Laxmipur Assembly constituency

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Lakshmipur (ST)
Constituency No. 141 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
District Koraput
LS constituency Koraput
Established1974
Total electors1,53,538 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year 2024

Lakshmipur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha. [2]

Contents

Map of Lakshmipur Constituency

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

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [5]
1977
52.11%
1980
66.94%
1985
61.51%
1990
49.91%
1995
68.17%
2000
50.85%
2004
46.66%
2008 (bypoll)
41.11%
2009
32.47%
2014
46.1%
2019
34.02%
2024
41.77%

Since its formation in 1974, 14 elections were held till date including in two bypoll in 1999 & 2008 . [6]

List of members elected from Laxmipur constituency are: [7] [8]

YearMemberParty
1974 Anantaram Majhi Indian National Congress
1977 Akhilo Saunta Janata Party
1980 Anantaram Majhi Indian National Congress
1985
1990 Akhilo Saunta Janata Dal
1995 Anantaram Majhi Indian National Congress
1999 (bypoll) [lower-alpha 2] Giridhar Gomango
2000 Bibhisana Majhi Biju Janata Dal
2004 Anantaram Majhi Indian National Congress
2008 (bypoll) [lower-alpha 3] Purna Chandra Majhi
2009 Jhina Hikaka Biju Janata Dal
2014 Kailash Chandra Kulesika Indian National Congress
2019 Prabhu Jani [9] Biju Janata Dal
2024 Pabitra Saunta Indian National Congress

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [10] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Pabitra Saunta defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhu Jani by a margin of 21,262 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Lakshmipur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Pabitra Saunta 59,447 41.77 Increase2.svg7.92
BJD Prabhu Jani38,18526.83Decrease2.svg7.19
BJP Kailash Chandra Kulesika23,50516.52Increase2.svg2.26
NOTA None of the above56333.96
Majority21,26214.94
Turnout 1,42,30381.71Increase2.svg5.25
INC gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhu Jani defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kailash Chandra Kulesika by a margin of 229 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Lakshmipur [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Prabhu Jani 45,211 34.02
INC Kailash Chandra Kulesika4498233.85
BJP Kumuda Chandra Saunta1894514.26
BSP Anita Sagaria123449.29
CPI(ML) Red Star Purna Mandingi43703.29
NOTA None of the above70265.29
Majority2290.17
Turnout 13287876.46
BJD gain from INC

2014

In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Kailash Chandra Kulesika defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Hema Gamang by a margin of 22,473 votes.

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Lakshmipur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kailash Chandra Kulesika 53,429 46.1
BJD Hema Gamang 30,95626.7
BJP Shiba Muduli9,5278.2
NOTA None of the above4,0692.69
Majority22,47318.7
Turnout 1,19,94977.33
INC gain from BJD

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Hema Gamang by a margin of 3,406 votes.

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Lakshmipur [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Jhina Hikaka 25,095 32.47 0.92
INC Hema Gamang 21,68928.06−18.6
Independent Kailash Chandra Kulesika7,5779.80
BSP Gupteswar Jani5,2676.82
BJP Gopinath Kadatasia5,0786.57
Independent Kendruka Arjuna4,1655.39
SAMO Dambarudhar Jani2,8033.63
CPI(ML)L Birendra Meniaka1,9292.50
RPI(A) Dandasi Tripati1,9262.49
Independent Akhila Saunta1,7552.27
Majority3,4064.41 [lower-alpha 4]
Turnout 77,29053.52
BJD gain from INC Swing 10.54 [lower-alpha 5]

Notes

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. Resignation of Anantaram Majhi
  3. Death of Anantaram Majhi
  4. % of total valid votes
  5. 2004 Voter turnout was 64.06%

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