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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Ekamra-Bhubaneswar|the botanical garden in Bhubaneswar, India|Ekamra Kanan}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Ekamra-Bhubaneswar
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 114
| type = SLA
| map_image = 114-Ekamra-Bhubaneswar.svg
| map_caption = Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Assembly constituency in [[Khordha district]]
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Khordha district|Khordha]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhubaneswar]]
| established = 2009
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Babu Singh Politician Odisha.jpg
| mla = [[Babu Singh (Odisha politician)|Babu Singh]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,69,327{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Ekamra-Bhubaneswar''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Khordha district]], [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |title=Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2010 |access-date=13 October 2021 }}</ref>

This constituency includes 5 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Basuaghai, Itipur, Tikarapada, Dhauli and Sisupal) of Bhubaneswar block and Ward No.12, 14, 15 and 30 to 34 and Ward No. 38 to 47 of [[Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation|BMC]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delimitation 2008 |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/forms/int1.pdf |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]] }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and went for polls in [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]].

==Elected members==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|49.03}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|57.07}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|57.86}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|65.63}}
}}

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Ekamra-Bhubaneswar constituency is:<ref name=Candidate>{{cite web|title= Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/ekamra-bhubaneswar.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 24 April 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Portrait
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Assembly Election Results 2024: Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/ekamra-bhubaneswar-constituency-result-18114 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:Babu Singh Politician Odisha.jpg|frameless|115x115px]]
|[[Babu Singh (Odisha politician)|Babu Singh]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[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/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Ashok Chandra Panda.jpg|frameless|126x126px]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Ashok Chandra Panda]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name="Candidate" />
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":1" />
|}

==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, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Babu Singh (Odisha politician)|Babu Singh]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ashok Chandra Panda]] by a margin of 5,023 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Ekamra Bhubaneswar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Babu Singh (Odisha politician)|Babu Singh]]
|votes = 74,884
|percentage = 49.03
|change = {{up}}13.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ashok Chandra Panda]]
|votes = 69,861
|percentage = 45.74
|change = {{down}}11.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Prasanta Kumar Champati
|votes = 5,482
|percentage = 3.59
|change = {{down}}1.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 987
|percentage = 0.65
|change = {{down}}0.12
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,023
|percentage = 3.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,52,727
|percentage = 56.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ashok Chandra Panda]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Babu Singh (Odisha politician)|Babu Singh]] by a margin of 28,657 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Ekamra-Bhubaneswar<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><ref name="News18 2019">{{cite web | title=Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News. | website=News18 | date=2019-04-23 | url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/ekamra-bhubaneswar-election-result-s18a114/ | access-date=2020-08-21}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ashok Chandra Panda]]
|votes = 75,020
|percentage = 57.07
|change = {{decrease}}0.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Babu Singh (Odisha politician)|Babu Singh]]
|votes = 46,363
|percentage = 35.27
|change = {{increase}}9.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rashmi Mohapatra
|votes = 6,780
|percentage = 5.16
|change = {{decrease}}1.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,009
|percentage = 0.77
|change = {{decrease}}0.28
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28,657
|percentage = 21.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,31,446
|percentage = 46.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ashok Chandra Panda]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Amiya Dash by a margin of 36,476 votes.<ref name="Candidate" />

{{Election box begin |
| title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Ekamra-Bhubaneswar<ref name=Candidate />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ashok Chandra Panda]]
|votes = 66,376
|percentage = 57.86
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Amiya Dash
|votes = 29,900
|percentage = 26.06
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Shivananda Ray
|votes = 8,148
|percentage = 7.1
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1204
|percentage = 1.05
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 36,476
|percentage = 31.80
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,14,718
|percentage = 45.97
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,38,949
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ashok Chandra Panda]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Pratap Kumar Jena by a margin of 43,450 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=43450 |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=2013-05-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Ekamra-Bhubaneswar<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 = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ashok Chandra Panda]]
|votes = 55,095
|percentage = 65.63
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pratap Kumar Jena
|votes = 11,645
|percentage = 13.87
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Samir Mohanty
|votes = 11,070
|percentage = 13.19
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 43,450
|percentage = 51.76{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 83,981
|percentage = 37.21
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,25,707
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{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:2009 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2009]]

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