| Ekamra-Bhubaneswar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 114 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Khordha |
| LS constituency | Bhubaneswar[1] |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 238,949[2][a] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Babu Singh | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Ekamra-Bhubaneswar is a Vidhan Sabha constituencyofKhordha district, Odisha, India.[3]
This constituency includes 5 Gram panchayats (Basuaghai, Itipur, Tikarapada, Dhauli and Sisupal) of Bhubaneswar block and Ward No.12, 14, 15 and 30 to 34 and Ward No. 38 to 47 of BMC.[4]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[5] and went for polls in 2009 election.
| Vote share of winning candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
49.03% | ||
| 2019 |
|
57.07% | ||
| 2014 |
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57.86% | ||
| 2009 |
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65.63% | ||
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Ekamra-Bhubaneswar constituency is:[6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Babu Singh | BJP | |
| 2019 | Ashok Chandra Panda[7][8] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Ashok Chandra Panda | BJD | |
| 2009 | Ashok Chandra Panda | BJD | |
Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Babu Singh | 74,884 | |||
| BJD | Ashok Chandra Panda | 69,861 | |||
| INC | Prasanta Kumar Champati | 5,482 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 987 | |||
| Majority | 5,023 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ashok Chandra Panda defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Babu Singh by a margin of 28,657 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ashok Chandra Panda | 75,020 | 57.07 |  0.79
| |
| BJP | Babu Singh | 46,363 | 35.27 |  9.21
| |
| INC | Rashmi Mohapatra | 6,780 | 5.16 | 1.94
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,009 | 0.77 | 0.28
| |
| Majority | 28,657 | 21.80 | |||
| Turnout | 131446 | 46.77 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ashok Chandra Panda defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Amiya Dash by a margin of 36,476 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ashok Chandra Panda | 66,376 | 57.86 | ||
| BJP | Amiya Dash | 29,900 | 26.06 | - | |
| INC | Shivananda Ray | 8,148 | 7.1 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1204 | 1.05 | - | |
| Majority | 36,476 | 31.80 | |||
| Turnout | 114718 | 45.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,38,949 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ashok Chandra Panda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pratap Kumar Jena by a margin of 43,450 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ashok Chandra Panda | 55,095 | 65.63 | - | |
| INC | Pratap Kumar Jena | 11,645 | 13.87 | - | |
| BJP | Samir Mohanty | 11,070 | 13.19 | - | |
| Independent | Rashmi Mohapatra | 3,933 | 4.68 | - | |
| Majority | 43,450 | 51.76[b] | - | ||
| Turnout | 83,981 | 37.21 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,25,707 | ||||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||
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