Boudh Assembly constituency
| Boudh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 86 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Boudh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kandhamal |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,66,544[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Boudh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Boudh district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Boudh, 11 GPs (Telibandha, Khuntabandha, Mursundhi, Badhigam, Mundapada, Baghiapada, Brahmanipali, Ambajhari, Tikarapada, Padmanapur and Laxmiprasad) of Boudh block and Harbhanga block.[2][3]
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1951, 16 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Boudh constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Saroj Kumar Pradhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Pradip Kumar Amat | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[9] | |||
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Satchidananda Dalal | Janata Dal | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Sujit Kumar Padhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Himansu Sekhar Padhi | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Natabara Pradhan | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Swatantra Party | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Himansu Sekhar Padhi | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1961 | Anirudha Dipa | Swatantra Party | |
1956-1960: Constituency did not exist
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| 1951 | Himansu Sekhar Padhi | Independent politician | |
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Saroj Kumar Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradip Kumar Amat by a margin of 2,765 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Saroj Kumar Pradhan | 62,494 | 46.36 | ||
| BJD | Pradip Kumar Amat | 59,729 | 44.31 | ||
| INC | Naba Kumar Mishra | 9,468 | 7.02 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,181 | 0.88 | ||
| Majority | 2,765 | 2.05 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,799 | 80.94 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradip Kumar Amat defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Susanta Kumar Pradhan by a margin of 10,448 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradip Kumar Amat | 61,536 | 49.83 | ||
| BJP | Susanta Kumar Pradhan | 51,088 | 41.37 | ||
| CPI | Abakash Sahoo | 7,119 | 5.76 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 908 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 10,448 | 8.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,498 | 77.3 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradip Kumar Amat defeated Indian National Congress candidate Susanta Kumar Pradhan by a margin of 11,148 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradip Kumar Amat | 54,618 | 48.61 |  1.99
| |
| INC | Susanta Kumar Pradhan | 43,470 | 38.69 |  22.42
| |
| BJP | Surya Narayan Mahapatra | 8,597 | 7.65 | 2.87
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 946 | 0.84 | ||
| Majority | 11,148 | 9.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,12,349 | 80.53 | 7.34
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,39,518 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradip Kumar Amat defeated Independent candidate Susanta Kumar Pradhan by a margin of 28,207 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradip Kumar Amat | 49,439 | 50.60 | − | |
| Independent | Susanta Kumar Pradhan | 21,232 | 21.73 | − | |
| INC | Narendra Kumar Panigrahi | 15,895 | 16.27 | − | |
| BJP | Santanu Kumar Pradhan | 4,666 | 4.78 | − | |
| Majority | 28,207 | 28.87[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 97,768 | 73.19 | − | ||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
Constituency: Boudh (86) District : Boudh
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "105 - Boudh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Boudh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Boudh Assembly Election Results 2024: Boudh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b News18 (2019). "Boudh Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Boudh Constituency (Seat)". Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Odisha - Boudh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.