Gopalpur | |
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Constituency No. 132 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Gopalpur Assembly constituency in Ganjam district | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Division | Southern Division |
District | Ganjam |
Lok Sabha constituency | Berhampur |
Established | 1974 |
Total electors | 2,27,313 [a] [b] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
Gopalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha. [1]
This constituency includes Gopalpur, Ward Nos. 25 to 27 of Brahmapur, Rangailunda block and 4 Gram panchayats (Hugulapatta, Gurunthi, Barigan and Nimakhandi) of Kukudakhandi block. [2] [3]
Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Gopalpur constituency are: [5] [6]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 [7] | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2019 [8] [c] | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | Biju Janata Dal | |
2014 [9] | |||
2009 [10] | |||
2004 | Trinath Behera | Indian National Congress | |
2000 | Ramachandra Sethi | Biju Janata Dal | |
1995 | Janata Dal | ||
1990 | |||
1985 | Ghanasyam Behera | Indian National Congress | |
1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
1974 | Mohan Nayak |
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bikram Kumar Panda by a margin of 9,062 votes. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 72,071 | 50.11 | ![]() | |
BJD | Bikram Kumar Panda | 63,009 | 43.81 | ![]() | |
INC | Shayam Sundar Sahu | 3,361 | 2.34 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,200 | 0.83 | ![]() | |
Majority | 9,062 | 6.3 | − | ||
Turnout | 1,43,839 | 63.28 | ![]() | ||
BJP gain from BJD |
In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by a margin of 2673 votes. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 61,628 | 45.69 | ![]() | |
BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 58,955 | 43.71 | ![]() | |
INC | S. Dharmaraj Reddy | 10053 | 7.45 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,293 | 0.96 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,673 | 1.98 | − | ||
Turnout | 1,34,888 | 62.91 | ![]() | ||
BJD hold |
In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by a margin of 20,112 votes. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 55,265 | 46.98 | ![]() | |
BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 35,153 | 29.88 | ![]() | |
INC | Bhagaban Gantayat | 21,741 | 18.48 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,337 | 1.14 | − | |
Majority | 20,112 | 17.09 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,17,643 | 67.26 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 174,905 | ||||
BJD hold |
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Trinath Behera by a margin of 18,758 votes. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 37,612 | 42.77 | − | |
INC | Trinath Behera | 18,854 | 21.44 | − | |
Independent | Anuja Kumar Nayak | 14,679 | 16.69 | − | |
BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 13,112 | 14.91 | − | |
Majority | 18,758 | 21.33 [d] | − | ||
Turnout | 88,010 | 55.55 [e] | ![]() | ||
BJD gain from INC |
Constituency: Gopalpur (132) District: Ganjam
List Of Winning Candidates
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