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Begunia Assembly constituency

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

Begunia
Constituency No. 116 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Begunia Assembly constituency in Khordha district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionCentral Division
DistrictKhordha
Lok Sabha constituencyBhubaneswar
Established1957
Total electors2,20,052[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Begunia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.[1] This constituency includes Begunia block and Bologarh block.[2][3]

Begunia is a block town of Khordha district of the Indian state of Odisha. The distance from district headquarters is 18 km.

Elected members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
 
 57.45%
2019
 
 47.06%
2014
 
 51.46%
2009
 
 38.73%
2004
 
 47.71%
2000
 
 42.70%
1995 (bypoll)
 
 59.79%
1995
 
 45.85%
1990
 
 58.80%
1985
 
 59.99%
1980
 
 47.08%
1977
 
 34.49%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1995.

List of members elected from Begunia constituency are:[5][6]

Year Member Party
2024[7] Pradip Kumar Sahu Biju Janata Dal
2019[8] Rajendra Kumar Sahoo
2014[6] Prasanta Kumar Jagadev
2009[9] Prashanta Nanda Nationalist Congress Party
2004 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Indian National Congress
2000 Prashanta Nanda Bharatiya Janata Party
1995 (bypoll)[c][10] Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Indian National Congress
1995 Harihara Sahoo
1990 Surendranath Mishra Janata Dal
1985 Kailash Chandra Mohapatra Indian National Congress
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Chintamani Panigrahi Indian National Congress
1974 Satyananda Champatiray Utkal Congress
1971 Gangadhar Paikaray Communist Party of India
1967
1961
1957 Satyananda Champatiray Indian National Congress
1951 Gangadhar Paikaray Communist Party of India

Election results

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2024

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Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradip Kumar Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prakasha Chandra Bijuli by a margin of 47,814 votes.[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pradip Kumar Sahu 90,964 57.45 Increase10.39
BJP Prakasha Chandra Bijuli 43,150 27.25 Increase10.32
INC Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik 18,144 11.46 Decrease22.70
NOTA None of the above 998 0.63 Increase0.05
Majority 47,814 30.20
Turnout 1,58,346 71.96
BJD hold

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 20,048 votes.[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajendra Kumar Sahoo 73,178 47.06 Decrease4.40
INC Pradeep Kumar Sahoo 53,130 34.16 Increase19.77
BJP Rhishav Nanda 26,321 16.93 Increase9.55
NOTA None of the above 909 0.58
Majority 20,048 12.90
Turnout 1,55,511 72.25
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Jagadev defeated Aama Odisha Party candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 43,425 votes.[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasanta Kumar Jagadev 73,984 51.46
AOP Pradeep Kumar Sahoo 30,559 21.26
INC Debasis Patnaik 20,689 14.39
BJP Jatin Kumar Mohanty 10,611 7.38
NOTA None of the above 767 0.53
Majority 43,425 30.20
Turnout 1,43,761 73.52
Registered electors 1,93,920
BJD gain from NCP

2009

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In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Prashanta Nanda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 10,617 votes.[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Prashanta Nanda 45,355 38.73 −
INC Pradeep Kumar Sahoo 34,738 29.66 −
Independent Kailash Chandra Mahapatra 13,074 11.16 −
Independent Prafulla Kumar Jati 12,171 10.39 −
BJP Surendranath Mishra 6,692 5.71 −
Majority 10,617 9.07[d] −
Turnout 1,17,113 61.98[e] Decrease3.53
Registered electors 1,88,949
NCP gain from INC

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ Resignation of Harihara Sahoo
  4. ^ %of total valid votes
  5. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 65.51%

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 22 April 2014. Constituency: Begunia (116) District: Khordha{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  4. ^ "60 - Begunia Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Begunia Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Begunia Assembly Election Results 2024: Begunia Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 10617
  10. ^ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Begunia 1995". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  11. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  12. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Constituency: Begunia (116)". EmpoweringIndia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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