Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency

Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya)
Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya)
Constituency No. 112 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Khordha
LS constituency	Bhubaneswar
Established	2009
Total electors	222,337
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Ananta Narayan Jena
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2019

Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.^[3]

This constituency includes Ward No. 16 to 29 and 35 to 37 of BMC.^[4]^[5]

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation^[6] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates

2019			53.40%
2014			53.71%
2009			60.89%

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Bhubaneswar Central constituency are:^[7]

Year	Member
2024
2019	Ananta Narayan Jena^[8]	BJD
2014	Bijaya Kumar Mohanty	BJD
2009	Bijaya Kumar Mohanty	BJD

Election Results[edit]

2024[edit]

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Bhubaneswar Central
Party		Candidate
	BJD	Ananta Narayan Jena
	BJP	Jagannath Pradhan
	INC	Prakash Chandra Jena
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	gain from

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananta Narayan Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagannath Pradhan by a margin of 11,442 votes.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bhubaneshwar Central (Madhya)^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ananta Narayan Jena	54,022	53.40	0.31
	BJP	Jagannath Pradhan	42,580	42.09	12.38
	INC	Rajib Patnaik	2,746	2.71	9.54
	NOTA	None of the above	740	0.73
Majority			11,442	11.31
Turnout			1,03,432	43.33
	BJD hold

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagannath Pradhan by a margin of 22,389 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bijaya Kumar Mohanty	50,107	53.71	7.18
	BJP	Jagannath Pradhan	27,718	29.71	14.71
	INC	Shuvendu Mohanty	11,429	12.25	2.84
	NOTA	None	1009	0.08
Majority			22389	24
Turnout			93,285	41.96%
Registered electors			2,22,337^[12]
	BJD hold

2009[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan by a margin of 34,985 votes.^[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya)^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Bijaya Kumar Mohanty	46,417	60.89	-
	BJP	Biswabhusan Harichandan	11,432	15.00	-
	Independent	Jagannath Pradhan	8,159	10.70	-
	INC	Alok Jena	7,176	9.41	-
	SAMO	Panchanan Kanungo	1,670	2.19	-
	Independent	Susama Nanda	577	0.76	-
	BSP	Kalinga Kishore Das	213	0.28	-
	Independent	Gopinath Nayak	185	0.24	-
	LJP	Ugrasen Mangaraj	179	0.23	-
	Independent	Bairagi Jena	117	0.15	-
	Independent	Dipti Ranjan Mohanty	107	0.14	-
Majority			34,985	45.89^[b]	-
Turnout			76,284	33.78
Registered electors			2,25,828
	BJD win (new seat)

Bhubaneswar City Constituency[edit]

Most of the areas of Bhubaneswar Central constituency were under the Bhubaneswar City constituency before 2009.

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates

2004			69.24%
2000			78.96%
1996 (bypoll)			45.30%
1995			51.25%
1990			80.16%
1985			69.12%
1980			55.87%
1977			60.99%

16 elections were held between 1951 and 2004 including four bypoll in 1955 (both seats), 1967 & 1996. It was a 2 member constituency in 1951.

List of members elected from the Bhubaneswar constituency are:^[15]

Year	Member
2004	Biswabhusan Harichandan	BJP
2000	Biswabhusan Harichandan	BJP
1996 (bypoll)^[c]	Biswabhusan Harichandan	BJP
1995	Biju Patnaik	JD
1990	Biju Patnaik	JD
1985	Biju Patnaik	JP
1980	Rama Krushna Pati	CPI
1977	Satyapriya Mohanty	JP
1974	Harekrushna Mahatab	Utkal Congress
Constituency didn't exist
1967 (bypoll)^[d]	Subhadra Mahtab	Jana Congress
1967	Harekrushna Mahatab	Jana Congress
1961	Satyapriya Mohanty	INC
1957	Satyapriya Mohanty	INC
1955 (bypoll)^[e]	Kanhu Mallik^[f]	INC
1955 (bypoll)^[e]	Satyapriya Mohanty^[g]	INC
1951^[h]	Kanhu Mallik	INC
1951^[h]	Satyapriya Mohanty	INC

Notes

^ as on 1 January 2014
^ %of total valid votes
^ Death of Biju Patnaik
^ Resignation of Harekrishna Mahatab on his election to Lok Sabha
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ Resignation of Kanhu Mallik
^ Resignation of Satyapriya Mohanty
^ It was a 2 member constituency

References[edit]

^ "18 - Bhubaneswar Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency". Datanet India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017. Constituency: Bhubaneswar Central(Madhya) (112) District: Khordha
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent Retrieved 9 October 2017
^ Seats of Odisha Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
^ "Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
^ "Constituency-Wise Elector Information (Elector-Population Ratio)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2017. 34985
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. April 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "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.

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[3] s on 1 January 2014

[16] %of total valid votes

[18] Death of Biju Patnaik

[19] Resignation of Harekrishna Mahatab on his election to Lok Sabha

[20] It was a 2 member constituency

[21] Resignation of Kanhu Mallik

[22] Resignation of Satyapriya Mohanty

[23] It was a 2 member constituency

[1] "18 - Bhubaneswar Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency". Datanet India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[2] "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[4] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2017. Constituency: Bhubaneswar Central(Madhya) (112) District: Khordha

[5] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent Retrieved 9 October 2017

[6] Seats of Odisha Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[7] "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.

[Candidate-8] "Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[election2019-9] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[10] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[TP_Ass_Cand-11] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[12] "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[13] "Constituency-Wise Elector Information (Elector-Population Ratio)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[14] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2017. 34985

[15] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. April 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[prevMLAs-17] "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.

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