# Jatani Assembly constituency

Jatani is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.
This constituency includes Jatani, Jatani block and 6 Gram panchayats (Gadahaladia, Keranga, Malipur, Tangiapada, Pubusahi and Nalipada-Arjunpur) of Khurda block and 10 GPs (Padhanasahi, Chandaka, Darutheng, Andharua, Paikerapur, Mendhasal, Tamando, Nanput, Kantabad and Ranasinghpur) of Bhubaneswar block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 39.06% | 39.06% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 42.94% | 42.94% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 41.92% | 41.92% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 47.85% | 47.85% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 49.59% | 49.59% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 46.98% | 46.98% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 49.24% | 49.24% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 53.49% | 53.49% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 46.56% | 46.56% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 61.96% | 61.96% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 51.39% | 51.39% |
Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Jatani constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray | BJD |
| 2019 | Suresh Kumar Routray | INC |
| 2014 | Bhagirathi Badajena | BJD |
| 2009 | Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray | BJD |
| 2004 | Sarat Chandra Paikray | BJD |
| 2000 | Suresh Kumar Routray | INC |
| 1995 | Suresh Kumar Routray | INC |
| 1990 | Sarat Chandra Paikray | JD |
| 1985 | Suresh Kumar Routray | INC |
| 1980 | Suresh Kumar Routray | INC |
| 1977 | Suresh Kumar Routray | JP |
| 1974 | Satyapriya Mohanty | Utkal Congress |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Jatani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray | 68,162 | 39.06 | 0.82 |
| | BJP | Biswaranjan Badajena | 42,941 | 24.61 | 8.24 |
| | INC | Santosh Kumar Jena | 42,629 | 24.43 | 18.51 |
| | Independent | Sujit Kumar Balabantaray | 15,309 | 8.77 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,449 | 0.83 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,221 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,518 | | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Kumar Routray defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray by a margin of 7522 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jatani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Routray | 68,841 | 42.94 | 4.97 |
| | BJD | Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray | 61,319 | 38.24 | 3.67 |
| | BJP | Biswaranjan Badajena | 26,256 | 16.37 | 4.64 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,284 | 0.80 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,522 | 4.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160,312 | 67.46 | |
| | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhagirathi Badajena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Kumar Routray by a margin of 5747 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jatani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Bhagirathi Badajena | 60,976 | 41.92 | − |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Routray | 55229 | 37.97 | − |
| | BJP | Sudipta Kumar Ray | 17085 | 11.74 | − |
| | Independent | Sangram Keshari Rautaray | 5549 | 3.81 | − |
| | Independent | Shankarshna Nayak | 2215 | 1.52 | − |
| | AOP | Namita Pal | 1011 | 0.69 | − |
| | BSP | Mohit Ranjan Behera | 932 | 0.64 | − |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar Sundaray | 908 | 0.62 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1564 | 1.08 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5747 | 3.95 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145469 | 70.35 | +9.85 '"`UNIQ−−ref−0000002D−QINU`"' |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 206,792 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Kumar Routray by a margin of 14,925 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jatani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray | 55,573 | 47.85 | − |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Routray | 40,648 | 35.00 | − |
| | Independent | Sarat Paikray | 8,756 | 7.54 | − |
| | BJP | Sudipta Ray | 7,812 | 6.73 | − |
| | SAMO | Bibhuti Bhusan Mishra | 964 | 0.83 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Pravat Pradhan | 629 | 0.54 | − |
| | RPD | Kirti Chandra Senapati | 610 | 0.53 | − |
| | BSP | Jaya Prakash Bhanja Deo | 607 | 0.52 | − |
| | RPI(A) | Purna Chandra Naik | 534 | 0.46 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,925 | 12.85 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,16,142 | 60.50 | −2.81 '"`UNIQ−−ref−00000037−QINU`"' |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,91,962 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |