Kantabanji Assembly constituency
| Kantabanji | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 70 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northern Division |
| District | Balangir |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolangir |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,78,205[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kantabanji is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Kantabanji, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block.[2][3]
In 2019, the Kantabanji Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress won by 128 votes.[4] 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,[5] 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.
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Kantabanji constituency are:[7][8]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[9] | Laxman Bag | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[10] | Santosh Singh Saluja | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014[8] | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[1] | Santosh Singh Saluja | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004[5] | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | Independent politician | |
| 2000 | Santosh Singh Saluja | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | Prasanna Pal | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Chaitanya Pradhan | Independent politician | |
| 1980 | Prasanna Pal | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1974 | Ram Prasad Mishra | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Achyutananda Mahananda | ||
| 1967 | Lokanath Rai | ||
| 1961 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | ||
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.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Laxman Bag defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Naveen Patnaik by a margin of 16,344 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Laxman Bag | 90,876 | 44.57 |  11.04
| |
| BJD | Naveen Patnaik | 74,532 | 36.56 | 8.04
| |
| INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 26,839 | 13.16 |  20.44
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,649 | 0.81 | 0.47
| |
| Majority | 16,344 | 8.01 | |||
| Turnout | 2,03,874 | 73.28 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Laxman Bag by a margin of 128 votes.[10]
| 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
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,453 | 1.28 | ||
| Majority | 128 | 0.07 | |||
| Turnout | 1,91,234 | 68.33 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Haji Md. Ayub Khan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja, who was seeking re-election, by a margin of 3,868 votes.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Haji Md. Ayub Khan | 55,252 | 31.65 | 9.05
| |
| INC | Santosh Singh Saluja | 51,384 | 29.43 | 13.81
| |
| BJP | Laxman Bag | 30,961 | 17.73 | 6.58
| |
| 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]In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Haji Md. Ayub Khan by a margin of 5,304 votes.[1]
| 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 | − | |
| Majority | 5,304 | 3.67[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,549 | 68.91 | − | ||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 3.55[d] | |||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. 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.
- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "107 - Kantabanji Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
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- ^ a b "Kantabanji Assembly Election Results 2024: Kantabanji Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b "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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantabanji (70)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.