Lakshmipur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]

Lakshmipur (ST)
Constituency No. 141 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKoraput
LS constituencyKoraput
Established1974
Total electors1,53,538[1][a]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024

Map of Lakshmipur Constituency

This constituency includes Laxmipur block, Dasamanthapur block, Bandhugaob block and Narayanpatana block.[3][4]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[5]
1977
52.11%
1980
66.94%
1985
61.51%
1990
49.91%
1995
68.17%
2000
50.85%
2004
46.66%
2008 (bypoll)
41.11%
2009
32.47%
2014
46.1%
2019
34.02%
2024
41.77%

Since its formation in 1974, 14 elections were held till date including in two bypoll in 1999 & 2008 .[6]

List of members elected from Laxmipur constituency are:[7][8]

Year Member Party
1974 Anantaram Majhi Indian National Congress
1977 Akhilo Saunta Janata Party
1980 Anantaram Majhi Indian National Congress
1985
1990 Akhilo Saunta Janata Dal
1995 Anantaram Majhi Indian National Congress
1999 (bypoll)[b] Giridhar Gomango
2000 Bibhisana Majhi Biju Janata Dal
2004 Anantaram Majhi Indian National Congress
2008 (bypoll)[c] Purna Chandra Majhi
2009 Jhina Hikaka Biju Janata Dal
2014 Kailash Chandra Kulesika Indian National Congress
2019 Prabhu Jani[9] Biju Janata Dal
2024 Pabitra Saunta Indian National Congress

Election Results

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2024

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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.[10] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Pabitra Saunta defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhu Jani by a margin of 21,262 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Lakshmipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pabitra Saunta 59,447 41.77  7.92
BJD Prabhu Jani 38,185 26.83  7.19
BJP Kailash Chandra Kulesika 23,505 16.52  2.26
NOTA None of the above 5633 3.96
Majority 21,262 14.94
Turnout 1,42,303 81.71  5.25
INC gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhu Jani defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kailash Chandra Kulesika by a margin of 229 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Lakshmipur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prabhu Jani 45,211 34.02
INC Kailash Chandra Kulesika 44982 33.85
BJP Kumuda Chandra Saunta 18945 14.26
BSP Anita Sagaria 12344 9.29
CPI(ML) Red Star Purna Mandingi 4370 3.29
NOTA None of the above 7026 5.29
Majority 229 0.17
Turnout 132878 76.46
BJD gain from INC

2014

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In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Kailash Chandra Kulesika defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Hema Gamang by a margin of 22,473 votes.

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Lakshmipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kailash Chandra Kulesika 53,429 46.1
BJD Hema Gamang 30,956 26.7
BJP Shiba Muduli 9,527 8.2
NOTA None of the above 4,069 2.69
Majority 22,473 18.7
Turnout 1,19,949 77.33
INC gain from BJD

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Hema Gamang by a margin of 3,406 votes.

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Lakshmipur[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jhina Hikaka 25,095 32.47 0.92
INC Hema Gamang 21,689 28.06 −18.6
Independent Kailash Chandra Kulesika 7,577 9.80
BSP Gupteswar Jani 5,267 6.82
BJP Gopinath Kadatasia 5,078 6.57
Independent Kendruka Arjuna 4,165 5.39
SAMO Dambarudhar Jani 2,803 3.63
CPI(ML)L Birendra Meniaka 1,929 2.50
RPI(A) Dandasi Tripati 1,926 2.49
Independent Akhila Saunta 1,755 2.27
Majority 3,406 4.41[d]
Turnout 77,290 53.52
BJD gain from INC Swing 10.54[e]

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ Resignation of Anantaram Majhi
  3. ^ Death of Anantaram Majhi
  4. ^ % of total valid votes
  5. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 64.06%

References

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  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Laxmipur (141) District: Koraput{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "83 - Lakshmipur (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "Laxmipur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  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.
  11. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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