Sonepur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sonepur
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Subarnapur
Blocks	Sonepur, Binika, Dunguripali, Tarbha
Electorate	2,31,614 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Sonepur, Tarbha,
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	Biju Janata Dal
MLA	Niranjan Pujari
Const. No.	65
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Balangir

Sonepur (Sl. No.: 65) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Sonepur, Tarbha, Sonepur block, Tarbha block, Dunguripali block and two GPs (Julunda and Mahada) of Binika block.^[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014			51.70%
2009			42.09%
2004			48.11%
2000			42.26%
1995			37.56%
1990			49.61%
1985			62.37%
1980			66.23%
1977			49.32%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Sonepur constituency are: ^[6][7]

• 2014: (65): Niranjan Pujari (BJD)
• 2009: (65): Niranjan Pujari (BJD)
• 2004: (112): Binod Patra (Congress)
• 2000: (112): Kunduru Kushal (BJD)
• 1995: (112): Kunduru Kushal (Janata Dal)
• 1990: (112): Kunduru Kushal (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (112): Achyuta Biswal (Congress)
• 1980: (112): Dhaneswar Kumbhar (Congress-I)
• 1977: (112): Debraj Seth (Janata Party)
• 1974: (112): Daulat Bagh (Swatantra)
• 1971: (100): Nilambar Raiguru (Swatantra)
• 1967: (100): Nilambar Raiguru (Swatantra)
• 1961: (49): Daulat Panda (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1957: (34): Anantaram Nanda (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1951: (25): Anantaram Nanda (Ganatantra Parishad)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pramod Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 51,485 votes.^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sonepur[9][10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Niranjan Pujari	93,534	51.7	8.58
	BJP	Pramod Kumar Mahapatra	42,049	23.24	-2.15
	INC	Sarbeswar Purohit	35,795	19.79	-2.78
	BSP	Bimala Naik	2,408	1.33	-0.36
	AOP	Amareswar Mishra	1,686	0.93
	Ambedkarite Party of India	Giridhari Khura	1,480	0.82
	SKD	Nandighosh Meher	1,192	0.66
	NOTA	None	2,756	1.52	-
Majority			51,485	28.46
Turnout			1,80,900	78.1	5.24
Registered electors			2,31,614
	BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nabakrushna Danta by a margin of 28,307 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sonepur [12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Niranjan Pujari	68,844	43.12
	BJP	Nabakrushna Danta	40,537	25.39	-
	INC	Jitendra Patnaik	36,044	22.57	-
	Independent	Bal Gopal Mishra	6,470	4.05	-
	BSP	Susanta Kumar Panda	2,705	1.69	-
	SAMO	Jibeswar Behera	2,143	1.34	-
	Independent	Rajani Kanta Naik	1,196	0.75	-
	Independent	Dillip Kumar Sahu	885	0.55	-
	Independent	Tankadhar Khamari	844	0.53	-
Majority			28,307	17.73[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,59,681	72.86	-
	BJD gain from INC

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014. Constituency: Sonepur (65) District : Subarnapur
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "112 - Sonepur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
7. "Sonepur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
9. "Odisha - Sonepur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014n Constituency: Sonepur (65)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014. 28307
12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf