Sonepur (Sl. No.: 65) is a
Vidhan Sabha
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constituency of
Subarnapur district,
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, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
.
This constituency includes
Sonepur,
Tarbha, Sonepur block, Tarbha block, Dunguripali block and two
GPs (Julunda and Mahada) of Binika block.
Elected Members
Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Sonepur constituency are:
*2014: (65): Niranjan Pujari (
BJD)
*2009: (65): Niranjan Pujari (BJD)
*2004: (112): Binod Patra (
Congress
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)
*2000: (112): Kunduru Kushal (BJD)
*1995: (112): Kunduru Kushal (
Janata Dal
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)
*1990: (112): Kunduru Kushal (Janata Dal)
*1985: (112): Achyuta Biswal (Congress)
*1980: (112): Dhaneswar Kumbhar (Congress-I)
*1977: (112): Debraj Seth (
Janata Party
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)
*1974: (112): Daulat Bagh (Swatantra)
*1971: (100): Nilambar Raiguru (Swatantra)
*1967: (100): Nilambar Raiguru (Swatantra)
*1961: (49): Daulat Panda (
Ganatantra Parishad
The Ganatanra Parishad (GP) or the All India Ganatantra Parishad (AIGP) was a regional political party based in Orissa state in eastern India from 1950 to 1962. This political party was formed by the former rulers of the erstwhile princely states ...
)
*1957: (34): Anantaram Nanda (Ganatantra Parishad)
*1951: (25): Anantaram Nanda (Ganatantra Parishad)
2019 Election Result
In 2019 election:
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pramod Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 51,485 votes.
2009 Election Result
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nabakrushna Danta by a margin of 28,307 votes.
Notes
References
{{Odisha elections
Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Subarnapur district