Kantabanji | |
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Constituency No. 70 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Division | Northern Division |
District | Balangir |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bolangir |
Established | 1961 |
Total electors | 2,78,205 [a] [b] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
Kantabanji is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha. [1]
This constituency includes Kantabanji, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block. [2] [3]
MLAs were Prasanna Pal of JD in 1990, independent candidate Chaitanya Pradhan in 1985, Prasanna Kumar Pal representing INC (I) in 1980 and representing INC in 1977. This seat became very trending when Naveen Patnaik got defeated here.
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Kantabanji constituency are: [5] [6]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 [7] | Laxman Bag | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2019 [8] | Santosh Singh Saluja | {{full party name with colorlIndian National Congress) | |
2014 [6] | Laxman Bag | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2009 [1] | Santosh singh saluja sky blue Indian National Congress | ||
2004 [9] | Ashok Rath | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2000 | Ramesh Chandra Dash | All India Trinamool Congress | |
1995 | Paramananda Hatti | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1990 | Prasanna Pal | Janata Dal | |
1985 | Chaitanya Pradhan | Independent politician | |
1980 | Prasanna Pal | Indian National Congress (I) | |
1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
1974 | Ram Prasad Mishra | Swatantra Party | |
1971 | Achyutananda Mahananda | ||
1967 | Lokanath Rai | ||
1961 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo |
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Laxman Bag defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Naveen Patnaik by a margin of 16,344 votes. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Laxman Bag | 90,876 | 44.57 | ![]() | |
BJD | Naveen Patnaik | 74,532 | 36.56 | ![]() | |
INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 26,839 | 13.16 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,649 | 0.81 | ![]() | |
Majority | 16,344 | 8.01 | |||
Turnout | 2,03,874 | 73.28 | |||
BJP gain from INC |
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Laxman Bag by a margin of 128 votes. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 64,246 | 33.60 | ![]() | |
BJP | Laxman Bag | 64,118 | 33.53 | ![]() | |
BJD | Ajaya Kumar Das | 54,527 | 28.51 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 2,453 | 1.28 | ||
Majority | 128 | 0.07 | |||
Turnout | 1,91,234 | 68.33 | |||
INC gain from BJD |
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Haji Md. Ayub Khan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja, who was seeking re-election, by a margin of 3,868 votes. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | 55,252 | 31.65 | ![]() | |
INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 51,384 | 29.43 | ![]() | |
BJP | Laxman Bag | 30,961 | 17.73 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,729 | 0.99 | − | |
Majority | 3,868 | 2.22 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,74,582 | 72.34 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 2,41,337 | ||||
BJD gain from INC |
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Haji Md. Ayub Khan by a margin of 5,304 votes. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 62,495 | 43.24 | ![]() | |
BJD | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | 57,191 | 40.70 | ![]() | |
BJP | Ajay Kumar Das | 16,117 | 11.15 | − | |
Majority | 5,304 | 3.67 [c] | − | ||
Turnout | 1,44,549 | 68.91 | − | ||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | 3.55 [d] |
Constituency: Kantabanji (70) District : Bolangir
List Of Winning Candidates
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