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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Kantabanji}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Kantabanji<br />
| state = [[Odisha]]<br />
| constituency_no = 70<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = <br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| division = Northern Division<br />
| district = [[Balangir district|Balangir]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bolangir]]<br />
| established = 1961<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| incumbent_image = <br />
| mla = [[Laxman Bag]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
| electors = 3,50,47{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kantabanji''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Balangir district]], [[Odisha]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=70|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108072905/https://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=70|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 November 2023|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Kantabanji (70) District : Bolangir|accessdate= 16 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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This constituency includes [[Kantabanji]], Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal 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><br />
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MLAs were Prasanna Pal of [[Janata Dal|JD]] in 1990, independent candidate Chaitanya Pradhan in 1985, Prasanna Kumar Pal representing INC (I) in 1980 and representing INC in 1977.<br />
This seat became very trending when [[Naveen Patnaik]] got defeated here.<br />
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==Elected members==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|float=right<br />
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp107.htm|title= 107 - Kantabanji Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 16 March 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd<br />
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|44.57}}<br />
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|33.60}}<br />
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|31.65}} <br />
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|43.24}}<br />
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|40.68}}<br />
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|29.24}}<br />
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|44.80}}<br />
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|46.25}}<br />
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|46.68}}<br />
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|54.84}}<br />
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|42.33}}<br />
}}<br />
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Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.<br />
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List of members elected from Kantabanji 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 name=":1">{{cite web|title= Kantabanji Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/kantabanji.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 16 March 2014}}</ref><br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Member<br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Kantabanji Assembly Election Results 2024: Kantabanji Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/kantabanji-constituency-result-18070 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
|[[Laxman Bag]]<br />
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[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><br />
| Santosh Singh Saluja <br />
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" /><br />
| Laxman Bag<br />
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":0" /><br />
| Santosh singh saluja<br />
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<ref name=election2004>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3629-orissa-2004/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref><br />
|Ashok Rath<br />
|{{full party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br />
| Ramesh Chandra Dash<br />
|{{full party name with colour|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br />
| Paramananda Hatti<br />
| {{full party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br />
|Prasanna Pal<br />
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
|Chaitanya Pradhan<br />
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|rowspan=2|Prasanna Pal<br />
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]<br />
|Ram Prasad Mishra<br />
|{{full party name with color|Swatantra Party|rowspan=4}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
|[[Achyutananda Mahananda]]<br />
|-<br />
||[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|Lokanath Rai<br />
|-<br />
||[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]<br />
|[[Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Election Results ==<br />
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=== 2024 ===<br />
Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th 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 [[Laxman Bag]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Naveen Patnaik]] by a margin of 16,344 votes.<ref name=":2" /><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin| <br />
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]],Kantabanji}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Laxman Bag]]|votes=90,876|percentage=44.57|change={{increase}}11.04}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=[[Naveen Patnaik]]|votes=74,532|percentage=36.56|change={{increase}}8.04}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Santosh Singh Saluja|votes=26,839|percentage=13.16|change={{decrease}}20.44}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,649|percentage=0.81|change={{decrease}}0.47}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=16,344|percentage=8.01|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=2,03,874|percentage=73.28|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2019 ===<br />
In 2019 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Laxman Bag]] by a margin of 128 votes.<ref name="election2019" /><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Kantabanji<ref name="SP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase2/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%282nd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Santosh Singh Saluja <br />
|votes = 64,246<br />
|percentage = 33.60<br />
|change = {{increase}}4.17<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Laxman Bag]] <br />
|votes = 64,118<br />
|percentage = 33.53<br />
|change = {{increase}}15.80<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Biju Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Ajaya Kumar Das <br />
|votes = 54,527<br />
|percentage = 28.51<br />
|change = {{decrease}}3.14<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 2,453<br />
|percentage = 1.28<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 128<br />
|percentage = 0.07<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,91,234 <br />
|percentage = 68.33<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Biju Janata Dal<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2014 ===<br />
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Haji Md. Ayub Khan defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Santosh Singh Saluja, who was seeking re-election, by a margin of 3,868 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html |title= Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014 |work= leadtech.in |accessdate= 29 May 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><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin |<br />
| title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Kantabanji<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Angul|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1870.htm?ac=70|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=29 May 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantabanji (70)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=70|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108171102/https://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=70|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 November 2023|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Biju Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Haji Md. Ayub Khan<br />
|votes = 55,252<br />
|percentage = 31.65<br />
|change = {{down}}9.05<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Santosh Singh Saluja<br />
|votes = 51,384<br />
|percentage = 29.43<br />
|change = {{down}}13.81<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Laxman Bag]]<br />
|votes = 30,961<br />
|percentage = 17.73<br />
|change = {{up}}6.58<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 1,729<br />
|percentage = 0.99<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 3,868<br />
|percentage = 2.22<br />
|change = {{down}}1.45<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,74,582<br />
|percentage = 72.34<br />
|change = {{up}}3.43<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 2,41,337<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Biju Janata Dal<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2009 ===<br />
In 2009 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Haji Md. Ayub Khan by a margin of 5,304 votes.<ref name=":0" /><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin |<br />
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Kantabanji<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>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Santosh Singh Saluja<br />
|votes = 62,495<br />
|percentage = 43.24<br />
|change = {{up}}11.19<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Biju Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Haji Md. Ayub Khan<br />
|votes = 57,191<br />
|percentage = 40.70<br />
|change = {{down}}15.56<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Ajay Kumar Das<br />
|votes = 16,117<br />
|percentage = 11.15<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 5,304<br />
|percentage = 3.67{{efn|% of total valid votes}}<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,44,549<br />
|percentage = 68.91<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Independent (politician)<br />
|swing = 3.55{{efn|2004 Voter turnout was 65.36%}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Balangir district}}<br />
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Balangir district]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1961]]<br />
[[Category:1961 establishments in Orissa]]</div>
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