# Gopalpur, Odisha Assembly constituency

Gopalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Gopalpur, Ward Nos. 25 to 27 of Brahmapur, Rangailunda block and 4 Gram panchayats (Hugulapatta, Gurunthi, Barigan and Nimakhandi) of Kukudakhandi block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 50.11% | 50.11% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 45.69% | 45.69% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 46.98% | 46.98% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 42.77% | 42.77% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 53.55% | 53.55% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 50.13% | 50.13% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 48.38% | 48.38% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 62.83% | 62.83% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 67.67% | 67.67% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 74.53% | 74.53% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 46.44% | 46.44% |
Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Gopalpur constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | BJP |
| 2019 | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | BJD |
| 2014 | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | BJD |
| 2009 | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | BJD |
| 2004 | Trinath Behera | INC |
| 2000 | Ramachandra Sethi | BJD |
| 1995 | Ramachandra Sethi | JD |
| 1990 | Ramachandra Sethi | JD |
| 1985 | Ghanasyam Behera | INC |
| 1980 | Ghanasyam Behera | INC |
| 1977 | Ghanasyam Behera | INC |
| 1974 | Mohan Nayak | INC |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Gopalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 72,071 | 50.11 | 6.4 |
| | BJD | Bikram Kumar Panda | 63,009 | 43.81 | 1.88 |
| | INC | Shayam Sundar Sahu | 3,361 | 2.34 | 5.11 |
| | AAP | P NILAKANTH REDI | 1516 | 1.05 | |
| | BSP | SANTOSH KUMAR DAS | 388 | 0.27 | |
| | AIFB | S. KUMARI MAMATA | 265 | 0.18 | |
| | Bharatiya Bikash Parishad | P TULASAYA REDDY | 332 | 0.23 | |
| | SUCI(C) | SUBHASMITA PANIGRAHI | 451 | 0.31 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,200 | 0.83 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9062 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,43,839 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by a margin of 2673 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 61,628 | 45.69 | 1.29 |
| | BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 58955 | 43.71 | 13.83 |
| | INC | S. Dharmaraj Reddy | 10053 | 7.45 | 11.03 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1293 | 0.96 | |
| | ANC | Durya Dhana Behera | 763 | 0.57 | |
| | SUCI(C) | P. Siba Prasad Reddy | 667 | 0.49 | |
| | AIFB | Santosh Kumar Sahu | 593 | 0.44 | |
| | Independent | Biswa Bihari Bishoyi | 936 | 0.69 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2673 | 1.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134888 | 62.91 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by a margin of 20,112 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 55,265 | 46.98 | 4.21 |
| | BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 35,153 | 29.88 | 14.97 |
| | INC | Bhagaban Gantayat | 21,741 | 18.48 | −2.96 |
| | AAP | Debasish Bebartta | 1,335 | 1.13 | |
| | BSP | Jitendra Kumar Panda | 623 | 0.53 | |
| | SUCI(C) | P. Sibaprasad Reddy | 585 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Ujala Behera | 538 | 0.46 | |
| | SKD | Namita Panda | 535 | 0.45 | |
| | Independent | A. Raghunath Varma | 531 | 0.45 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,337 | 1.14 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,112 | 17.09 | −4.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,643 | 67.26 | 11.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 174,905 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dr. Trinath Behera by a margin of 18,758 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gopalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 37,612 | 42.77 | − |
| | INC | Trinath Behera | 18,854 | 21.44 | − |
| | Independent | Anuja Kumar Nayak | 14,679 | 16.69 | − |
| | BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 13,112 | 14.91 | − |
| | Independent | A. Raghunath Verma | 1,094 | 1.24 | − |
| | SAMO | Ajit Kumar Dalai | 1,064 | 1.21 | − |
| | Independent | Binaya Kumar Padhi | 966 | 1.10 | − |
| | Independent | Debasish Pramanik | 565 | 0.64 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,758 | 21.33 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,010 | 55.55 | − |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | Swing | -3.74 | |