Salepur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Salepur-Tangi
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Cuttack
Blocks Salepur, Tangi-Chowdwar
Electorate 2,10,046[1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party Indian National Congress
MLA Prakash Behera
Const. No. 94
Lok Sabha Constituencies Kendrapara

Salepur-Tangi (Sl. No.: 87) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Salepur block and 11 Gram panchayats (Govindpur, Jaripada, Harianta, Napanga, Bhatimunda, Kanheipur, Uchapada, Kotsahi, Garudagaon, Safa and Salagaon) Tangi-Chowdwar block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates[5]
2009
 
 47.35%
2004
 
 52.96%
2000
 
 53.64%
1995
 
 43.64%
1990
 
 75.97%
1985
 
 50.66%
1980
 
 58.82%
1977
 
 69.62%

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

  • 2014: (87): Prakash Chandra Behera (INC)
  • 2009: (94): Chandra Sarathi Behera (BJD)
  • 2004: (41): Kalindi Charan Behera (BJD)
  • 2000: (41): Kalindi Charan Behera (BJD)
  • 1995: (41): Rabindra Ku. Behera (Congress)
  • 1990: (41): Kalindi Charan Behera (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (41): Mayadhar Sethi (Congress)
  • 1980: (41): Mayadhar Sethi (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (41): Kalindi Charan Behera (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (41): Baidhar Behera (Congress)
  • 1971: (38): Batakrushna Jena (Utkal Congress)
  • 1967: (38): Surendranath Patnaik (Orissa Jana Congress)
  • 1961: (105): Baidhar Behera (PSP)
  • 1957: (73):Baidhar Behera (PSP)
  • 1951: (76): Surendranath Patnaik (Congress)

2014 Election Candidates

In 2014 election, National Indian Congress candidate Prakash Chandra Behera defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasant Behera.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Salepur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AAP Sk. Asfaque Ali -
AOP Bijan Satapathy -
BJD Prasanta Behera -
BJP Choudhury Hemanta Kumar Sahu -
BSP Jasobanta Jena -
CPI(M) Badrinarayan Dash -
INC Prakash Chandra Behera -
Independent Sanjay Kumar Lenka -
Independent Suvesh Ranjan Parida -
NOTA None -
Registered electors 2,10,046

2009 Election Results

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 1,277 votes.[8]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Salepur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Chandra Sarathi Behera 66,375 47.35 -
INC Prakash Chandra Behera 65,098 46.44 -
BJP Om Prakash Ray 5,906 4.21 -
Independent Geeta Das 1,229 0.88 -
Trinamool Congress Ramesh Chandra Nayak 980 0.70 -
Kalinga Sena Sanjaya Kumar Lenka 602 0.43 -
Majority 1,277 0.91[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,40,198 70.17 -
Registered electors 1,99,810
BJD hold Swing -0.51[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 70.68%

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: Salepur (94) District: Cuttack
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "41 - Salepur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. 1 2 "Salepur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277
  9. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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