Ghasipura is a
Vidhan Sabha
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constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
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
Ghatgaon
Ghatagaon, is a developing town in Kendujhar District, Odisha, India. It is famous for Maa Tarini temple.
Geography
It is located at at an elevation of 330 m above MSL.
Transportation
By road
National Highway 20 passes through Ghatgaon. Buse ...
, Ghatagaon block, Ghasipura block and 2
GPs (Dhakotha and Kolimati) of Anandapur block.
Elected Members
This constituency was created in 2009. Three election held here from2009 to 2019. Elected member from Ghasipura Vidhan Sabha constituency is:
*2019: Badrinarayan Patra (
BJD)
*2014: Badrinarayan Patra (
BJD)
*2009: Badrinarayan Patra (
BJD)
Election Results
2019
In 2019 election
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...
candidate
Badri Narayan Patra
Badri Narayan Patra (born 14 November 1943) is a politician from Odisha, India. He represents the Ghasipura (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Ghasipura is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district.
Area of this constituency includ ...
, defeated
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
candidate
Niranjan Patnaik
Niranjan Patnaik (born 22 February 1948) is an Indian politician, from Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, a ...
by a margin of 32,668 votes.
2014
In 2009 election
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...
candidate
Badri Narayan Patra
Badri Narayan Patra (born 14 November 1943) is a politician from Odisha, India. He represents the Ghasipura (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Ghasipura is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district.
Area of this constituency includ ...
, defeated
Bharatiya Janata Party
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candidate ''Satyabrata Panda'' by a margin of 88,602 votes.
2009
In 2009 election
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...
candidate
Badri Narayan Patra
Badri Narayan Patra (born 14 November 1943) is a politician from Odisha, India. He represents the Ghasipura (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Ghasipura is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendujhar district.
Area of this constituency includ ...
, defeated
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
candidate
Niranjan Patnaik
Niranjan Patnaik (born 22 February 1948) is an Indian politician, from Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, a ...
by a margin of 25,554 votes.
Notes
References
{{Odisha elections
Kendujhar district
Assembly constituencies of Odisha