Anandapur is a
Vidhan Sabha
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constituency
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of
Kendujhar district
Kendujhar District, is an administrative district of Odisha. The district is one of the fifth Scheduled Areas of Odisha. The town of Kendujhar (or Kendujhargarh) is the district headquarters. The district has 3 Sub-Divisions, Anandapur, Cham ...
.
Area of this constituency include
Anandapur
Anandapur is a town and a Nagar Palika, municipality of Kendujhar district in the state of Odisha, India.
Toponymy
The name Anandapur (called as A+nda+Pur) derives from आनन्द सहर which in Sanskrit means the "city of happines ...
, Hatadihi block and 14
GPs (Bailo, Baunsagarh, Belabahali, Gayalmunda, Haridapal, Jalasuan, Kantipal, Kathakata, Kodapada, Manoharpur, Panasadiha, Panchupalli, Salabani and Taratara) of Anandapur block.
Elected Members
16 elections held during 1951 to 2019. List of members elected from Anandapur Vidhan Sabha constituency are:
*2019: (22): Bhagirathi Sethy (
BJD)
*2014: (22): Mayadhar Jena (
BJD)
*2009: (22): Bhagirathi Sethy (
BJD)
*2004: (147): Jayadev Jena (
Congress
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*2000: (147): Mayadhar Jena (
BJP
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)
*1995: (147): Jayadev Jena (
Congress
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*1990: (147): Dasarathi Jena (
Janata Dal
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)
*1985: (147): Jayadev Jena (
Congress
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*1980: (147): Jayadev Jena (
Congress
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)-1
*1977: (147): Makara Sethy (
Janata Party
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*1974: (147): Bhubanananda Jena (
Congress
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*1971: (132): Makara Sethy (
Congress
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*1967: (132): Bhubanananda Jena (
Orissa Jana Congress
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)
*1961: (72): Makara Sethy (
Congress
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*1957: (48): Upendra Jena (
Ganatantra Parishad
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) and Birakishore Jena (Ganatantra Parishad)
*1951: (42): Janardan Bhanjadeo (Independent) and Bhaiga Sethy (Independent)
Election Results
2019
2014
In 2014 election
Biju Janata Dal
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candidate Mayadhar Jena, defeated
Indian National Congress
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candidate Jayadev Jena by a margin of 22,224 votes.
2009
In 2009 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhagirathi Sethy, defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jayadev Jena by a margin of 23,805 votes.
Notes
References
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Kendujhar district
Assembly constituencies of Odisha