Barabati-Cuttack Assembly constituency
| Barabati-Cuttack | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 90 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Cuttack |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cuttack |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 2,44,574[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Barabati-Cuttack is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha, India.
This constituency includes 25 wards of Cuttack.[1][2]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[3] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Barabati-Cuttack constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[4] | Sofia Firdous | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019[5] | Mohammed Moquim | ||
| 2014[6] | Debashish Samantaray | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[7] | |||
Before 2009 : See Cuttack City
| |||
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[8] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sofia Firdous defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Purna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 8,001 votes. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sofia Firdous | 53,339 | 37.86 |  0.29
| |
| BJP | Purnachandra Mohapatra | 45,338 | 32.18 | 6.88
| |
| BJD | Prakash Behera | 40,035 | 28.42 |  6.29
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 585 | 0.42 | 0.55
| |
| Majority | 8,001 | 5.68 | |||
| Turnout | 1,40,887 | 57.61 | |||
| INC hold | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Mohammed Moquim defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray by a margin of 3,827 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammed Moquim | 50,244 | 37.57 | ||
| BJD | Debashish Samantaray | 48,101 | 34.71 | ||
| BJP | Samir Dey | 33,825 | 25.30 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,298 | 0.97 | ||
| Majority | 3,827 | 2.86 | |||
| Turnout | 1,33,718 | 56.71 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mohammed Moquim by a margin of 14,289 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debashish Samantaray | 57,663 | 45.8 | − | |
| INC | Mohammed Moquim | 43,335 | 34.44 | − | |
| BJP | Pradeep Swain | 20,552 | 16.33 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,238 | 0.98 | − | |
| Majority | 14,289 | 11.36 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,824 | 59.85 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 24,485 votes.[7][10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debashish Samantaray | 52,097 | 53.61 | − | |
| INC | Suresh Mohapatra | 27,612 | 28.41 | − | |
| BJP | Samir Dey | 15,131 | 15.57 | − | |
| Majority | 24,485 | 25.19[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 97,187 | 50.55 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 1,92,277 | ||||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
- ^ a b "Barabati-Cuttack Assembly Election Results 2024: Barabati-Cuttack Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Barabati-cuttack Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Lobbying begins for new seats in Cuttack". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.