Simulia (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Simulia (Sl. No.: 42) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]

Simulia
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictBalasore
BlocksSimulia, Khaira
Electorate2,11,136
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLAJyoti Prakash Panigrahi
Const. No.42
Reserved forNone
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBhadrak

Area of this constituency include Simulia block and Khaira block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parsuram Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 10,927 votes.[4]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 42.24%
2009
 
 47.87%
2004
 
 50.28%
2000
 
 49.95%
1995
 
 49.41%
1990
 
 64.08%
1985
 
 46.94%
1980
 
 28.32%
1977
 
 39.03%

14 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Simulia constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2014: (41): Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi (BJD)
  • 2009: (41): Parsuram Panigrahi (BJD)
  • 2004: (16): Padma Lochan Panda (Congress)
  • 2000: (16): Parsuram Panigrahi (BJD)
  • 1995: (16): Padma Lochan Panda (Congress)
  • 1990: (16): Parsuram Panigrahi (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (16): Padma Lochan Panda (Congress)
  • 1980: (16): Parsuram Panigrahi (JNP (JP))
  • 1977: (16): Gopinath Das (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (16): Sailen Mohapatra (Congress)
  • 1971: (17): Chintamani Jena(Communist)
  • 1967: (17): Utsav Charan Jena (PSP)
  • 1961: (125): Bhagirathi Das (Congress)
  • 1951: (31): Bisi Bibhar (Congress)

|- | | BJD | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | 65,854 | 42.24 | -5.63 |- |- | | INC | Padmalochan Panda | 57,917 | 37.15 | -2.48 |- |- | | BJP | Shashi Kumar Sahoo | 28,011 | 17.97 | 14.18 |- |- | | CPI | Santosh Biswal | 1,284 | 0.82 | |- |- | | BSP | Gajendra Jena | 693 | 0.44 | -1.04 |- |- | | AOP | Kamalesh Kumar Das | 511 | 0.33 | |- |- | | Odisha Jana Morcha | Sridhar Tripathy | 440 | 0.28 | |- |- | | AAP | Ratikanta Nayak | 427 | 0.27 | |- |- | | NOTA | None | 769 | 0.49 | - |-

|- ! Majority | 7,937 | 5.09 | -3.15 |-

|- ! Turnout | 1,55,906 | 73.84 | 6.28 |-

|- ! Registered electors | 2,11,136 | | |- |- | | BJD hold |- |}

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padmalochan Panda by a margin of 7,937 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi 65,854 42.24 -5.63
INC Padmalochan Panda 57,917 37.15 -2.48
BJP Shashi Kumar Sahoo 28,011 17.97 14.18
CPI Santosh Biswal 1,284 0.82
BSP Gajendra Jena 693 0.44 -1.04
AOP Kamalesh Kumar Das 511 0.33
Odisha Jana Morcha Sridhar Tripathy 440 0.28
AAP Ratikanta Nayak 427 0.27
NOTA None 769 0.49 -
Majority 7,937 5.09 -3.15
Turnout 1,55,906 73.84 6.28
Registered electors 2,11,136
BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Parsuram Panigrahi 63,479 47.87 -
INC Padma Lochan Panda 52,552 39.63 -
Independent Mahendra Prasad Jena 8,047 6.07 -
BJP Tanuja Panda 5,023 3.79 -
BSP Gopal Krishna Das 1,969 1.48 -
SP Mamatanjali Tripathy 1,019 0.77 -
Samruddha Odisha Rabindra Kumar Mohanty 506 0.38 -
Majority 10,927 8.24[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,32,618 67.56 -

Notes
  1. %of total valid votes

References
  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 24 February 2014. Constituency: Simulia (42) District : Balasore
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 10927
  5. "16 - Simulia Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. "Simulia Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. "Odisha - Simulia". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Simulia (42)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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