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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Junagarh, Kalahandi}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Junagarh
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 78
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency|Kalahandi]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Dr Ipsita Anuradha]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,46,605{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}
'''Junagarh''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Kalahandi district]], [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=78|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203183355/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=78|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 February 2015|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Junagarh (78) District: Kalahandi|accessdate= 5 April 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes [[Junagarh, Kalahandi|Junagarh]], Junagarh block and Golamunda 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>

==Elected members==
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|38.64}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|45.83}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|34.21}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|31.48}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|36.36}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|47.62}}
{{bar percent|1998 (bypoll)|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|39.21}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|32.81}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|43.02}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Janata Party}}|51.65}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|46.67}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|43.67}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1998. It was a 2-member constituency in 1952.

List of members elected from Junagarh 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>{{cite web|title= Junagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=https://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/junagarh.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member<ref>{{Cite web |title=Junagarh Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Bhawanipatna, Orissa |url=https://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/junagarh.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Junagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Junagarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/junagarh-constituency-result-18078 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[Dibya Shankar Mishra]]
|{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019" />
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Junagarh Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/junagarh-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|Gobardhan Dash
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Himansu Sekhar Meher]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
|1998 (bypoll) {{efn|Resignation of [[Bikram Keshari Deo]] on his election to Lok Sabha}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Junagarh 1998 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/422 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Bikram Keshari Deo]]
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |Maheswar Barad
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|Udit Pratap Deo
|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Trinath Sarab
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="2" |Maheswar Naik
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|-
| colspan="4" |{{Center|''1957-61 : Constituency did not exist''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|[[Pratap Keshari Deo]]
|{{Full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad|rowspan=2}}
|-
|Dayanidhi Naik
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th 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 [[Dibya Shankar Mishra]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 1,338 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Junagarh}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Dibya Shankar Mishra]]
|votes = 77,037
|percentage =38.64
|change = {{down}}7.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Meher
|votes = 75,699
|percentage = 37.97
|change = {{up}}7.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Tuleswar Naik
|votes = 39,492
|percentage = 19.81
|change = {{up}}2.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,735
|percentage = 1.37
|change = {{up}}0.12
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,338
|percentage = 0.67
|change = {{down}}14.57
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,99,354
|percentage = 80.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Dibya Shankar Mishra]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 27,859 votes.<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>

{{Election box begin | title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Junagarh<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 = [[Dibya Shankar Mishra]]
|votes = 83,789
|percentage = 45.83
|change = {{increase}}11.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Meher
|votes = 55,930
|percentage = 30.59
|change = {{increase}}2.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Anil Kumar Singh Deo
|votes = 32,343
|percentage = 17.69
|change = {{decrease}}5.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,290
|percentage = 1.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 27,859
|percentage = 15.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,82,838
|percentage = 78.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Dibya Shankar Mishra]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Anil Kumar Singh Deo by a margin of 17,728 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url= https://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2014-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2014 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote= 17,728|accessdate= 5 April 2014}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
| title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Junagarh
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Dibya Shankar Mishra]]
|votes = 56,443
|percentage = 34.21
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Anil Kumar Singh Deo
|votes = 46,498
|percentage = 28.19
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Gobardhan Dash
|votes = 38,715
|percentage = 23.47
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2747
|percentage = 1.67
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,728
|percentage = 6.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,64,973
|percentage = 75.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Gobardhan Dash defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Bira Sipka by a margin of 6,537 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Junagarh<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 = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Gobardhan Dash
|votes = 45,349
|percentage = 31.48
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Bira Sipka
|votes = 38,812
|percentage = 26.94
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Himansu Sekhar Meher]]
|votes = 34,334
|percentage = 23.83
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,537
|percentage = 4.54{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,44,053
|percentage = 69.76
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = 2.79{{efn|2004 Voter turnout was 66.97%}}
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091110/http://www.discoverjunagarh.pe.hu/ Discover Junagarh]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kalahandi district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Kalahandi district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Junagarh Assembly constituency - Revision history

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