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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Begunia|its eponymous town|Begunia}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Begunia
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 116
| type = SLA
| map_image = 116-Begunia.svg
| map_caption = Begunia Assembly constituency in [[Khordha district]]
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Khordha district|Khordha]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhubaneswar]]
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Pradip Kumar Sahu]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,20,052{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Begunia''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Khordha district]], [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=116|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140422040258/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=116|url-status=usurped|archive-date=22 April 2014|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2009|work=empoweringindia.org|accessdate=22 April 2014|quote=Constituency: Begunia (116) District: Khordha}}</ref> This constituency includes Begunia block and Bologarh block.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf|title=Assembly Constituencies and their Extent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls|title=Seats of Odisha}}</ref>

[[Begunia]] is a block of [[Khordha district]] of the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. The distance from district headquarters is 18 km.

==Elected members==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp60.htm|title= 60 - Begunia Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 22 April 2014}}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|57.45}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|47.06}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|51.46}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|38.73}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|47.71}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|42.70}}
{{bar percent|1995 (bypoll)|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|59.79}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|45.85}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|58.80}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|59.99}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|47.08}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|34.49}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1995.

List of members elected from Begunia constituency are:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004) |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}</ref><ref name=Candidate>{{cite web|title= Begunia Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/begunia.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 22 April 2014}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Begunia Assembly Election Results 2024: Begunia Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/begunia-constituency-result-18116 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Pradip Kumar Sahu]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |accessdate=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|[[Rajendra Kumar Sahoo]]
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name="Candidate" />
|[[Prasanta Kumar Jagadev]]
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Prashanta Nanda]]
|{{full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|[[Prashanta Nanda]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|1995 (bypoll){{efn|Resignation of Harihara Sahoo}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Begunia 1995 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/1460 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Harihara Sahoo
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Surendranath Mishra
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan="2" |Kailash Chandra Mohapatra
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Chintamani Panigrahi
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|Satyananda Champatiray
|{{full party name with color|Utkal Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Gangadhar Paikaray]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|-
|[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Satyananda Champatiray
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|[[Gangadhar Paikaray]]
|{{full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pradip Kumar Sahu]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Prakasha Chandra Bijuli by a margin of 47,814 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Begunia}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pradip Kumar Sahu]]
|votes = 90,964
|percentage = 57.45
|change = {{increase}}10.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Prakasha Chandra Bijuli
|votes = 43,150
|percentage = 27.25
|change = {{increase}}10.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik
|votes = 18,144
|percentage = 11.46
|change = {{decrease}}22.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 998
|percentage = 0.63
|change = {{increase}}0.05
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 47,814
|percentage = 30.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,58,346
|percentage = 71.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Rajendra Kumar Sahoo]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 20,048 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin|
| title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Begunia<ref name="TP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase3/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%283rd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Rajendra Kumar Sahoo]]
|votes = 73,178
|percentage = 47.06
|change = {{decrease}}4.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pradeep Kumar Sahoo
|votes = 53,130
|percentage = 34.16
|change = {{increase}}19.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Rhishav Nanda
|votes = 26,321
|percentage = 16.93
|change = {{increase}}9.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 909
|percentage = 0.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,048
|percentage = 12.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,55,511
|percentage = 72.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Prasanta Kumar Jagadev]] defeated [[Aama Odisha Party]] candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 43,425 votes.<ref name="Candidate" />

{{Election box begin |
| title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Begunia<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituency: Begunia (116)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=116|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203161941/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=116|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 February 2015|publisher=EmpoweringIndia|accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Prasanta Kumar Jagadev]]
|votes = 73,984
|percentage = 51.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aama Odisha Party
|candidate = Pradeep Kumar Sahoo
|votes = 30,559
|percentage = 21.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Debasis Patnaik
|votes = 20,689
|percentage = 14.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Jatin Kumar Mohanty
|votes = 10,611
|percentage = 7.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 767
|percentage = 0.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 43,425
|percentage = 30.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,43,761
|percentage = 73.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,93,920
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Nationalist Congress Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Nationalist Congress Party]] candidate [[Prashanta Nanda]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 10,617 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=10617 |accessdate=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Begunia<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = [[Prashanta Nanda]]
|votes = 45,355
|percentage = 38.73
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pradeep Kumar Sahoo
|votes = 34,738
|percentage = 29.66
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kailash Chandra Mahapatra
|votes = 13,074
|percentage = 11.16
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Prafulla Kumar Jati
|votes = 12,171
|percentage = 10.39
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Surendranath Mishra
|votes = 6,692
|percentage = 5.71
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,617
|percentage = 9.07{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,17,113
|percentage = 61.98{{efn|2004 Voter turnout was 65.51%}}
|change = {{down}}3.53
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,88,949
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Nationalist Congress Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Khordha district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Khordha district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Orissa]]

Begunia Assembly constituency - Revision history

Raunak Shankhwar at 03:53, 14 April 2026