Jajpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Assembly segments

Before delimitation in 2008, legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Sukinda, Korai, Jajpur, Dharamsala, Barchana, Bari-Derabisi, Binjharpur, .[1]

Following delimitation, this constituency presently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

  1. Binjharpur
  2. Bari
  3. Barachana
  4. Dharmasala
  5. Jajpur
  6. Korei
  7. Sukinda

Members of Parliament

  • 2014: Rita Tarai, BJD
  • 2009: Mohan Jena, BJD
  • 2004: Mohan Jena, BJD
  • 1999: Jagannath Mallick, BJD
  • 1998: Rama Chandra Mallick, Congress
  • 1996: Anchal Das, Janata Dal
  • 1991: Anadi Charan Das, Janata Dal
  • 1989: Anadi Charan Das, Janata Dal
  • 1984: Ananta Prasad Sethi, Congress
  • 1980: Anadi Charan Das
  • 1977: Rama Chandra Mallick, Congress
  • 1971: Anadi Charan Das
  • 1967: Baidhar Behara, PSP
  • 1962: Rama Chandra Mallick, Congress
  • 1957:Constituency does not exist
  • 1952: Lakshmi Dhar Jena, GP
  • 1952: Bhubananda Das, Congress

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Asok Das by a margin of 3,20,271 votes.

2014 General Election, Jajpur[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Rita Tarai 5,41,349
INC Ashok Das 2,21,078
BJP Amiyakanta Mallick 1,50,789
Independent Nabin Kumar Dalai 2,91,42
AAP Kalandi Mallik 8,269
SUCI(C) Subash Chandra Mallik 8,065
BSP Debendra Mallik 6,926
Bahujan Mukti Party Ranjit Mallik 3,409
SKD Gayadhar Mallik 2,753
NOTA None 8,655 -
Majority 3,20,271 -
BJD hold

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-08. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Odisha - Jajpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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