Banki (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Banki
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Cuttack
Blocks	Banki, Banki-Dampada, Barang
Electorate	1,88,489 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Banki
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	BJD
MLA	Pravata KumarTripathy
Const. No.	88
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Cuttack

Banki (Sl. No.: 88) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Banki, Banki block, Banki-Dampada block and eight Gram panchayats (Narajmarthapur, Ramdaspur, Madhupur, Belagachhia, Dadhapatana, Kunheipada, Mundali and Sribantapur) of Barang block.^[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates[5]
2009			54.79%
2004			49.38%
2000			57.60%
1995			48.63%
1990			56.08%
1985			61.34%
1980			43.14%
1977			53.69%

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2009. Elected members from the Banki constituency are:^[6][7]

• 2009: (88): Pravata KumarTripathy (BJD)
• 2004: (46): Debasis Pattnaik (Congress)
• 2000: (46): Pravata KumarTripathy (BJD)
• 1995: (46): Pravata KumarTripathy (Janata Dal)
• 1990: (46): Ghanashyam Sahoo (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (46): Akshaya Kumar Patnaik (Congress)
• 1980: (46): Akshaya Kumar Patnaik (Congress-I)
• 1977: (46): Jogesh Chandra Rout (Congress)
• 1974: (46): Jogesh Chandra Rout (Independent)
• 1971: (43): Gokulananda Prahataj (Utkal Congress)
• 1967: (43): Jogesh Chandra Rout (Independent)
• 1961: (96): Gokulananda Prahataj (PSP)
• 1957: (67): Jogesh Chandra Rout (Congress)
• 1951: (80): Gokulananda Prahataj (Socialist)

2014 Election Candidates

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Banki[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Ritanjali Samal			-
	AOP	Kamalakanta Praharaj			-
	AITMC	Narendra Kumar Moharana			-
	BJD	Pravata Kumar Tripathy			-
	BJP	Ajaya Kumar Swain			-
	INC	Rabindra Kumar Mallick			-
	Independent	Biranchi Kumar Moharana			-
	Independent	Hemant Devata			-
	Independent	Jajati Kesari Pattanayak			-
	Independent	Subhransu Mohan Padhi			-
	Independent	Utkalmani Mantry			-
	NOTA	None			-
Registered electors			1,88,489

2009 Election Results

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pravata KumarTripathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debasis Patnaik by a margin of 23,445 votes.^[8]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Banki[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pravata KumarTripathy	70,731	54.79	-
	INC	Debasis Patnaik	47,286	36.63	-
	BJP	Subhransu Mohan Padhi	8,056	6.24	-
	BSP	Kamala Kanta Praharaja	962	0.75	-
	Independent	Biranchi Kumar Moharana	696	0.54	-
	SAMO	Ananta Narayan Mishra	561	0.43	-
	Independent	Pravata Sethy	416	0.32	-
	RPI(A)	Abakash Naik	386	0.30	-
Majority			23,445	18.16[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,29,095	71.52	-
Registered electors			1,80,508
	BJD gain from INC		Swing	-0.69[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 72.21%

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Banki (88) District: Cuttack
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "46 - Banki Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
7. "Banki Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
8. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 23445
9. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf