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Bijepur is a Assembly constituency of Bargarh district in Odisha State. It was established in 1961.[1]
Extent of Assembly Constituencies
- Gaisilet Block
- Bijepur Block
- Barpali Block : Patkulunda, Remta, Bandhpali, Khemesara, Kainsir, Satalma, Barguda, Mahada, Tileimal, Agalpur, Bhatigaon, Raxa, Gopeipali, Tinkani, Tulundi and Kumbhari GPs
- Barpali NAC.[2]
Elected members
Template:Bar box Since its formation in 1961,18 elections were held during including 3 By-Elections in 1991, 2018 and 2019.
List of members elected from Bijepur Constituency are:[3]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[4] | Sanat Kumar Gartia | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2019 (bypoll)Template:Efn[5] | Rita Sahu | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2019[6] | Naveen Patnaik | ||
| 2018 (bypoll)Template:Efn[7] | Rita Sahu | ||
| 2014[8] | Subal Sahu | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2009[9] | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1995 | Ripunath Seth | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1991 (bypoll)Template:Efn[10] | Kishorimani Singh | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1990 | Nikunja Bihari Singh | ||
| 1985 | Template:Full party name with color | ||
| 1980 | Rajib Lochan Hota | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1977 | Nityananda Gartia | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1974 | Gananath Pradhan | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1971 | Tribikram Malik | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1967 | Mohan Nag | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1961 | |||
Election results
2024
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.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu by a margin of 10,066 votes.[4][12]
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2019 Bypoll
In 2019 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 97,990 votes.[5][13]
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2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Naveen Patnaik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 57,122 votes. Later, Naveen Patnaik has resigned as MLA from the Bijepur Assembly Constituency.[6][14]
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2018 Bypoll
In 2018 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Kumar Panigrahy by a margin of 41,932 votes.[7][15]
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2014
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 458 votes.[8]
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2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhat Aditya Mishra by 18,066 votes.[9]
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Notes
References
- ↑ Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004). Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bijepur Constituency Election Results 2024: Bijepur Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner. The Times of India. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Odisha By-Election Result 2019: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wins Bijepur Seat By Record Margin. www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 IndiaVotes AC Summary: Bijepur 2019. IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 BJD's Rita Sahu Wins Bijepur In Odisha Assembly Bypoll. www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014. Leadtech.in. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ↑ IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Bijepur 1991. IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ↑ General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024. ECI.
- ↑ Bijepur Assembly Election Results 2024: Bijepur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday. India Today. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ↑ BJD's Rita Sahu secures impressive victory in Bijepur bypoll(24 October 2019).
- ↑ State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ Bye election for Odisha 2 Bijepur (AC). ECI.
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