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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Jashipur}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Jashipur
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 26
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Mayurbhanj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mayurbhanj]]
| established = 1957
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,19,031{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Jashipur''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Mayurbhanj district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=26 |title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work= empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Jashipur (26) District : Mayurbhanj |accessdate= 9 February 2014 |archive-date= 21 February 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140221145953/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=26 |url-status= usurped }}</ref>

Area of this constituency includes Jashipur block, Raruan block, Sukruli block, and 9 [[Gram Panchayat|GP]]s (Badhatnabeda, Chuapani, Dhangdimuta, Hatbadra, Jarada, Jhipabandh, Talapati, Tolakpokhari and Uparbeda) of Kusumi block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref> Many villages consisting of small clusters of houses are located near Jashipur like Kanjipia, Keunjhar etc.

==Elected members==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates{{cn|date=June 2022}}
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|50.25}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|36.67}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|25.78}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|29.97}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)}}|25.92}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|29.86}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)}}|25.11}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|40.88}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)}}|25.89}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|41.16}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|54.97}}
}}

Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Jashipur constituency are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=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>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jashipur Assembly Election Results 2024: Jashipur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/jashipur-constituency-result-18026 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|[[Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Jashipur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/jashipur-odisha-assembly-constituency#2019 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Jashipur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/jashipur-odisha-assembly-constituency#2014 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|Mangal Singh Mudi
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<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><ref name=":3" />
|Kamala Kanta Nayak
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|[[Sambhunath Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|Bhanu Charan Naik
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|[[Sambhunath Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Mangal Singh Mudi
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|[[Sambhunath Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Sundar Mohan Majhi
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Kanhuram Hembram
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|Ghanshyam Hembram
|{{full party name with color|Jharkhand Party}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Lal Mohan Nayak
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (R)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Durga Charan Nayak
|{{full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|rowspan=2|Mochiram Tiriya
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|}
==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.<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 [[Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Chakradhar Hembrom by a margin of 34,667 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Jashipur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia]]
|votes = 85,384
|percentage = 50.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Chakradhar Hembrom
|votes = 50,717
|percentage = 29.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Shweta Chattar
|votes = 18,151
|percentage = 10.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,555
|percentage = 2.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 34,667
|percentage = 20.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,69,913
|percentage = 77.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In the 2019 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Golakbihari Nayak by a margin of 8,552 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Jashipur<ref name="FP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-IV) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase4/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%284th%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 = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia]]
|votes = 58708
|percentage = 36.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Golakbihari Nayak
|votes = 50156
|percentage = 31.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = [[Sambhunath Naik]]
|votes = 32937
|percentage = 20.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mahendra Nath Nayak
|votes = 9039
|percentage = 5.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2044
|percentage = 1.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,552
|percentage = 5.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,60,118
|percentage = 76.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Mangal Singh Mudi defeated [[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)]] candidate [[Sambhunath Naik]] by a margin of 5,794 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin |
|title = [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Jashipur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Mangal Singh Mudi
|votes = 39,440
|percentage = 25.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = [[Sambhunath Naik]]
|votes = 33,646
|percentage = 21.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Mahesh Chandra Hembram
|votes = 25,077
|percentage = 16.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ragunath Hembram
|votes = 24,319
|percentage = 15.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Minati Nayak
|votes = 9,518
|percentage = 6.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,660
|percentage = 1.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,794
|percentage = 3.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,53,003
|percentage = 80.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Kamala Kanta Nayak defeated [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate [[Sambhunath Naik]] by a margin of 13,190 votes.<ref name=":3">{{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=13190 |accessdate=9 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=2013-05-27 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Jashipur<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 = Kamala Kanta Nayak
|votes = 35,569
|percentage = 29.97
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = [[Sambhunath Naik]]
|votes = 22,379
|percentage = 18.86
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sudhir Naik
|votes = 16,974
|percentage = 14.30
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Mahesh Chandra Hembram
|votes = 13,422
|percentage = 11.31
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mahendra Nath Nayak
|votes = 13,318
|percentage = 11.22
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Masuri Chattar
|votes = 9,391
|percentage = 7.91
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,190
|percentage = 11.11{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,18,951
|percentage = 69.48
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Independent
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Mayurbhanj district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Politics of Mayurbhanj district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Orissa]]

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