Karanjia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Karanjia
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Mayurbhanj
Blocks	Karanjia, Thakurmunda and Kaptipada (part)
Electorate	1,51,651
Major settlements	Karanjia
Current constituency
Created	1957
Party	Biju Janata Dal
MLA	Basanti Hembram
Const. No.	30
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Keonjhar

Karanjia (Sl. No.: 30) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. ^[1]

Area of this constituency include Karanjia, Karanjia block, Thakurmunda block and 9 GPs (Padmapokhari, Ramachandrapur, Labnyadeipur, Dewanbahali, Ranipokhari, Sarat, Nota, Sardiha and Kalamgadia) of Kaptipada block. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2014 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijay Kumar Naik, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party Jyostna Bhansingh by a margin of 13,551 votes. ^[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009			37.31%
2004			41.02%
2000			47.20%
1995			35.06%
1990			61.39%
1985			45.35%
1980			39.21%
1977			57.18%

15 elections held during 1957 to 2019. List of members elected from Karanjia Vidhan Sabha constituency are: ^[6]

• 2019: (30): Basanti Hembram (BJD)
• 2014: (30): Bijay Kumar Naik (BJD)
• 2009: (30): Bijay Kumar Naik (BJD)
• 2004: (1): Ajit Hembram (BJD)
• 2000: (1): Padma Charan Haiburu (Independent)
• 1995: (1): Raghunath Hembram (Janata Dal)
• 1990: (1): Raghunath Hembram (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (1): Karunakar Naik (Indian National Congress)
• 1980: (1): Raghunath Hembram (Janata Party (Secular))
• 1977: (1): Raghunath Hembram (Janata Party)
• 1974: (1): Karunakar Naik (Congress)
• 1971: (1): Prafulla Kumar Das (Swatantra)
• 1967: (1): Prafulla Kumar Das (Swatantra)
• 1961: (134): Pravakar Behera (Congress)
• 1957: (96): Nalini Chandra Bhanja Deo (Ganatantra Parishad)

Results

2019

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Karanjia ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Basanti Hembram
	BJP	Padma Charan Haiburu
	INC	Sudam Charan Naik
	AITC	Jabamani Tudu
	SUCI(C)	Bajuram Sidu
	ABHM	Raghunath Nayak
	Independent	Baidyanath Sing
	Independent	Samai Charan Purty
	Independent	Sujit Kumar Lugun
	Independent	Subash Chandra Hembram
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	TBA gain from TBA		Swing

2014

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Karanjia ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bijay Kumar Naik	38,609	29.83%	-
	BJP	Jyostna Bhansingh	25,058	19.36%	-
	Independent	Padma Charan Haiburu	24,030	18.56%	-
	INC	Baidyanath Sing	19,226	14.85%	-
	JDP	Rama Chandra Soren	3,403	2.63%	-
	SUCI(C)	Jamuna Samad	3,308	2.56%	-
	JMM	Biplab Kumar Sankhiala	3,277	2.53%	-
	AOP	Jatin Kumar Das	3,010	2.33%	-
	OJM	Sabitri Naik	2,324	1.8%	-
	AAP	Niranjan Naik	1,972	1.52%	-
	SAP	Sishir Hembram	994	0.77%	-
	NOTA	None of the above	2,531	1.96%	-
Registered electors

2009

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Karanjia ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bijay Kumar Naik	38,934	37.31	-
	INC	Jabamani Tudu	17,533	16.80	-
	BJP	Sumantra Naik	16,687	15.99	-
	Independent	Padma Charan Haiburu	14,597	13.99	-
	JMM	Bholanath Majhi	4,535	4.35	-
	Independent	Baidyanath Singh	3,573	3.42	-
	BSP	Krushna Chandra Naik	2,192	2.10	-
	Samruddha Odisha	Kalakar Madhei	1,321	1.27	-
	Kalinga Sena	Bhagaban Soye	1,201	1.15	-
	SP	Basanti Hembram	1,090	1.04	-
	Rashtrawadi Sena	Suratha Naik	1,038	0.99	-
	RPD	Biplab Kumar Sankhial	926	0.89	-
	Independent	Debendra Haiburu	720	0.69	-
Majority			21,401	20.51 [lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,04,527	68.93	-

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

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2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
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6. "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
7. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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