Bijepur Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Bijepur.

Bijepur
Constituency No. 2 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionNorthen Division
DistrictBargarh
Lok Sabha constituencyBargarh
Established1961
Total electors2,41,753[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Bijepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Odisha.

This constituency includes Bijepur block, Gaisilat block and Barpali block.[1]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[2]
2024
 
 47.52%
2019 (bypoll)
 
 73.86%
2019
 
 59.78%
2018 (bypoll)
 
 56.61%
2014
 
 32.15%
2009
 
 40.91%
2004
 
 53.97%
2000
 
 53.99%
1995
 
 35.33%
1991 (bypoll)
 
 56.53%
1990
 
 63.54%
1985
 
 58.46%
1980
 
 48.71%
1977
 
 63.37%

Since its formation in 1961,18 elections were held during including 3 By-Elections in 1991, 2018 and 2019.

List of members elected from Bijepur Constituency are:[3]

Year Member Party
2024[4] Sanat Kumar Gartia Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 (bypoll)[c][5] Rita Sahu Biju Janata Dal
2019[6] Naveen Patnaik
2018 (bypoll)[d][7] Rita Sahu
2014[8] Subal Sahu Indian National Congress
2009[9]
2004
2000 Ashok Kumar Panigrahy Biju Janata Dal
1995 Ripunath Seth Indian National Congress
1991 (bypoll)[e][10] Kishorimani Singh Janata Dal
1990 Nikunja Bihari Singh
1985 Janata Party
1980 Rajib Lochan Hota Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Nityananda Gartia Janata Party
1974 Gananath Pradhan Utkal Congress
1971 Tribikram Malik Indian National Congress (R)
1967 Mohan Nag Indian National Congress
1961

Election results

2024

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 Sanat Kumar Gartia defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu by a margin of 10,066 votes.[4][12]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanat Kumar Gartia 93,161 47.52
BJD Rita Sahu 83,095 42.39
INC Kishor Dafadar 15,707 8.01
NOTA None of the above 2055 1.05
Majority 10,066 5.13
Turnout 1,96,028 81.09
BJP gain from BJD

2019 Bypoll

In 2019 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 97,990 votes.[5][13]

2019 By-election: Bijepur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rita Sahu 135,957 73.86 Increase14.08
BJP Sanat Kumar Gartia 37,967 20.62 Decrease8.29
INC Dillip Kumar Panda 5,873 3.20 Decrease4.55
NOTA None of the above 1,982 1.07 0.16
Majority 97,990 53.23
Turnout 1,84,059 79.32
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Naveen Patnaik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia by a margin of 57,122 votes. Later, Naveen Patnaik has resigned as MLA from the Bijepur Assembly Constituency.[6][14]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Naveen Patnaik 110,604 59.78 Increase27.90
BJP Sanat Kumar Gartia 53,482 28.91 Increase10.81
INC Ripunath Seth 14,344 7.75 Decrease24.4
NOTA None of the above 1,675 0.91 −
Majority 57,122 30.87
Turnout 1,85,024 79.69
BJD hold

2018 Bypoll

In 2018 By-Election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Kumar Panigrahy by a margin of 41,932 votes.[7][16]

2018 By-election: Bijepur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rita Sahu 102,871 56.61 Increase24.73
BJP Ashok Kumar Panigrahy 60,939 33.54 Increase15.53
INC Pranaya Kumar Sahu 10274 5.65 Decrease26.5
NOTA None of the above 1684 0.93
Majority 41,932 23.1
Turnout 1,81,716 82.17
BJD gain from INC Swing 24.46

2014

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya by a margin of 458 votes.[8]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Subal Sahu 53,290 32.15 Decrease8.76
BJD Prasanna Acharya 52,832 31.88 Decrease2.57
BJP Jayshankar Pattanaik 30,001 18.1 Increase4.08
Independent Ashok Kumar Panigrahi 18,232 11.0 −
NOTA None of the above 1,285 0.78 −
Majority 458 0.28 6.17
Turnout 1,65,747 80.29 10.06
Registered electors 2,06,436
INC hold

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhat Aditya Mishra by 18,066 votes.[9]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Subal Sahu 56,864 40.91 −
BJD Prabhat Aditya Mishra 47,893 34.45 −
BJP Mohammad Rafique 19,493 14.02 −
Majority 8,971 6.45
Turnout 1,39,018 70.23
INC hold

Notes

  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ Resignation of Naveen Patnaik
  4. ^ Death of Subal Sahu
  5. ^ Death of Nikunja Bihari Singh

References

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  7. ^ a b "BJD's Rita Sahu Wins Bijepur In Odisha Assembly Bypoll". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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