Kantabanji Assembly constituency
| Kantabanji | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 70 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Balangir |
| LS constituency | Bolangir |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,41,337[1][a] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent Santosh Singh Saluja | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Kantabanji is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Kantabanji, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block.[3][4]
In 2019, the Kantabanji Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress won by 128 votes.[5] Since 2019 the, MLA from the Kantabanji Assembly Constituency is Santosh Singh Saluja INC, who won the seat in Odisha state assembly elections 2019, Previous MLAs from this seat were Haji Mohammad Ayyub Khanof the Biju Janata Dal, who won the seat in 2009 Odisha state assembly elections. Previous MLAs from this seat were independent candidate Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan in 2004,[6] Prasanna Pal of JD in 1990, independent candidate Chaitanya Pradhan in 1985, Prasanna Kumar Pal representing INC (I) in 1980 and representing INC in 1977.
Kantabanji is part of Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]
Elected Members[edit]
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Kantabanji constituency are:[9][10]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 2019 | Santosh Singh Saluja[11] | INC | |
| 2014 | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | BJD | |
| 2009 | Santosh Singh Saluja | INC | |
| 2004 | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | Independent | |
| 2000 | Santosh Singh Saluja | INC | |
| 1995 | Santosh Singh Saluja | INC | |
| 1990 | Prasanna Pal | JD | |
| 1985 | Chaitanya Pradhan | Independent | |
| 1980 | Prasanna Pal | INC | |
| 1977 | Prasanna Pal | INC | |
| 1974 | Ram Prasad Mishra | SWA | |
| 1971 | Achyutananda Mahananda | SWA | |
| 1967 | Lokanath Rai | SWA | |
| 1961 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | SWA | |
Election results[edit]
2024[edit]
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.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Naveen Patnaik | ||||
| BJP | Laxman Bag | ||||
| INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | |||||
2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 64,246 | 33.60 |  4.17
| |
| BJP | Laxman Bag | 64,118 | 33.53 | 15.80
| |
| BJD | Ajaya Kumar Das | 54,527 | 28.51 |  3.14
| |
| BSP | Champa Nag | 1,589 | 0.83 | ||
| Independent | Maya Bag | 2,273 | 1.19 | ||
| Independent | Suratha Behera | 2,028 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,453 | 1.28 | ||
| Majority | 128 | 0.07 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC gain from BJD | Swing | ||||
2014[edit]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ayub Khan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja by a margin of 3,868 votes.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ayub Khan | 55,252 | 31.65 | -9.05 | |
| INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 51,384 | 29.43 | -13.81 | |
| BJP | Lachhaman Bag | 30,961 | 17.73 | 6.58 | |
| AAP | Ajay Kumar Das | 20,333 | 11.65 | ||
| Independent | Bhola Panika | 3,253 | 1.86 | ||
| CPI | Premananda Putel | 2,676 | 1.53 | ||
| BSP | Sushil Kumbhar | 1,784 | 1.02 | -0.26 | |
| Independent | Santosh Deep | 1,269 | 0.73 | ||
| AOP | Satyendra Suna | 1,206 | 0.69 | ||
| BMP | Jagadish Singh Bhoi | 967 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | Bishnu Prasad Jued | 727 | 0.42 | ||
| ICP | Tankadhara Saa | 698 | 0.4 | ||
| Independent | Alexander Senapati | 694 | 0.4 | ||
| Independent | Srikanta Mahananda | 580 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Nishikanta Rana | 536 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Nandalal Tandi | 533 | 0.31 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,729 | 0.99 | - | |
| Majority | 3,868 | 2.22 | -1.45 | ||
| Turnout | 1,74,582 | 72.34 | 3.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,41,337 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 62,495 | 43.24 | 11.19 | |
| BJD | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | 57,191 | 40.70 | - 15.56 | |
| BJP | Ajay Kumar Das | 16,117 | 11.15 | - | |
| Independent | Suratha Behera | 2,075 | 1.44 | - | |
| BSP | Nanda Kumar Mahananda | 1,848 | 1.28 | - | |
| SAMO | Ashok Kumar Singh Deo | 1,719 | 1.19 | - | |
| Kosal Kranti Dal | Jogendra Bachha | 1,087 | 0.75 | - | |
| Independent | Gupteswar Benia | 1,052 | 0.73 | - | |
| Independent | Gopal Bhoi | 962 | 0.67 | - | |
| Majority | 5,304 | 3.67[b] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,549 | 68.91 | - | ||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 3.55[c] | |||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
Constituency: Kantabanji (70) District : Bolangir
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Kantabanji Assembly Election Result 2019". newstrend.news. Newstrend. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "107 - Kantabanji Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Angul". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantabanji (70)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.