| Jajpur (SC) OD-8 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Binjharpur Bari Barachana Dharmasala Jajpur Korei Sukinda |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 15,43,329 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Assembly Segments
Following delimitation, this constituency presently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Binjharpur (SC) | Jajpur | Pramila Mallik | BJD | |
| 49 | Bari | Biswa Ranjan Mallick | BJD | ||
| 50 | Barachana | Amar Kumar Nayak | BJP | ||
| 51 | Dharmasala | Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo | BJP | ||
| 52 | Jajpur | Sujata Sahu | BJD | ||
| 53 | Korei | Akash Dasnayak | BJP | ||
| 54 | Sukinda | Pradeep Bal Samanta | BJP | ||
Before delimitation in 2008, legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Sukinda, Korei, Jajpur, Dharmasala, Barchana, Bari-Derabisi and Binjharpur.[1]
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1952, 17 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Jajpur constituency are
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Bhubananda Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Lakshmi Dhar Jena | Ganatantra Parishad | ||
| 1962 | Rama Chandra Mallick | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Baidhar Behara | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1971 | Anadi Charan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Rama Chandra Mallick | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Anadi Charan Das | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Anchal Das | ||
| 1998 | Rama Chandra Mallick | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | Jagannath Mallick | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | Mohan Jena | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Rita Tarai | ||
| 2019 | Sarmistha Sethi | ||
| 2024 | Rabindra Narayan Behera | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Result
2024
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[2] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rabindra Narayan Behera defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarmistha Sethi by a margin of 1,587 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rabindra Narayan Behera | 534,239 | 46.01 | ||
| BJD | Sarmistha Sethi | 5,32,652 | 45.87 | ||
| INC | Anchal Das | 53,145 | 4.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6788 | 0.58 | ||
| Majority | 1,587 | 0.14 | |||
| Turnout | 11,61,208 | 74.47 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarmistha Sethi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Amiya Kanta Mallick by a margin of 1,01,693 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sarmistha Sethi | 544,020 | 49.81 |  5.40
| |
| BJP | Amiya Kanta Mallick | 4,42,327 | 40.5 |  25.13
| |
| INC | Manas Jena | 83,321 | 7.63 | 14.91
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,161 | 0.66 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Subasa Chandra Malik | 4,950 | 0.45 | ||
| PBI | Tilottama Sethy | 4,470 | 0.41 | ||
| BMP | Ranjit Malik | 2,049 | 0.19 | ||
| JPJD | Sunakar Behera | 1,985 | 0.18 | ||
| FPI | Bhimasen Behera | 1,801 | 0.16 | ||
| Majority | 1,01,693 | 9.31 | |||
| Turnout | 10,92,965 | 74.10 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ashok Das by a margin of 3,20,271 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rita Tarai | 541,349 | 55.21 | ||
| INC | Ashok Das | 2,21,078 | 22.54 | ||
| BJP | Amiya Kanta Mallick | 1,50,789 | 15.37 | ||
| Independent | Nabin Kumar Dalai | 29,142 | 2.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,655 | 0.88 | ||
| AAP | Kalandi Mallik | 8,269 | 0.84 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Subash Chandra Mallik | 8,065 | 0.82 | ||
| BSP | Debendra Mallik | 6,926 | 0.70 | ||
| BMP | Ranjit Mallik | 3,409 | 0.34 | ||
| SKD | Gayadhar Mallik | 2,753 | 0.28 | ||
| Majority | 3,20,271 | 32.67 | - | ||
| Turnout | 9,81,780 | 75.31 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mohan Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Amiya Kanta Mallik by a margin of 1,27,747 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mohan Jena | 433,350 | 35.32 | ||
| INC | Amiya Kanta Mallik | 305,603 | 24.9 | ||
| BJP | Parameswar Sethi | 48,890 | 3.98 | ||
| Majority | 1,27,747 | 15.64 | |||
| Turnout | 8,17,108 | 66.59 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-IV) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Odisha - Jajpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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