Simulia Assembly constituency

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Simulia
Constituency No. 42 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionCentral Division
District Balasore
Lok Sabha constituency Bhadrak
Established1961
Total electors2,57,238 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Padmalochan Panda.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Simulia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

Area of this constituency includes Simulia block and Khaira block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
49.54%
2019
51.35%
2014
42.24%
2009
47.87%
2004
50.28%
2000
49.95%
1995
49.41%
1990
64.08%
1985
46.94%
1980
28.32%
1977
39.03%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Simulia constituency are: [5] [6]

YearMemberParty
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

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. [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]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Simulia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Padma Lochan Panda 90,676 49.54
BJD Subhashini Sahu77,49342.34
INC Himanshu Sekhar Behera13,0677.14
NOTA None of the above6930.38
Majority 13,1837.2
Turnout 1,83,02871.15
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Simulia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi 90,083 51.35
BJP Padma Lochan Panda 75,12442.82
INC Ananta Prasad Sethi8,3534.76
NOTA None of the above8020.46
Majority 14,9598.53
Turnout 1,75,43072.55
BJD hold

2014

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]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi 65,854 42.24 Decrease2.svg5.63
INC Padma Lochan Panda 57,91737.15Decrease2.svg2.48
BJP Shashi Kumar Sahoo28,01117.97
NOTA None of the above7690.49
Majority 7,9375.09
Turnout 1,55,90673.84
Registered electors 2,11,136
BJD hold

2009

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]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Parsuram Panigrahi 63,479 47.87
INC Padma Lochan Panda 52,55239.63
Independent Mahendra Prasad Jena8,0476.07
BJP Tanuja Panda5,0233.79
Majority 10,9278.24 [c]
Turnout 1,32,61867.56
BJD gain from INC

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. % of total valid votes

References

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  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
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  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. "Simulia Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Simulia Assembly Election Results 2024: Simulia Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 10927
  11. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  12. "Odisha - Simulia". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Simulia (42)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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