Simulia | |
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Constituency No. 42 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Division | Central Division |
District | Balasore |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bhadrak |
Established | 1961 |
Total electors | 2,57,238 [a] [b] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
Simulia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha. [1]
Area of this constituency includes Simulia block and Khaira block. [2] [3]
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Simulia constituency are: [5] [6]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 [7] | Padma Lochan Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2019 [8] | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal | |
2014 [9] | |||
2009 [10] | Parsuram Panigrahi | ||
2004 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | |
2000 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal | |
1995 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | |
1990 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Janata Dal | |
1985 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | |
1980 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Janata Party | |
1977 | Gopinath Das | ||
1974 | Sailen Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | |
1971 | Chintamani Jena | Communist Party of India | |
1967 | Uchhab Charan Jena | Praja Socialist Party | |
1961 | Bhagiratha Das | Indian National Congress |
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. [11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Lochan Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subhashini Sahu by a margin of 13,183 votes. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Padma Lochan Panda | 90,676 | 49.54 | ||
BJD | Subhashini Sahu | 77,493 | 42.34 | ||
INC | Himanshu Sekhar Behera | 13,067 | 7.14 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 693 | 0.38 | ||
Majority | 13,183 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,83,028 | 71.15 | |||
BJP gain from BJD |
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 14,959 votes. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 90,083 | 51.35 | ||
BJP | Padma Lochan Panda | 75,124 | 42.82 | ||
INC | Ananta Prasad Sethi | 8,353 | 4.76 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 802 | 0.46 | ||
Majority | 14,959 | 8.53 | |||
Turnout | 1,75,430 | 72.55 | |||
BJD hold |
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 7,937 votes. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 65,854 | 42.24 | ![]() | |
INC | Padma Lochan Panda | 57,917 | 37.15 | ![]() | |
BJP | Shashi Kumar Sahoo | 28,011 | 17.97 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 769 | 0.49 | ||
Majority | 7,937 | 5.09 | |||
Turnout | 1,55,906 | 73.84 | |||
Registered electors | 2,11,136 | ||||
BJD hold |
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parsuram Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 10,927 votes. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Parsuram Panigrahi | 63,479 | 47.87 | − | |
INC | Padma Lochan Panda | 52,552 | 39.63 | − | |
Independent | Mahendra Prasad Jena | 8,047 | 6.07 | − | |
BJP | Tanuja Panda | 5,023 | 3.79 | − | |
Majority | 10,927 | 8.24 [c] | |||
Turnout | 1,32,618 | 67.56 | − | ||
BJD gain from INC |
Constituency: Simulia (42) District : Balasore
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