Gopalpur, Odisha Assembly constituency

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Gopalpur
Constituency No. 132 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
District Ganjam
LS constituency Berhampur
Established1974
Total electors174,905 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Gopalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha. [2]

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. [3] [4]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [5]
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: [6] [7]

YearMemberParty
2024 Bibhuti Bhusan Jena BJP
2019 Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy [lower-alpha 2] [8] BJD
2014 Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy BJD
2009 Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy BJD
2004 Trinath Behera INC
2000 Ramachandra Sethi BJD
1995 Ramachandra Sethi JD
1990 Ramachandra Sethi JD
1985 Ghanasyam Behera INC
1980 Ghanasyam Behera INC
1977 Ghanasyam Behera INC
1974 Mohan Nayak INC

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. [9]

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Gopalpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 72,071 50.11 Increase2.svg6.4
BJD Bikram Kumar Panda63,00943.81Decrease2.svg1.88
INC Shayam Sundar Sahu3,3612.34Decrease2.svg5.11
AAP P NILAKANTH REDI15161.05
BSP SANTOSH KUMAR DAS3880.27
AIFB S. KUMARI MAMATA2650.18
Bharatiya Bikash Parishad P TULASAYA REDDY3320.23
SUCI(C) SUBHASMITA PANIGRAHI4510.31
NOTA None of the above1,2000.83
Majority90626.3
Turnout 1,43,839
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.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy 61,628 45.69 Decrease2.svg1.29
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 5895543.71Increase2.svg13.83
INC S. Dharmaraj Reddy100537.45Decrease2.svg11.03
NOTA None of the above12930.96
ANC Durya Dhana Behera7630.57
SUCI(C) P. Siba Prasad Reddy6670.49
AIFB Santosh Kumar Sahu5930.44
Independent Biswa Bihari Bishoyi9360.69
Majority26731.98
Turnout 13488862.91
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. [12]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy 55,265 46.98 4.21
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 35,15329.8814.97
INC Bhagaban Gantayat21,74118.48−2.96
AAP Debasish Bebartta1,3351.13
BSP Jitendra Kumar Panda6230.53
SUCI(C) P. Sibaprasad Reddy5850.5
Independent Ujala Behera5380.46
SKD Namita Panda5350.45
IndependentA. Raghunath Varma5310.45
NOTA None of the above1,3371.14
Majority20,11217.09−4.24
Turnout 1,17,64367.2611.71
Registered electors 174,905
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dr. Trinath Behera by a margin of 18,758 votes. [15]

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
Independent A. Raghunath Verma1,0941.24
SAMO Ajit Kumar Dalai1,0641.21
IndependentBinaya Kumar Padhi9661.10
IndependentDebasish Pramanik5650.64
Majority18,75821.33 [lower-alpha 3]
Turnout 88,01055.55
BJD gain from INC Swing -3.74 [lower-alpha 4]

Notes

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. Expelled from party
  3. %of total valid votes
  4. 2004 Voter turnout was 59.29%

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