Gunupur
Constituency No. 138 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictRayagada
LS constituencyKoraput
Established1951
Total electors192,905 [1][lower-alpha 1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Raghunath Gomango
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

Gunupur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rayagada district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Gunupur, Gudari, Gunupur block, Ramanaguda block, Padmapur block, Chandrapur block and Gudari block.[3][4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 41.6%
2009
 
 38.62%
2004
 
 41.45%
2000
 
 62.08%
1995
 
 59.28%
1990
 
 56.04%
1985
 
 80.57%
1980
 
 56.19%
1977
 
 60.45%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2009 including one By election in 1955.[6] Elected members from the Gunupur constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2014: (138): Trinath Gomango (BJD)
  • 2009: (138): Ramamurty Mutika (BJD)
  • 2004: (80): Hemabati Gamang (Congress)
  • 2000: (80): Ramurty Gamango (BJP)
  • (By poll) Bhagirathi Gamang (Indp)
  • 1995: (80): Akshya Kumar Gomango (Congress)
  • 1990: (80): Ramamurty Gomango (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (80): Bhagirathi Gamang (Congress)
  • 1980: (80): Bhagirathi Gamang (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (80): Bhagirathi Gamang (Congress)
  • 1974: (80): Bhagirathi Gamang (Congress)
  • 1971: (76): Bhagirathi Gamang (Jana Congress)
  • 1967: (76): Bhagirathi Gamang (Congress)
  • 1961: (11): Narasimha Patro (Congress)
  • 1957: (9): Narasingha Patra (Congress) and Sanyasi Charan Pidika (Congress)
  • 1955: (By Poll): Bhagirathi Gamang (Ganatantra Parishad)
  • 1951: (8): Sabar Dumba (Ganatantra Parishad)
Year Member Party
2019 Raghunath Gomango[9] Biju Janata Dal

Election Results

2019

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gunupur [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Raghunath Gomango 48,839 34.20%
INC Purusottam Gomango 42569 29.81%
Independent Trinath Gomango 26321 18.43%
BJP Shishir Gamang 16491 11.55%
BSP Kailash Sabar 3924 2.75%
NOTA None of the above 4671 3.27%
Majority 6,270
Turnout 71.07%
BJD gain from INC Swing

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Trinath Gomango defeated Indian National Congress candidate Purusattam Gomango by a margin of 8,286 votes.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gunupur[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Trinath Gomango 59,527 41.6 2.98
INC Purusattam Gomango 52,141 36.44 15.19
BJP Ramurty Gomango 15,596 10.9 -0.63
BSP Haribandhu Sabar 2,798 1.96 -2.0
CPI(ML)L Mandangi Madhava Rao 2,044 1.43 -10.51
Independent Damodor Sabar 1,609 1.12
AOP Najita Raita 1,519 1.06
Independent Lingaraj Gomango 1,454 1.02
OJM Bruhaspati Sabar 1,256 0.88
Independent Rajeswari Sabar 1,149 0.8
SKD Bhagaban Gomango 1,109 0.78
NOTA None of the above 2,877 2.01 -
Majority 7,386 5.16 -
Turnout 1,43,079 74.17 13.26
Registered electors 1,92,905
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramamurty Mutika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sisir Kumar Gamang by a margin of 18,749 votes.[14]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Gunupur[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ramamurty Mutika 41,687 38.62 -
INC Sisir Kumar Gamang 22,938 21.25 -20.2
CPI(ML)L Tripati Gomango 12,890 11.94 -
BJP Aswini Gomango 12,441 11.53 -
Independent Bhagirathi Gomango 5,979 5.54 -
BSP Senapati Kadraka 4,278 3.96 -
SAMO Satyanarayana Pratika 3,926 3.64 -
Independent Aisanati Sabara 3,795 3.52 -
Majority 18,749 17.37[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,08,841 60.91 1.17[lower-alpha 3]
BJD gain from INC

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 59.74%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014. Constituency: Gunupur (138) District: Rayagada
  3. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Seats of Odisha".
  5. ↑ "80 - Gunupur (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Gunupur Cuttack Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Odisha - Gunupur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Gunupur (138)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 18749
  15. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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