Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency
| Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 112 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency in Khordha district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Khordha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhubaneswar |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 2,19,233[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.[1]
This constituency includes Ward No. 16 to 29 and 35 to 41 of BMC.[2][3]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Bhubaneswar Central constituency are:[5]
| Year | Portrait | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] |
|
Ananta Narayan Jena | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[7] | ||||
| 2014[8] | 
|
Bijaya Kumar Mohanty | ||
| 2009[9] | ||||
Till 2009 : See Bhubaneswar
| ||||
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[10] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananta Narayan Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagannath Pradhan by a margin of 37 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ananta Narayan Jena | 53,759 | 47.68 |  5.72
| |
| BJP | Jagannath Pradhan | 53,722 | 47.65 |  5.56
| |
| INC | Prakash Chandra Jena | 3,308 | 2.93 | 0.22
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 689 | 0.61 | 0.12
| |
| Majority | 37 | 0.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,12,754 | 51.43 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananta Narayan Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagannath Pradhan by a margin of 11,442 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ananta Narayan Jena | 54,022 | 53.40 | 0.31
| |
| BJP | Jagannath Pradhan | 42,580 | 42.09 | 12.38
| |
| INC | Rajib Patnaik | 2,746 | 2.71 | 9.54
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 740 | 0.73 | ||
| Majority | 11,442 | 11.31 | |||
| Turnout | 1,03,432 | 43.33 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagannath Pradhan by a margin of 22,389 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bijaya Kumar Mohanty | 50,107 | 53.71 | 7.18
| |
| BJP | Jagannath Pradhan | 27,718 | 29.71 | 14.71
| |
| INC | Shuvendu Mohanty | 11,429 | 12.25 | 2.84
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,009 | 0.08 | ||
| Majority | 22,389 | 24 | |||
| Turnout | 93,285 | 41.96% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,22,337[13] | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bijaya Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan by a margin of 34,985 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bijaya Kumar Mohanty | 46,417 | 60.89 | − | |
| BJP | Biswabhusan Harichandan | 11,432 | 15.00 | − | |
| Independent | Jagannath Pradhan | 8,159 | 10.70 | − | |
| INC | Alok Jena | 7,176 | 9.41 | − | |
| Majority | 34,985 | 45.89[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 76,284 | 33.78 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,25,828 | ||||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
Constituency: Bhubaneswar Central(Madhya) (112) District: Khordha
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- ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
- ^ "Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) Assembly Election Results 2024: Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Bhubaneswar Central (madhya) Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Constituency-Wise Elector Information (Elector-Population Ratio)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. April 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2017.