Boudh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Boudh
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Boudh
Blocks	Boudh, Harbhanga
Electorate	1,39,518
Major settlements	Boudh
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	Biju Janata Dal
MLA	Pradip Kumar Amat
Const. No.	86
Reserved for	None
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Kandhamal

Boudh (Sl. No.: 86) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Boudh district, Odisha. ^[1]

Area of this constituency include Boudh, 11 GPs (Telibandha, Khuntabandha, Mursundhi, Badhigam, Mundapada, Baghiapada, Brahmanipali, Ambajhari, Tikarapada, Padmanapur and Laxmiprasad) of Boudh block and Harbhanga block. ^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2019			49.83%
2014			48.61%
2009			50.60%
2004			38.73%
2000			33.91%
1995			40.40%
1990			51.01%
1985			42.31%
1980			58.35%
1977			60.85%

Fourteen elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Boudh constituency are: ^{[5] [6]}

• 2019: (86): Pradip Kumar Amat (BJD)
• 2014: (86): Pradip Kumar Amat (BJD)
• 2009: (86): Pradip Kumar Amat (BJD)
• 2004: (105): Pradip Kumar Amat (BJD)
• 2000: (105): Pradip Kumar Amat (Independent)
• 1995: (105): Satchida Nanda Dalal (Janata Dal)
• 1990: (105): Satchida Nanda Dalal (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (105): Sujit Kumar Padhi (Congress)
• 1980: (105): Himanshu Sekhar Padhi (Congress-I)
• 1977: (105): Natabar Pradhan (Janata Party)
• 1974: (105): Natabar Pradhan (Swatantra)
• 1971: (105: Natabar Pradhan (Swatantra)
• 1967: (105):Himansu Sekhar Padhi(Orissa Jana Congress)
• 1961: (32): Anirudha Dipa (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1951: (32): Himansu Sekhar Padhy (Independent)

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Boudh ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pradip Kumar Amat	61,536	49.83
	CPI	Abakash Sahoo	7,119	5.76
	BJP	Susanta Kumar Pradhan	51,088	41.37
	NCP	Kruttibas Palia	898	0.73
	PBI	Kedarnath Sahoo	1039	0.84
	Independent	Laxman Behera	910	0.74
	NOTA	None of the above	908	0.74
Majority
Turnout
	TBA gain from TBA		Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradip Kumar Amat defeated Indian National Congress candidate Susanta Kumar Pradhan by a margin of 11,148 votes. ^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Boudh ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pradip Kumar Amat	54,618	48.61	-1.99
	INC	Susanta Kumar Pradhan	43,470	38.69	22.42
	BJP	Surya Narayan Mahapatra	8,597	7.65	2.87
	CPI	Abakash Sahoo	1,265	1.13
	AAP	Samaresh Mishra	571	0.51
	ICP	Sasta Kumar Purohit	564	0.5
	PVP	Sana Pradhan	498	0.44
	Independent	Bijaya Kumar Behera	492	0.44
	Independent	Banamali Bhabasagara	475	0.42
	Independent	Lakshman Behera	432	0.38
	BSP	Gangadhara Hansa	421	0.37
	NOTA	None of the above	946	0.84
Majority			11,148	9.92
Turnout			1,12,349	80.53	7.34
Registered electors			1,39,518
	BJD hold

2009 Election Results

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradip Kumar Amat defeated Independent candidate Susanta Kumar Pradhan by a margin of 28,207 votes. ^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Boudh ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pradip Kumar Amat	49,439	50.60	-
	Independent	Susanta Kumar Pradhan	21,232	21.73	-
	INC	Narendra Kumar Panigrahi	15,895	16.27	-
	BJP	Santanu Kumar Pradhan	4,666	4.78	-
	Independent	Budhadev Pradhan	1,028	1.05	-
	BSP	Gangadhar Hansa	1,005	1.03	-
	SAMO	Puspita Pattanayak	958	0.98	-
	SP	Gitanjali Bagha	770	0.79	-
	Independent	Rameswar Nayak	767	0.78	-
	Independent	Baroj Kumar Behara	659	0.67	-
	Independent	Rasmi Prasad Behera	444	0.45	-
	Independent	Kishore Chandra Bhoi	439	0.45	-
	Independent	Sanjay Behera	406	0.42	-
Majority			28,207	28.87 [lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			97,768	73.19	-
	BJD hold

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

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