Gopalpur, Odisha Assembly constituency

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Gopalpur
Constituency No. 132 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
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Gopalpur Assembly constituency in Ganjam district
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionSouthern Division
District Ganjam
Lok Sabha constituency Berhampur
Established1974
Total electors2,27,313 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Bibhuti Bhusan Jena.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Gopalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

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]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
50.11%
2019
45.69%
2014
46.98%
2009
42.77%
2004
53.55%
2000
50.13%
1995
48.38%
1990
62.83%
1985
67.67%
1980
74.53%
1977
46.44%

Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Gopalpur constituency are: [5] [6]

YearMemberParty
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

Election Results

2024

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]

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Gopalpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 72,071 50.11 Increase2.svg6.4
BJD Bikram Kumar Panda 63,00943.81Decrease2.svg1.88
INC Shayam Sundar Sahu3,3612.34Decrease2.svg5.11
NOTA None of the above1,2000.83Decrease2.svg0.13
Majority 9,0626.3
Turnout 1,43,83963.28Increase2.svg0.37
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy 61,628 45.69 Decrease2.svg1.29
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 58,95543.71Increase2.svg13.83
INC S. Dharmaraj Reddy100537.45Decrease2.svg11.03
NOTA None of the above1,2930.96Decrease2.svg0.18
Majority 2,6731.98
Turnout 1,34,88862.91Decrease2.svg4.35
BJD hold

2014

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]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy 55,265 46.98 Increase2.svg4.21
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 35,15329.88Increase2.svg14.97
INC Bhagaban Gantayat21,74118.48Decrease2.svg2.96
NOTA None of the above1,3371.14
Majority 20,11217.09Decrease2.svg4.24
Turnout 1,17,64367.26Increase2.svg11.71
Registered electors 174,905
BJD hold

2009

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]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy 37,612 42.77
INC Trinath Behera18,85421.44
Independent Anuja Kumar Nayak14,67916.69
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 13,11214.91
Majority 18,75821.33 [d]
Turnout 88,01055.55 [e] Decrease2.svg3.74
BJD gain from INC

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. Expelled from party
  4. %of total valid votes
  5. 2004 Voter turnout was 59.29%

References

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  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
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  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. "Gopalpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Gopalpur Assembly Election Results 2024: Gopalpur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Constituency Wise Odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 18758
  11. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  12. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  13. 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.
  14. "Odisha - Gopalpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  15. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Gopalpur (132)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  16. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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