# Bijepur Assembly constituency

Bijepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Odisha.
This constituency includes Bijepur block, Gaisilat block and Barpali block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 47.52% | 47.52% |
| 2019 (Bypoll) | 2019 (Bypoll) | 73.86% | 73.86% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 59.78% | 59.78% |
| 2018 (Bypoll) | 2018 (Bypoll) | 56.61% | 56.61% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 32.15% | 32.15% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 40.91% | 40.91% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 53.97% | 53.97% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 53.99% | 53.99% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 35.33% | 35.33% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 63.54% | 63.54% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 58.46% | 58.46% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.71% | 48.71% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 63.37% | 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:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1961 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Tribikram Malik | Indian National Congress (R) |
| 1974 | Gananath Pradhan | Utkal Congress |
| 1977 | Nityananda Gartia | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Rajib Lochan Hota | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Nikunja Bihari Singh | Janata Party |
| 1990 | Nikunja Bihari Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1991^ | Kishorimani Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Ripunath Seth | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Subal Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Subal Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Subal Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 2018^ | Rita Sahu | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Naveen Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019^ | Rita Sahu | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2024 | Sanat Kumar Gartia | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## 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. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanat Kumar Gartia defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rita Sahu by a margin of 10,066 votes.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,066 | 5.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,96,028 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | 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.
2019 By-election: Bijepur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Rita Sahu | 135,957 | 73.86 | 14.08 |
| | BJP | Sanat Kumar Gartia | 37,967 | 20.62 | 8.29 |
| | INC | Dillip Kumar Panda | 5,873 | 3.2 | 4.55 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,982 | 1.07 | 0.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97,990 | 53.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,84,059 | 79.32 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | 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.
2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Naveen Patnaik | 110,604 | 59.78 | 27.90 |
| | BJP | Sanat Kumar Gartia | 53,482 | 28.91 | 10.81 |
| | INC | Ripunath Seth | 14,344 | 7.75 | 24.4 |
| | BSP | Ashok Kalet | 1,200 | 0.65 | 0.21 |
| | Independent | Birendra Kumar Bag | 887 | 0.48 | − |
| | Independent | Purna Chandra Panda | 2,832 | 1.53 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,675 | 0.91 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57,122 | 30.87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,85,024 | 79.69 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | 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.
2018 By-election: Bijepur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Rita Sahu | 102,871 | 56.61 | 24.73 |
| | BJP | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | 60,939 | 33.54 | 15.53 |
| | INC | Pranaya Kumar Sahu | 10274 | 5.65 | 26.5 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1684 | 0.93 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,932 | 23.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,81,716 | 82.17 | |
| | BJD gain from INC | 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.
2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Subal Sahu | 53,290 | 32.15 | 8.76 |
| | BJD | Prasanna Acharya | 52,832 | 31.88 | 2.57 |
| | BJP | Jayshankar Pattanaik | 30,001 | 18.1 | 4.08 |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar Panigrahi | 18,232 | 11.0 | − |
| | OJM | Kishor Daphadar | 2,931 | 1.77 | − |
| | AAP | Suresh Tripathy | 1,659 | 1.0 | − |
| | API | Purna Chandra Paik | 1,561 | 0.94 | − |
| | BSP | Jayram Bag | 1,429 | 0.86 | 3.2 |
| | AITC | Rohita Kumar Sahu | 935 | 0.56 | − |
| | RPI (D) | Kumar Nanda | 838 | 0.51 | − |
| | AOP | Sachidananda Patra | 754 | 0.45 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,285 | 0.78 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 0.28 | 6.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,65,747 | 80.29 | 10.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,06,436 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | INC hold | INC hold | INC hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Subal Sahu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prabhat Aditya Mishra by 18,066 votes.
2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Bijepur :
| Party | 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 | − |
| | BSP | Milan Mahattam | 5,644 | 4.06 | − |
| | Independent | Sakuntala Mahapatra | 5,124 | 3.69 | − |
| | KOKD | Narendra Kumar Hota | 2,257 | 1.62 | − |
| | JD(U) | Kuber Jal Yadav | 1,738 | 1.25 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,971 | 6.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,39,018 | 70.23 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | INC hold | INC hold | INC hold |