958 (bypoll) [d]	Narasingha Narayan Bhanja Deo [e]		Indian National Congress
	Makara Sethi [f]
1957 [g]	Upendra Jena		Ganatantra Parishad
	Bira Kishore Jena
1951 [h]	Janardan Bhanja Deo		Independent politician
	Bhaiga Sethi

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. ^[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Abhimanyu Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jayadev Jena by a margin of 10,966 votes. ^[6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Anandapur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Abhimanyu Sethi	71,651	39.67	13.33
	INC	Jayadev Jena	60,685	33.60	6.60
	BJP	Alok Kumar Sethy	42,591	23.58	4.98
	Independent	Jhansirani Das	1,707	0.95
	NOTA	None of the above	1,605	0.89	0.29
Majority			10,966	6.1
Turnout			180,599	76.63
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhagirathi Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jayadev Jena by a margin of 44,193 votes. ^[7]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Anandapur ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bhagirathi Sethy	89,850	53.00	1.54
	INC	Jayadev Jena	45,657	27.00	10.60
	BJP	Alok Kumar Sethy	31,554	18.60	10.70
	NOTA	None of the above	1029	0.6
Majority			44,193	26.10
Turnout			170429	75.3
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mayadhar Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jayadev Jena by a margin of 22,224 votes. ^[9]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Anandapur ^{[13] [14]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Mayadhar Jena	82,520	51.46	12.47
	INC	Jayadev Jena	60,296	37.6	1.98
	BJP	Alok Kumar Sethy	12,664	7.9	0.16
	NOTA	None of the above	1,918	1.2
Majority			22,224	13.86
Turnout			1,60,346	80.85	7.91
Registered electors			1,98,329
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhagirathi Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jayadev Jena by a margin of 23,805 votes. ^[10]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Anandapur ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bhagirathi Sethy	54,266	38.99	−
	INC	Jayadev Jena	48,960	35.62	−
	BJP	Arati Singh	10,644	7.74	−
Majority			23,805	17.32 [i]
Turnout			1,37,462	72.94
	BJD gain from INC

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Resignation of Narasingha Narayan Bhanja Deo
4. Resignation of Sitting MLAs
5. Resignation of Upendra Jena
6. Resignation of Bira Kishore Jena
7. It was a 2 member constituency
8. It was a 2 member constituency
9. %of total valid votes

References

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