# Junagarh Assembly constituency

Junagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India.
This constituency includes Junagarh, Junagarh block and Golamunda block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 38.64% | 38.64% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 45.83% | 45.83% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 34.21% | 34.21% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 31.48% | 31.48% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 36.36% | 36.36% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 47.62% | 47.62% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 32.81% | 32.81% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 43.02% | 43.02% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 51.65% | 51.65% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 46.67% | 46.67% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 43.67% | 43.67% |
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1998. It was a 2 member constituency in 1952.
List of members elected from Junagarh constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1951 | Pratap Keshari Deo | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1951 | Dayanidhi Naik | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957-61 : Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1961 | Maheswar Naik | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Maheswar Naik | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Trinath Sarab | Swatantra Party |
| 1974 | Udit Pratap Deo | Swatantra Party |
| 1977 | Maheswar Barad | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Maheswar Barad | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Bikram Keshari Deo | Janata Party |
| 1990 | Bikram Keshari Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Bikram Keshari Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998^ | Himansu Sekhar Meher | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Himansu Sekhar Meher | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Himansu Sekhar Meher | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Gobardhan Dash | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Dibya Shankar Mishra | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Dibya Shankar Mishra | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2024 | Dibya Shankar Mishra | Biju Janata Dal |

## Election results
### 2024

In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 1,338 votes.
2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Junagarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Dibya Shankar Mishra | 77,037 | 38.64 | 7.19 |
| | BJP | Manoj Kumar Meher | 75,699 | 37.97 | 7.38 |
| | INC | Tuleswar Naik | 39,492 | 19.81 | 2.12 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,735 | 1.37 | 0.12 |
| | Independent | Parameswar Kand | 1,471 | 0.74 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sudhanidhi Naik | 1,309 | 0.66 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,338 | 0.67 | 14.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,99,354 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Kumar Meher by a margin of 27,859 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Dibya Shankar Mishra | 83,789 | 45.83 | 11.62 |
| | BJP | Manoj Kumar Meher | 55,930 | 30.59 | 2.40 |
| | INC | Anil Kumar Singh Deo | 32,343 | 17.69 | 5.78 |
| | SP | Shiba Hati | 3,203 | 1.75 | |
| | BMP | Kirti Chandra Goud | 1,702 | 0.93 | |
| | API | Jatindra Sahu | 2,045 | 1.12 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,290 | 1.25 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,859 | 15.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182838 | 78.55 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash by a margin of 17,728 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Dibya Sankar Mishra | 56,443 | 34.21 | − |
| | BJP | Anil Kumar Singh Deo | 46498 | 28.19 | − |
| | INC | Gobardhan Dash | 38715 | 23.47 | − |
| | SP | Hara Prasad Bag | 4731 | 2.87 | − |
| | CPI | Damodar Behera | 4166 | 2.53 | − |
| | SAMO | Jatish Chandra Mohanty | 2144 | 1.30 | − |
| | AAP | Chinmaya Behera | 1413 | 0.86 | − |
| | AOP | Umakanta Tandi | 1868 | 1.13 | − |
| | BSP | Manmath Benupani | 1800 | 1.09 | − |
| | OJM | Pradeep Kumar Padhi | 653 | 0.40 | − |
| | BMUP | Suresh Chandan | 818 | 0.50 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Rajesh Kumar Mund | 822 | 0.50 | − |
| | RPI(A) | Sobharam Roul | 657 | 0.40 | − |
| | Independent | Sudhanidhi Naik | 1498 | 0.91 | − |
| | NOTA | None | 2747 | 1.67 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,728 | 6.02 | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |

### 2009

In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Gobardhan Dash defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bira Sipka by a margin of 6,537 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Junagarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gobardhan Dash | 45,349 | 31.48 | − |
| | BJD | Bira Sipka | 38,812 | 26.94 | − |
| | BJP | Himansu Sekhar Meher | 34,334 | 23.83 | − |
| | Independent | Suratha Sahu | 6,118 | 4.25 | − |
| | SP | Siba Hati | 5,743 | 3.99 | − |
| | BSP | Bamdev Durga | 3,438 | 2.39 | − |
| | SAMO | Satya Ranjan Behera | 3,284 | 2.28 | − |
| | LJP | Chintamani Bag | 2,145 | 1.49 | − |
| | Independent | Duryodhan Majhi | 1,748 | 1.21 | − |
| | Independent | Binod Kumar Nayak | 1,662 | 1.15 | − |
| | RPI(A) | Panchanan Dhangdamajhi | 1,416 | 0.98 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,537 | 4.54 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,053 | 69.76 | − |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.79 | |