Salipur Assembly constituency

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

Salipur
Constituency No. 94 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Cuttack
Lok Sabha constituency	Kendrapara
Established	1951
Total electors	2,49,033 [a] [b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Prasanta Behera
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

Salipur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha. ^[1]

This constituency includes Salepur block and 11 Gram panchayats (Govindpur, Jaripada, Harianta, Napanga, Bhatimunda, Kanheipur, Uchapada, Kotsahi, Garudagaon, Safa and Salagaon) of Tangi-Chowdwar block. ^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024			45.75%
2019			56.26%
2014			46.56%
2009			47.35%
2004			52.96%
2000			53.64%
1995			43.64%
1990			75.97%
1985			50.66%
1980			58.82%
1977			69.62%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held here till date. It was a 2-member constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly elections held in 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Salipur constituency are: ^{[5] [6]}

Year	Member	Party
2024 [7]	Prasanta Behera		Biju Janata Dal
2019 [8]
2014 [9]	Prakash Chandra Behera		Indian National Congress
2009 [9]	Chandra Sarathi Behera		Biju Janata Dal
2004	Kalindi Behera
2000
1995	Rabindra Kumar Behera		Indian National Congress
1990	Kalindi Behera		Janata Dal
1985	Mayadhar Sethi		Indian National Congress
1980			Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Kalindi Behera		Janata Party
1974	Baidhar Behera		Indian National Congress
1971	Batakrushna Jena		Utkal Congress
1967	Surendranath Patnaik		Orissa Jana Congress
1961	Baidhar Behera		Praja Socialist Party
1957 [c]	Pradipta Kishore Das
	Baidhar Behera
1951 [d]	Surendranath Patnaik		Indian National Congress
	Purnananda Samal

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. ^[10] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Arindam Roy by a margin of 7,594 votes. ^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Salipur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Prasanta Behera	87,701	45.75	10.51
	BJP	Arindam Roy	80,107	41.79	2.93
	INC	Aquibuzzama Khan	19,930	10.40	7.42
	NOTA	None of the above	926	0.48	0.07
Majority			7,594	3.96
Turnout			1,91,697	76.98
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 32,210 votes. ^[8]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Salipur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Prasanta Behera	104,218	56.26
	BJP	Prakash Chandra Behera	70,014	38.86
	INC	Rabindra Nath Kar	5,520	2.98
	NOTA	None of the above	763	0.41
Majority			32,210	17.4 [e]
Turnout			1,85,123	77.11
Registered electors			2,10,810
	BJD gain from INC

2014

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Prakash Chandra Behera defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Behera by a margin of 2,117 votes. ^[9]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Salipur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Prakash Chandra Behera	78,343	46.56
	BJD	Prasanta Behera	76,226	45.31
	BJP	Choudhury Hemanta Kumar Sahu	7,712	4.58
	NOTA	None of the above	950	0.56
Majority			2,117	1.25 [f]
Turnout			1,68,247	79.59
	INC gain from BJD

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 1,277 votes. ^[9]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Salipur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Chandra Sarathi Behera	66,375	47.35
	INC	Prakash Chandra Behera	65098	46.44
	BJP	Om Prakash Ray	5906	5.21
Majority			1,277	0.91 [g]
Turnout			1,40,190	70.16
	BJD hold

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. It was a 2 member constituency
4. It was a 2 member constituency
5. % of total valid votes
6. % of total valid votes
7. % of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Salepur (94) District: Cuttack
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. "41 - Salepur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
5. "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.
6. "Salepur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
7. "Salipur Assembly Election Results 2024: Salipur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
8. "Orissa Election Result 2019 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277
9. "Salipur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
10. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .

20°29′N86°07′E / 20.48°N 86.11°E / 20.48; 86.11