Gopalpur, Odisha Assembly constituency

Gopalpur
Gopalpur
Constituency No. 132 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Ganjam
LS constituency	Berhampur
Established	1974
Total electors	174,905
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
Elected year	2019

Gopalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Gopalpur, Ward Nos. 25 to 27 of Brahmapur, Rangailunda block and 4 Gram panchayats (Hugulapatta, Gurunthi, Barigan and Nimakhandi) of Kukudakhandi block.^[3]^[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[5]

2014			46.98%
2009			42.77%
2004			53.55%
2000			50.13%
1995			48.38%
1990			62.83%
1985			67.67%
1980			74.53%
1977			46.44%

Ten elections were held between 1974 and 2014. Elected members from the Gopalpur constituency are:^[6]^[7]

2014: (132): Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy (BJD)
2009: (132): Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy (BJD)
2004: (74): Trinath Behera (Indian National Congress)
2000: (74): Rama Chandra Sethy (BJD)
1995: (74): Rama Chandra Sethy (Janata Dal)
1990: (74): Rama Chandra Sethy (Janata Dal)
1985: (74): Ghansyam Behera (Congress)
1980: (74): Ghansyam Behera (Congress-I)
1977: (74): Ghansyam Behera (Congress)
1974: (74): Mohan Nayak (Congress)

Year	Member	Party
2019	Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy^[8]		Biju Janata Dal

Election results

2019

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy	61,628	45.69%
	BJP	Bibhuti Bhusan Jena	58955	43.71%
	INC	S. Dharmaraj Reddy	10053	7.45%
	NOTA	None of the above	1293	0.96%
	ANC	Durya Dhana Behera	763	0.57%
	SUCI(C)	P. Siba Prasad Reddy	667	0.49%
	AIFB	Santosh Kumar Sahu	593	0.44%
	Independent	Biswa Bihari Bishoyi	936	0.69%
Majority			2673
Turnout			134888	62.91%
	BJD gain from BJP		Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by a margin of 20,112 votes.^[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy	55,265	46.98	4.21
	BJP	Bibhuti Bhusan Jena	35,153	29.88	14.97
	INC	Bhagaban Gantayat	21,741	18.48	-2.96
	AAP	Debasish Bebartta	1,335	1.13
	BSP	Jitendra Kumar Panda	623	0.53
	SUCI(C)	P. Sibaprasad Reddy	585	0.5
	Independent	Ujala Behera	538	0.46
	SKD	Namita Panda	535	0.45
	Independent	A. Raghunath Varma	531	0.45
	NOTA	None of the above	1,337	1.14	-
Majority			20,112	17.09	-4.24
Turnout			1,17,643	67.26	11.71
Registered electors			174905
	BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dr. Trinath Behera by a margin of 18,758 votes.^[14]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy	37,612	42.77	-
	INC	Trinath Behera	18,854	21.44	-
	Independent	Anuja Kumar Nayak	14,679	16.69	-
	BJP	Bibhuti Bhusan Jena	13,112	14.91	-
	Independent	A. Raghunath Verma	1,094	1.24	-
	SAMO	Ajit Kumar Dalai	1,064	1.21	-
	Independent	Binaya Kumar Padhi	966	1.10	-
	Independent	Debasish Pramanik	565	0.64	-
Majority			18,758	21.33^[b]	-
Turnout			88,010	55.55	-
	BJD gain from INC		Swing	-3.74 ^[c]

Notes

^ as on 1 January 2014
^ %of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 59.29%

References

^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Gopalpur (132) District: Ganjam
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "74 - Gopalpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Gopalpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ "Odisha - Gopalpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Gopalpur (132)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 18758
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[2] s on 1 January 2014

[17] %of total valid votes

[18] 2004 Voter turnout was 59.29%

[1] "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Gopalpur (132) District: Ganjam

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "74 - Gopalpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Gopalpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[election2019-9] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[FP_Ass_Cand-10] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[Odisha_Assembly_election_results_2019:_Full_list_of_winners-11] Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

[12] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[13] "Odisha - Gopalpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[14] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Gopalpur (132)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[15] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 18758

[election2009-16] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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