Gopalpur
Constituency No. 132 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictGanjam
LS constituencyBerhampur
Established1974
Total electors174,905 [1][lower-alpha 1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
Elected year2019

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[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 88,010 55.55 -
BJD gain from INC Swing -3.74 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 59.29%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Gopalpur (132) District: Ganjam
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "74 - Gopalpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "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)
  7. ↑ "Gopalpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Odisha - Gopalpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Gopalpur (132)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 18758
  15. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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