Jashipur Assembly constituency

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

Jashipur (ST)
Constituency No. 26 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
LS constituency	Mayurbhanj
Established	1957
Total electors	1,71,190
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Jashipur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. ^[1]

Area of this constituency includes Jashipur block, Raruan block, Sukruli block, and 9 GPs (Badhatnabeda, Chuapani, Dhangdimuta, Hatbadra, Jarada, Jhipabandh, Talapati, Tolakpokhari and Uparbeda) of Kusumi block. ^{[2] [3]} Many villages consisting of small clusters of houses are located near Jashipur like Kanjipia, Keunjhar etc.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[ citation needed ]
2024			50.25%
2019			29.97%
2014			29.97%
2009			29.97%
2004			25.92%
2000			29.86%
1995			25.11%
1990			40.88%
1985			25.89%
1980			41.16%
1977			54.97%

Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Jashipur constituency are: ^[4]

Year	Member	Party
2024	Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia		BJP
2019
2014	Mangal Singh Mudi		BJD
2009	Kamala Kanta Nayak [5]
2004	Sambhunath Naik		Independent
2000	Bhanu Charan Naik		BJP
1995	Sambhunath Naik		Independent
1990	Mangal Singh Mudi		JD
1985	Sambhunath Naik		Independent
1980	Sundar Mohan Majhi		INC
1977	Kanhuram Hembram		JP
1974	Ghanshyam Hembram		All India Jharkhand Party
1971	Lal Mohan Nayak		Congress (R)
1967	Durga Charan Nayak		SWA
1961	Mochiram Tiriya		INC
1957			AIGP

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. ^[6] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Chakradhar Hembrom by a margin of 34,667 votes. Total Votes - 1,69,913 .

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Jashipur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia	85,384	50.25
	BJD	Chakradhar Hembrom	50,717	29.85
	INC	Shweta Chattar	18,151	10.68
	Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)	NILAMBAR NAIK	6,146	3.62
	Independent	MAINA BESHRA	1,169	0.69
	Bharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha Party	DILLIP NAIK	1,169	0.59
	Independent	CAPTAIN DEBANANDA PINGUA	680	0.4
	Independent	JOGENDRA NATH PURTY	2,101	1.24
	Independent	NABA KISHORE TUDU	1,011	0.6
	NOTA	None of the above	3,555	2.09
Majority			34,667	20.40
Turnout			1,69,913
	BJP hold

2019

In the 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Golakbihari Nayak by a margin of 8,552 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Jashipur ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia	58,708	36.67
	BJD	Golakbihari Nayak	50156	31.32
	SUCI(C)	Sambhunath Naik	32937	20.57
	INC	Mahendra Nath Nayak	9039	5.65
	NOTA	None of the above	2044	1.48
Majority			8,552	5.35
Turnout			1,60,118	76.24
	BJP gain from BJD

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mangal Singh Mudi defeated Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) candidate Sambhunath Naik by a margin of 5,794 votes.

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Jashipur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Mangal Singh Mudi	39,440	25.78
	SUCI(C)	Sambhunath Naik	33646	21.99
	JMM	Mahesh Chandra Hembram	25077	16.39
	BJP	Ragunath Hembram	24319	15.89
	INC	Minati Nayak	9518	6.22
	NOTA	None of the above	1660	1.08
Majority			5,794	3.79
Turnout			1,53,003	80.07
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kamala Kanta Nayak defeated Independent candidate Sambhunath Naik by a margin of 13,190 votes. ^[8]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Jashipur ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Kamala Kanta Nayak	35,569	29.97	-
	Independent	Sambhunath Naik	22,379	18.86	-
	BJP	Sudhir Naik	16,974	14.30	-
	Independent	Mahesh Chandra Hembram	13,422	11.31	-
	INC	Mahendra Nath Nayak	13,318	11.22	-
	JMM	Masuri Chattar	9,391	7.91	-
Majority			13,190	11.11 [lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,18,951	69.48	-
	BJD gain from Independent

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 9 February 2014. Constituency: Jashipur (26) District : Mayurbhanj
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. "List of members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.
6. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
7. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-IV) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
8. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014. 13190

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