Jeypore (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Blocks Jeypore, Borigumma Major settlements Jeypore Party Congress Founded 1951 Major settlement Jeypore		Electorate 1,87,036 Created 1951 MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati Lok sabha constituency Koraput district

Jeypore (Sl. No.: 143) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Jeypore, Jeypore block, 19 Gram panchayats (BB.Singpur, Benagam, Bodigam, Borigumma, Champapadar, Gujuniguda, Gumuda, Haridaguda, Hordali, Kamta, Katharagada, Kumuli, Munja, Narigam, Nuagam, Ranaspur, Sargiguda, Semolaguda and Benasur) of Borigumma block.

In 2014 election, Congress party candidate Tara Prasad Bahinipati defeated incumbent Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Nanda.

Elected Members

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Jeypore constituency are:

2014: (143): Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress)

2009: (143): Rabi Narayan Nanda (BJD)

2004: (89): Rabi Narayan Nanda (BJD)

2000: (89): Rabi Narayan Nanda (BJD)

1995: (89): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)

1990: (89): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)

1985: (89): Gupta Prasad Dash (Congress)

1980: (89): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress-I)

1977: (89): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)

1974: (82): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)

1971: (82): Pratap Narayan Singh Deo (Swatantra Party)

1967: (4): N. Ramsaseya (Swatantra Party)

1961: (82): Raghunath Patnaik (Congress)

1957: (3): Laichan Nayak (Ganatantra Parishad) and Harihara Mishra (Ganatantra Parishad)

1951: (4): Laichan Nayak (Ganatantra Parishad) and Harihar Mishra (Ganatantra Parishad)

References

Jeypore (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) Wikipedia

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