Bhubaneswar Assembly constituency

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Bhubaneswar
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
District Khordha
Lok Sabha constituency Bhubaneswar
Established1951
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

Bhubaneswar was an Assembly constituency from Khordha district of Odisha. [1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 2008. Following 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency. [2]

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Elected Members

Between 1951 & 2008, 14 elections were held till date including 2 bypolls in 1967 & 1996. It was a 2 member constituency in 1951. [3] [4]

List of members elected from Bhubaneswar constituency are:

YearMember [4] Party
1951 [a] Kanhu Mallik Indian National Congress
Satyapriya Mohanty Indian National Congress
1957 Satyapriya Mohanty Indian National Congress
1961 Indian National Congress
1967 Harekrushna Mahatab Orissa Jana Congress
1967 (bypoll) [b] Subhadra Mahtab Orissa Jana Congress
1971 Harekrushna Mahatab Indian National Congress
1974 Utkal Congress
1977 Satyapriya Mohanty Janata Party
1980 Rama Krushna Pati Communist Party of India
1985 Biju Patnaik Janata Dal
1990 Janata Dal
1995 Janata Dal
1996 (bypoll) [c] Biswabhusan Harichandan Bharatiya Janata Party
2000
2004
2009 onwards: See Bhubaneswar Central

Election Results

2004

In 2004 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Kumar Kar by a margin of 85,897 votes.

2004 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhubaneswar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Biswabhusan Harichandan 123,671
INC Sarat Kumar Kar37,774
Margin of victory85,897
Turnout 1,78,624
BJP hold

2000

In 2000 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jagannath Mohapatra by a margin of 94,555 votes.

2000 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhubaneswar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Biswabhusan Harichandan 117,150 78.96%
INC Jagannath Mohapatra22,59515.23%
Margin of victory94,555
Turnout 1,48,372
BJP hold

Notes

  1. It was a 2 member constituency
  2. Resignation of Harekrushna Mahatab
  3. Resignation of Biju Patnaik

References

  1. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)". p. 5 (210).
  2. Election Commission of India (2008-11-26). 2008 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India.
  3. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  4. 1 2 "Bhubaneswar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.