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This article is about the assembly constituency in Odisha. For its eponymous town, see Gopalpur, Odisha.
For the constituencies in other states, see Gopalpur, Bihar Assembly constituency and Gopalpur, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency.

Gopalpur
Constituency No. 132 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictGanjam
LS constituencyBerhampur
Established1974
Total electors174,905[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
PartyBiju Janata Dal (expelled)
Elected year2019

Gopalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Gopalpur, Ward Nos. 25 to 27 of Brahmapur, Rangailunda block and 4 Gram panchayats (Hugulapatta, Gurunthi, Barigan and Nimakhandi) of Kukudakhandi block.[3][4]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2019
 
 45.69%
2014
 
 46.98%
2009
 
 42.77%
2004
 
 53.55%
2000
 
 50.13%
1995
 
 48.38%
1990
 
 62.83%
1985
 
 67.67%
1980
 
 74.53%
1977
 
 46.44%

Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Gopalpur constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2024
2019 Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy[b][8] BJD
2014 Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy BJD
2009 Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy BJD
2004 Trinath Behera INC
2000 Ramachandra Sethi BJD
1995 Ramachandra Sethi JD
1990 Ramachandra Sethi JD
1985 Ghanasyam Behera INC
1980 Ghanasyam Behera INC
1977 Ghanasyam Behera INC
1974 Mohan Nayak INC

Election Results[edit]

2024[edit]

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Gopalpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bikram Kumar Panda
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena
INC Shayam Sundargarh Sahu
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by a margin of 2673 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy 61,628 45.69
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 58955 43.71
INC S. Dharmaraj Reddy 10053 7.45
NOTA None of the above 1293 0.96
ANC Durya Dhana Behera 763 0.57
SUCI(C) P. Siba Prasad Reddy 667 0.49
AIFB Santosh Kumar Sahu 593 0.44
Independent Biswa Bihari Bishoyi 936 0.69
Majority 2673 1.98
Turnout 134888 62.91
BJD hold

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by a margin of 20,112 votes.[12]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy 55,265 46.98 4.21
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 35,153 29.88 14.97
INC Bhagaban Gantayat 21,741 18.48 -2.96
AAP Debasish Bebartta 1,335 1.13
BSP Jitendra Kumar Panda 623 0.53
SUCI(C) P. Sibaprasad Reddy 585 0.5
Independent Ujala Behera 538 0.46
SKD Namita Panda 535 0.45
Independent A. Raghunath Varma 531 0.45
NOTA None of the above 1,337 1.14 -
Majority 20,112 17.09 -4.24
Turnout 1,17,643 67.26 11.71
Registered electors 174,905
BJD hold

2009[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dr. Trinath Behera by a margin of 18,758 votes.[15]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy 37,612 42.77 -
INC Trinath Behera 18,854 21.44 -
Independent Anuja Kumar Nayak 14,679 16.69 -
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Jena 13,112 14.91 -
Independent A. Raghunath Verma 1,094 1.24 -
SAMO Ajit Kumar Dalai 1,064 1.21 -
Independent Binaya Kumar Padhi 966 1.10 -
Independent Debasish Pramanik 565 0.64 -
Majority 18,758 21.33[c] -
Turnout 88,010 55.55 -
BJD gain from INC Swing -3.74 [d]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ Expelled from party
  3. ^ %of total valid votes
  4. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 59.29%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Gopalpur (132) District: Ganjam
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "74 - Gopalpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Gopalpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Odisha - Gopalpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Gopalpur (132)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 18758
  16. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopalpur,_Odisha_Assembly_constituency