# Jajpur Assembly constituency

Jajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.
The areas in this constituency include Jajpur, 16 GPs (Basudevpur, Beruda, Bhubaneswarpur, Bhuinpur, Bichitrapur, Chainipur, Jahanpur, Khairabad, Mala Anandapur, Markandapur, Nathasahi, Panasa, Maheswarpur, Shyamadaspur, Similia and Upparbaruhan) of Jajpur block and 16 GPs (Susua, Duduranta, Kanikapada, Mangalpur, Akarapada, Champeipal, Chhachina, Chittalo, Dasrathpur, Gopalpur, Kasapa, Katikata, Khandara, Mallikapur, Taliha and Tarpada) of Dasarathpur block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 47.92% | 47.92% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 60.24% | 60.24% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 69.17% | 69.17% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 50.05% | 50.05% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 55.25% | 55.25% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 46.82% | 46.82% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 42.24% | 42.24% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 57.12% | 57.12% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 52.06% | 52.06% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.61% | 54.61% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 61.25% | 61.25% |
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1963. It was a 2-member constituency from 1952 to 1971.
List of members elected from Jajpur constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Sujata Sahu | BJD |
| 2019 | Pranab Prakash Das | BJD |
| 2014 | Pranab Prakash Das | BJD |
| 2009 | Pranab Prakash Das | BJD |
| 2004 | Parameswar Sethi | BJD |
| 2000 | Suryamani Jena | BJD |
| 1995 | Suryamani Jena | JD |
| 1990 | Jagannath Mallik | JD |
| 1985 | Jagannath Mallik | JP |
| 1980 | Niranjan Jena | INC |
| 1977 | Jagannath Mallik | JP |
| 1974 | Jagannath Mallik | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Jagannath Mallik | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Prafulla Chandra Ghadai | Congress (R) |
| 1967 | Santanu Kumar Das | Jana Congress |
| 1967 | Prafulla Chandra Ghadai | Jana Congress |
| 1963 (bypoll) | Narayan Chandra Pati | INC |
| 1961 | Santanu Kumar Das | INC |
| 1961 | Madan Mohan Patnaik | INC |
| 1957 | Santanu Kumar Das | INC |
| 1957 | Gadadhar Dutta | INC |
| 1951 | Santanu Kumar Das | INC |
| 1951 | Gadadhar Dutta | INC |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Jajpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Sujata Sahu | 86,049 | 47.92 | 12.32 |
| | BJP | Goutam Ray | 83,485 | 46.49 | 10.81 |
| | INC | Sudip Kumar Kar | 6,477 | 3.61 | 0.74 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,230 | 0.68 | 0.16 |
| | BSP | Raghunath Sethi | 1,052 | 0.59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,564 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,580 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Goutam Ray by 40,656 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jajpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pranab Prakash Das | 99,738 | 60.24 | −8.93 |
| | BJP | Goutam Ray | 59,082 | 35.68 | 24.3 |
| | INC | Santosh Kumar Nanda | 4,745 | 2.87 | −10.27 |
| | Independent | Pradeep Kumar Behuria | 507 | 0.31 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Aditya Pratap Dhir Deo | 334 | 0.2 | −0.11 |
| | SKD | Santosh Suryavansi | 300 | 0.18 | −0.02 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 866 | 0.52 | −0.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,656 | 24.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,65,572 | 70.79 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,33,895 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Kumar Nanda by huge margin of 84,613 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jajpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pranab Prakash Das | 104,458 | 69.17 | 19.12 |
| | INC | Santosh Kumar Nanda | 19,845 | 13.14 | −12.38 |
| | BJP | Jagannath Prasad Samal | 17,180 | 11.38 | −11.15 |
| | Independent | Badri Narayan Ray | 5,781 | 3.83 | |
| | BSP | Suryamani Jena | 1,203 | 0.8 | |
| | AAP | Bijayananda Mohanty | 625 | 0.41 | |
| | Kalinga Sena | Rajendra Dhal | 463 | 0.31 | |
| | SKD | Harekrushna Debata | 304 | 0.2 | |
| | NOTA | None | 1,167 | 0.77 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84,613 | 56.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,51,026 | 72.89 | 9.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,07,192 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debabrata Kantha by 30,245 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Jajpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pranab Prakash Das | 61,712 | 50.05 | − |
| | INC | Debabrata Kantha | 31,467 | 25.52 | − |
| | BJP | Goutam Ray | 27,785 | 22.53 | − |
| | Independent | Manas Ranjan Swain | 1,532 | 1.24 | − |
| | Jan Hitkari Party | Bijayananda Mohanty | 812 | 0.66 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,245 | 24.53 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,23,340 | 63.84 | − |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |