Kantabanji is a

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Balangir district Balangir District, also called Bolangir District, is a district situated in western Odisha state of India. The district has an area of , and a population of 1,648,997 (2011 census). The town of Balangir is the district headquarters. The compositi ...

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. This constituency includes

Kantabanji Kantabanji (KBJ) is a town and a notified area committee in Balangir district in the Indian state of Odisha. History In 1937, the railway track from Kantabanji to Vishakhapatnam was laid and since then train started running through this ro ...

, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block. In 2019 Kantabanji Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress win by 128 votes Since 2019, MLA from the Kantabanji Assembly Constituency is Santosh Singh Saluja

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, who won the seat in Odisha state assembly elections 2019, Previous MLAs from this seat were Haji Mohammad Ayyub Khanof the

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, who won the seat in 2009 Odisha state assembly elections. Previous MLAs from this seat were independent candidate Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan in 2004, 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. Kantabanji is part of

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Elected Members

Fourteen elections were held between 1961 and 2019. Elected members from the Kantabanji constituency are: *2019: (70): Santosh Singh Saluja (

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) *2014: (70): Ayub Khan (

) *2009: (70): Santosh Singh Saluja (

) *2004: (107): Haji Md. Ayub Khan (Independent) *2000: (107): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress) *1995: (107): Santosh Singh Saluja (Congress) *1990: (107): Prasanna Kumar Pal (

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) *1985: (107): Chaitanya Pradhan (Independent) *1980: (107): Prasanna Kumar Pal (Congress-I) *1977: (107): Prasanna Kumar Pal (Congress) *1974: (107): Ramprasad Misra (Swatantra) *1971: (108): Achyutanand Mahanand (Swatantra) *1967: (108): Lokanath Rai (Swatantra) *1961: (41):

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Maharaja Sir Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo KCIE (31 March 1912 – 23 February 1975) was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947. He was the President of the Ganatantra P ...

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2019 Election Result

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election,

candidate Ayub Khan defeated

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Elected Members

2019 Election Result

2014 Election Result

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

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