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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Gunupur}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Gunupur
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 138
| type = SLA
| map_image = 138-Gunupur.svg
| map_caption = Gunupur Assembly constituency in [[Rayagada district]]
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Koraput (Lok Sabha constituency)|Koraput]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Satyajeet Gomango]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,24,055{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Gunupur''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Rayagada district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=138|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009|work= empoweringindia.org|quote= Constituency: Gunupur (138) District: Rayagada|accessdate= 24 March 2014|archive-date= 28 March 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140328011322/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=138|url-status= usurped}}</ref>

[https://ceoodisha.nic.in/acmaps/AC138.pdf Map of Gunupur Constituency]

This constituency includes [[Gunupur]], [[Gudari, Rayagada|Gudari]], Gunupur block, Ramanaguda block, Padmapur block, Chandrapur block and Gudari 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>

==Members of Legislative Assembly==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp80.htm|title= 80 - Gunupur (ST) Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 27 March 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|47.80}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|34.2}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|41.6}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|38.62}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|41.45}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|62.08}}
{{bar percent|1996 (bypoll)|{{party color|Independent}}|32.86}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|59.28}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|56.04}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|80.57}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|56.19}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|60.45}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including in two bypoll in 1955 & 1996. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.<ref>{{cite web|title= BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/449-450.pdf|accessdate= 23 March 2014}}</ref>

List of members elected from Gunupur constituency are:<ref name=prevMLAs>{{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=6 October 2021 |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=17 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Gunupur Cuttack Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/gunupur.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 27 March 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-

|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Gunupur Assembly Election Results 2024: Gunupur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/gunupur-constituency-result-18138 |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Satyajeet Gomango]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[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>
|[[Raghunath Gomango]]
|{{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|Trinath Gomango
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":0" />
|Ramamurty Mutika
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|[[Hema Gamang]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|Rammurty Gomango
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|1996 (bypoll){{efn|Death of Akshya Kumar Gomango}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Gunupur 1996 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/565 |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|[[Bhagirathi Gomango]]
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Akshya Kumar Gomango
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Rammurty Gomango
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|rowspan=6|[[Bhagirathi Gomango]]
|{{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]]
|{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (R)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Naroshimho Patro
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|Sanyasi Charan Pidikaka
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|Naroshimho Patro
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|1955 (bypoll){{efn|Resignation of Soboro Dumba}}
|Bhagirathi Gomango
|{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
|[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Soboro Dumba
|}

== Election Results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th 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, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Satyajeet Gomango]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Raghunath Gomango]] by a margin of 29,885 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Gunupur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Satyajeet Gomango
|votes = 77,637
|percentage = 47.80
|change = {{up}}17.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Raghunath Gomango
|votes = 47,752
|percentage = 29.40
|change = {{down}}4.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Trinath Gomango
|votes = 21,808
|percentage = 13.43
|change = {{up}}1.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,205
|percentage = 1.97
|change = {{down}}1.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 29,885
|percentage = 18.40
|change = {{up}}14.01
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,62,410
|percentage = 72.49
|change = {{up}}1.95
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Raghunath Gomango]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Purusottam Gomango by a margin of 6,270 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Gunupur<ref name="FP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC) |url=http://ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase%201/Form%207%20A%20to%20English%28Phase-I%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Raghunath Gomango
|votes = 48,839
|percentage = 34.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Purusottam Gomango
|votes = 42,569
|percentage = 29.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Trinath Gomango
|votes = 26,321
|percentage = 18.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shishir Kumar Gamang
|votes = 16,491
|percentage = 11.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 4,671
|percentage = 3.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,270
|percentage = 4.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,48,499
|percentage = 70.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Trinath Gomango defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Purusattam Gomango by a margin of 8,286 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=15 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Gunupur<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Gunupur|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS18138.htm?ac=138|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Gunupur (138) |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=138|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118073559/https://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=138|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 November 2023|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Trinath Gomango
|votes = 59,527
|percentage = 41.6
|change = {{up}}2.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Purusattam Gomango
|votes = 52,141
|percentage = 36.44
|change = {{up}}15.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ramurty Gomango
|votes = 15,596
|percentage = 10.9
|change = {{up}}0.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,877
|percentage = 2.01
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,386
|percentage = 5.16
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,43,079
|percentage = 74.17
|change = {{up}}13.26
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,92,905
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Ramamurty Mutika defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Sisir Kumar Gamang by a margin of 18,749 votes.<ref name=":0">{{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=18749 |accessdate=17 March 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 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Gunupur<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 = Ramamurty Mutika
|votes = 41,687
|percentage = 38.62
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sisir Kumar Gamang
|votes = 22,938
|percentage = 21.25
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Tripati Gomango
|votes = 12,890
|percentage = 11.94
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Aswini Gomango
|votes = 12,441
|percentage = 11.53
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = [[Bhagirathi Gomango]]
|votes = 5,979
|percentage = 5.54
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,749
|percentage = 17.37{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,08,841
|percentage = 60.91{{efn|2004 Voter turnout was 59.74%}}
|change = {{up}}1.17
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Rayagada district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Rayagada district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Gunupur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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