Ghasipura Assembly constituency

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Ghasipura
Constituency No. 21 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionNorthen Division
District Kendujhar
Lok Sabha constituency Keonjhar
Established2009
Total electors2,31,781 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Badrinarayan Patra.jpg
Incumbent
Party Biju Janata Dal
Elected year 2024

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

Contents

Area of this constituency include Ghatgaon, Ghatagaon block, Ghasipura block and 2 GPs (Dhakotha and Kolimati) of Anandapur block. [2] [3]

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation [4] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
43.96%
2019
49.98%
2014
66.03%
2009
52.85%

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Ghasipura constituency is: [5]

YearMemberParty
2024 [6] Badri Narayan Patra Biju Janata Dal
2019 [7] [8]
2014 [9]
2009 [10]

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 Badri Narayan Patra defeated Independent candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 13,811 votes. [6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Ghasipura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Badri Narayan Patra 82,516 43.96 Decrease2.svg6.02
Independent Soumya Ranjan Patnaik 68,70529.64
BJP Shambhunath Rout23,81310.27Decrease2.svg5.61
Independent Debendra Nath Swain2,8971.54
INC Subrat Kumar Chakra2,8071.50Decrease2.svg29.66
NOTA None of the above1,8440.98Increase2.svg0.07
Majority 13,8117.09
Turnout 1,87,70780.98
BJD hold


2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Badri Narayan Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 32,668 votes. [7] [8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Ghasipura [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Badri Narayan Patra 86,816 49.98 Decrease2.svg16.55
INC Niranjan Patnaik 54,12831.16Increase2.svg23.87
BJP Prithviraj Kuanr27,57915.88Increase2.svg3.57
NOTA None of the above1,5790.91
Majority 32,66818.80
Turnout 1,73,710 [13] 78.78
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Badri Narayan Patra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Satyabrata Panda by a margin of 88,602 votes. [9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Ghasipura [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Badri Narayan Patra 108,900 66.03 Increase2.svg13.18
BJP Satyabrata Panda20,29812.31Increase2.svg5.74
INC Prithviraj Kuanr12,0187.29Decrease2.svg28.22
NOTA None1,8561.13
Registered electors 1,97,858
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Badri Narayan Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by a margin of 25,554 votes. [10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Ghasipura [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Badri Narayan Patra 77,890 52.85
INC Niranjan Patnaik 52,33635.51
BJP Santosh Kumar Rout9,6896.57
Majority 25,55417.34 [c]
Turnout 1,47,41178.06
BJD win (new seat)

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. %of total valid votes

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014. Constituency: Ghasipura (21) District : Keonjhar
  2. "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. "Seats of Odisha".
  4. "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI .
  5. "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)
  6. 1 2 "Ghasipura Assembly Election Results 2024: Ghasipura Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. 1 2 Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Ghasipura Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014. 145
  11. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  12. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  13. "Odisha Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  14. "Ghasipura Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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