Kantabanji Assembly constituency

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Kantabanji
Constituency No. 70 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
District Balangir
LS constituency Bolangir
Established1961
Total electors2,41,337 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
ReservationNone
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. [2]

Contents

This constituency includes Kantabanji, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block. [3] [4]

In 2019, the Kantabanji Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress won by 128 votes. [5] Since 2019 the, MLA from the Kantabanji Assembly Constituency is Santosh Singh Saluja INC, who won the seat in Odisha state assembly elections 2019, Previous MLAs from this seat were Haji Mohammad Ayyub Khanof the Biju Janata Dal, who won the seat in 2009 Odisha state assembly elections. Previous MLAs from this seat were independent candidate Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan in 2004, [6] 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.

Kantabanji is part of Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency). [7]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [8]
2024
44.57%
2019
33.60%
2014
31.65%
2009
43.24%
2004
40.68%
2000
29.24%
1995
44.80%
1990
46.25%
1985
46.68%
1980
54.84%
1977
42.33%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Kantabanji constituency are: [9] [10]

YearMemberParty
2024 Laxman Bag BJP
2019 Santosh Singh Saluja [11] INC
2014 Haji Md. Ayub Khan BJD
2009 Santosh Singh Saluja INC
2004 Haji Md. Ayub Khan Independent
2000 Santosh Singh Saluja INC
1995
1990 Prasanna Pal JD
1985 Chaitanya Pradhan Independent
1980 Prasanna Pal INC
1977
1974 Ram Prasad Mishra SWA
1971 Achyutananda Mahananda
1967 Lokanath Rai
1961 Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo

Election results

2024

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. [12]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Kantabanji
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Laxman Bag 90,876 44.57 Increase2.svg11.04
BJD Naveen Patnaik 74,53236.56Increase2.svg8.04
INC Santosh Singh Saluja26,83913.16Decrease2.svg20.44
NOTA None of the above1,6490.81Decrease2.svg0.47
Majority16,3448.01
Turnout 2,03,874
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Laxman Bag by a margin of 128 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Santosh Singh Saluja 64,246 33.60 Increase2.svg4.17
BJP Laxman Bag64,11833.53Increase2.svg15.80
BJD Ajaya Kumar Das54,52728.51Decrease2.svg3.14
BSP Champa Nag1,5890.83
Independent Maya Bag2,2731.19
IndependentSuratha Behera2,0281.06
NOTA None of the above2,4531.28
Majority1280.07
Turnout 19123468.33
INC gain from BJD Swing

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ayub Khan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja by a margin of 3,868 votes. [14]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Ayub Khan 55,252 31.65 −9.05
INC Santosh Singh Saluja51,38429.43−13.81
BJP Lachhaman Bag30,96117.736.58
AAP Ajay Kumar Das20,33311.65
Independent Bhola Panika3,2531.86
CPI Premananda Putel2,6761.53
BSP Sushil Kumbhar1,7841.02−0.26
IndependentSantosh Deep1,2690.73
AOP Satyendra Suna1,2060.69
BMP Jagadish Singh Bhoi9670.55
IndependentBishnu Prasad Jued7270.42
ICP Tankadhara Saa6980.4
IndependentAlexander Senapati6940.4
IndependentSrikanta Mahananda5800.33
IndependentNishikanta Rana5360.31
IndependentNandalal Tandi5330.31
NOTA None of the above1,7290.99
Majority3,8682.22−1.45
Turnout 1,74,58272.343.43
Registered electors 2,41,337
BJD gain from INC Swing {{{swing}}}

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ayub Khan by a margin of 5,304 votes.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantabanji [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Santosh Singh Saluja 62,495 43.24 11.19
BJD Haji Md. Ayub Khan57,19140.70− 15.56
BJP Ajay Kumar Das16,11711.15
Independent Suratha Behera2,0751.44
BSP Nanda Kumar Mahananda1,8481.28
SAMO Ashok Kumar Singh Deo1,7191.19
Kosal Kranti Dal Jogendra Bachha1,0870.75
IndependentGupteswar Benia1,0520.73
IndependentGopal Bhoi9620.67
Majority5,3043.67 [lower-alpha 2]
Turnout 1,44,54968.91
INC gain from Independent Swing 3.55 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. % of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 65.36%

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