# Paradeep Assembly constituency

Paradeep is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Paradeep, Kujang block and 7 Gram panchayats (Amberi, Kolar, Samantarapur, Poragadei, Manijanga, Bodhei and Jadatira) of Tirtol block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 51.55% | 51.55% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 44.73% | 44.73% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 59.15% | 59.15% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 53.21% | 53.21% |
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected Paradeep constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Sampad Chandra Swain | BJP |
| 2019 | Sambit Routray | BJD |
| 2014 | Damodara Rout | BJD |
| 2009 | Damodara Rout | BJD |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting was held on 1 June 2024 in the 4th phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Paradeep :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Gitanjali Routray | | | |
| | BJP | Sampad Chandra Swain | | | |
| | INC | Niranjan Nayak | | | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from |

### 2019

In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sambit Routray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Arindam Sarkhel by a margin of 20,992 votes.
2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Paradeep :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Sambit Routray | 69871 | 44.73 | |
| | INC | Arindam Sarkhel | 48879 | 31.29 | |
| | BJP | Sampad Chandra Swain | 35037 | 22.43 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 495 | 0.32 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,992 | 13.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,56,208 | 73.73 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Damodara Rout defeated Indian National Congress candidate Arindam Sarkhel by a margin of 38,600 votes.
2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Paradeep :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Damodar Rout | 85,206 | 59.15 | 5.94 |
| | INC | Arindam Sarkhel | 46,606 | 32.35 | 21.43 |
| | BJP | Diptirekha Nayak | 5,832 | 4.05 | 1.14 |
| | CPI | Jinmayee Sahani | 2,276 | 1.58 | − |
| | BSP | Manoj Patra | 1,127 | 0.78 | −0.12 |
| | AAP | Mathurananda Das | 1,032 | 0.72 | − |
| | SKD | Bimala Chandra Pattnayak | 620 | 0.43 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Kapila Charan Jena | 258 | 0.18 | − |
| | OJM | Rashmi Ranjan Samal | 172 | 0.12 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 926 | 0.64 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,600 | 26.79 | 2.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 144055 | 76.63 | 9.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,87,991 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Damodara Rout defeated Independent candidate Ramesh Samantaray by a margin of 30,351 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Paradeep :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Damodara Rout | 66,863 | 53.21 | − |
| | Independent | Ramesh Samantaray | 36,512 | 29.05 | − |
| | INC | Pramod Kishore Jena | 13,718 | 10.92 | − |
| | BJP | Sankhanada Behera | 3,652 | 2.91 | − |
| | Independent | Govind Chandra Tarai | 2,898 | 2.31 | − |
| | BSP | Saumendra Sekhar Biswal | 1,132 | 0.90 | − |
| | Independent | Bijay Kumar Swain | 892 | 0.71 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,351 | 24.15 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,25,681 | 67.62 | − |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,85,874 | | |
| | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) |