Laxmipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Laxmipur
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Koraput
Blocks	Laxmipur, Dasamanthapur, Bandhugaon, Narayanpatana
Electorate	1,53,538 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created	1977
Party	INC
MLA	Sri Prabhu jani
Const. No.	141
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Koraput

Laxmipur (Sl. No.: 141) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha. ^[2]

This constituency includes Laxmipur block, Dasamanthapur block, Bandhugaob block and Narayanpatana block. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress Kailash Chandra Kulesika won from this Constituency.

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009			32.47%
2004			46.66%
2000			50.85%
1995			68.17%
1990			49.91%
1985			61.51%
1980			66.94%
1977			52.11%

Eleven elections were held between 1974 and 2014 including one by-election in 2008. ^[6] Elected members from the Laxmipur constituency are: ^{[7] [8]}

• 2014: (141): Kailash Chandra Kulesika, (INC)
• 2009: (141): Jhina Hikaka (BJD)
• 2008: (Bye Poll): Purna Chandra Majhi (Congress)
• 2004: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
• 2000: (83): Bibhisana Majhi (BJD)
• 1995: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
• 1990: (83): Akhilla Saunta (Janata Dal
• 1985: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
• 1980: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress-I)
• 1977: (83): Akhili Saunta (Janata Party)
• 1974: (83): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Laxmipur ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Prabhu Jani
	INC	Kailash Chandra Kulesika
	BJP	Kumuda Chandra Saunta
	BSP	Anita Sagaria
	CPI(ML) Red Star	Purna Mandingi
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	TBA gain from TBA		Swing

2014 Election

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Laxmipur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Hemaa Gomanga
	INC	Kailash Chandra Kulesika
	BJP	Shiba Muduli
	CPI(ML)(L)	Kanhei Jani
	OJM	Akhila Jhodia
	SKD	Rama Chandra Kendruka
	BSP	Jandhar Wadaka	vote	of vote
	SAMO	Niranjan Jani
	Independent	Suresh Sirika
	Independent	Parada Kulesika
	Independent	Kanteswar Hikaka
	NOTA	None of the above
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Laxmipur ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Jhina Hikaka	25,095	32.47	0.92
	INC	Hema Gamang	21,689	28.06	-18.6
	Independent	Kailash Chandra Kulesika	7,577	9.80	-
	BSP	Gupteswar Jani	5,267	6.82	-
	BJP	Gopinath Kadatasia	5,078	6.57	-
	Independent	Kendruka Arjuna	4,165	5.39	-
	SAMO	Dambarudhar Jani	2,803	3.63	-
	CPI(ML)L	Birendra Meniaka	1,929	2.50	-
	RPI(A)	Dandasi Tripati	1,926	2.49	-
	Independent	Akhila Saunta	1,755	2.27	-
Majority			3,406	4.41 [lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			77,290	53.52	-
	BJD gain from INC		Swing	-10.54 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 64.06%

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Laxmipur (141) District: Koraput
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "83 - Lakshmipur (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
8. "Laxmipur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
9. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.