Gopalpur is a
Vidhan Sabha
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constituency of
Ganjam district,
Odisha
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.
This constituency includes
Gopalpur, Ward Nos. 25 to 27 of
Brahmapur
Brahmapur may refer to the following places:
* Brahmapur, Bihar
* Brahmapur, Nepal
* Brahmapur, Odisha
** Brahmapur railway station
* Brahmapur, West Bengal
See also
* Brahampur, Phagwara
Brahampur is a village in Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurtha ...
, Rangailunda block and 4
Gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...
s (Hugulapatta, Gurunthi, Barigan and Nimakhandi) of Kukudakhandi block.
Elected Members
Ten elections were held between 1974 and 2014.
Elected members from the Gopalpur constituency are:
*2014: (132): Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy (
BJD)
*2009: (132): Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy (BJD)
*2004: (74): Trinath Behera (
Indian National Congress
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)
*2000: (74): Rama Chandra Sethy (BJD)
*1995: (74): Rama Chandra Sethy (
Janata Dal
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)
*1990: (74): Rama Chandra Sethy (Janata Dal)
*1985: (74): Ghansyam Behera (Congress)
*1980: (74): Ghansyam Behera (Congress-I)
*1977: (74): Ghansyam Behera (Congress)
*1974: (74): Mohan Nayak (Congress)
2019 Election Result
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by a margin of 20,112 votes.
Summary of results of the 2009 Election
In
2009 election,
Biju Janata Dal
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candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated
Indian National Congress
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candidate Dr. Trinath Behera by a margin of 18,758 votes.
Notes
References
{{Odisha elections
Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Politics of Ganjam district