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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Ghasipura}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Ghasipura
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 21
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Northen Division
| district = [[Kendujhar district|Kendujhar]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Keonjhar]]
| established = 2009
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Badrinarayan Patra.jpg
| mla = [[Badri Narayan Patra]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,31,781{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Ghasipura''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Kendujhar district]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=21 |title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work= empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Ghasipura (21) District : Keonjhar |accessdate= 3 February 2014 |archive-date= 20 February 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140220121413/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=21 |url-status= usurped }}</ref>

Area of this constituency include [[Ghatgaon]], Ghatagaon block, Ghasipura block and 2 [[Gram Panchayat|GP]]s (Dhakotha and Kolimati) of Anandapur 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>

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]] |access-date=25 May 2024 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529075331/https://elections.tn.gov.in/Web/forms/int1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and went for polls in [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]].

==Elected members==

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|title= Vote share of winning candidates
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|43.96}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|49.98}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|66.03}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|52.85}}
}}

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

List of members elected from Ghasipura constituency is:<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) |access-date=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-17 }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ghasipura Assembly Election Results 2024: Ghasipura Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/ghasipura-constituency-result-18021 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|rowspan=4|[[Badri Narayan Patra]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=4|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name=election2019>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=7 October 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners">{{cite news |last1=Zee News |title=Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners |url=https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |accessdate=8 November 2022 |date=24 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183944/https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archivedate=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ghasipura Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/ghasipura-odisha-assembly-constituency#2014 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|}

==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 [[Badri Narayan Patra]] defeated [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate [[Niranjan Patnaik]] by a margin of 13,811 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Ghasipura}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Badri Narayan Patra]]
|votes = 82,516
|percentage = 43.96
|change = {{decrease}}6.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=[[Soumya Ranjan Patnaik]]|votes=68,705|percentage=29.64|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shambhunath Rout|votes=23,813|percentage=10.27|change={{decrease}}5.61}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Debendra Nath Swain|votes=2,897|percentage=1.54|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Subrat Kumar Chakra|votes=2,807|percentage=1.50|change={{decrease}}29.66}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,844|percentage=0.98|change={{increase}}0.07}}
{{Election box majority||votes=13,811|percentage=7.09|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,87,707|percentage=80.98|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing |winner = Biju Janata Dal}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Badri Narayan Patra]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Niranjan Patnaik]] by a margin of 32,668 votes.<ref name="election2019" /><ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners" />

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Ghasipura<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 = [[Badri Narayan Patra]]
|votes = 86,816
|percentage = 49.98
|change = {{decrease}}16.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Niranjan Patnaik]]|votes=54,128|percentage=31.16|change={{increase}}23.87}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Prithviraj Kuanr|votes=27,579|percentage=15.88|change={{increase}}3.57}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,579|percentage=0.91|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=32,668|percentage=18.80|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,73,710<ref>{{Cite web|title=Odisha Legislative Assembly Election, 2019|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref>|percentage=78.78|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Badri Narayan Patra]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Satyabrata Panda by a margin of 88,602 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Ghasipura <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/ghasipura-odisha-assembly-constituency|title=Ghasipura Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency|website=resultuniversity.com|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Badri Narayan Patra]]
|votes = 108900
|percentage = 66.03
|change = {{increase}}13.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Satyabrata Panda|votes=20,298|percentage=12.31|change={{increase}}5.74}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Prithviraj Kuanr|votes=12,018|percentage=7.29|change={{decrease}}28.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None|votes=1,856|percentage=1.13|change=}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =1,97,858
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Badri Narayan Patra]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Niranjan Patnaik]] by a margin of 25,554 votes.<ref name=":2">{{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=145 |accessdate=3 February 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 Vidhan Sabha Election: Ghasipura<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 = [[Badri Narayan Patra]]
|votes = 77,890
|percentage = ''52.85''
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Niranjan Patnaik]]
|votes = 52,336
|percentage = 35.51
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Santosh Kumar Rout
|votes = 9,689
|percentage = 6.57
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 25,554
|percentage = ''17.34''{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,47,411
|percentage = 78.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Kendujhar district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Kendujhar district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2009]]

Ghasipura Assembly constituency - Revision history

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