| Simulia | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 42 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Balasore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhadrak |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,57,238ab |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Simulia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.1
Area of this constituency includes Simulia block and Khaira block.23
Elected members
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held thru 2024.
List of members elected from Simulia constituency are:56
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20247 | Padma Lochan Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 20198 | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 20149 | |||
| 200910 | Parsuram Panigrahi | ||
| 2004 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Janata Party | |
| 1977 | Gopinath Das | ||
| 1974 | Sailen Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Chintamani Jena | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Uchhab Charan Jena | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1961 | Bhagiratha Das | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.11 In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Lochan Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subhashini Sahu by a margin of 13,183 votes.7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Padma Lochan Panda | 90,676 | 49.54 | ||
| BJD | Subhashini Sahu | 77,493 | 42.34 | ||
| INC | Himanshu Sekhar Behera | 13,067 | 7.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 693 | 0.38 | ||
| Majority | 13,183 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,83,028 | 71.15 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 14,959 votes.8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 90,083 | 51.35 | ||
| BJP | Padma Lochan Panda | 75,124 | 42.82 | ||
| INC | Ananta Prasad Sethi | 8,353 | 4.76 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 802 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 14,959 | 8.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,75,430 | 72.55 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 7,937 votes.9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 65,854 | 42.24 |  5.63
| |
| INC | Padma Lochan Panda | 57,917 | 37.15 | 2.48
| |
| BJP | Shashi Kumar Sahoo | 28,011 | 17.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 769 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 7,937 | 5.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,906 | 73.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,11,136 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parsuram Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 10,927 votes.10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Parsuram Panigrahi | 63,479 | 47.87 | − | |
| INC | Padma Lochan Panda | 52,552 | 39.63 | − | |
| Independent | Mahendra Prasad Jena | 8,047 | 6.07 | − | |
| BJP | Tanuja Panda | 5,023 | 3.79 | − | |
| Majority | 10,927 | 8.24 c | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,618 | 67.56 | − | ||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
Notes
Notes
- as on 2024
- as data published by election commission
- % of total valid votes
References
References
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Constituency: Simulia (42) District : Balasore
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