District Puri Electorate 2,21,892 Created 1951 Founded 1951 Major settlement Puri | Blocks Puri Sadar, Gop Major settlements Puri MLA Maheswar Mohanty Lok sabha constituency Puri Party Biju Janata Dal | |
Puri (Sl. No.: 107) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.
Contents
This constituency includes Puri Ranpur block, 15 Gram panchayats (Birapratappur, Balipada, Jamarsuan, Baliput, Raigoroda, Garhmrugasira, Chalisbatia, Malatipatpur, Chandanpur, Sasandamodarpur, Samanga, Gopinathpur, Harekrushnapur, Baliguali and Talajanga) of Puri sadar block and 3 GPs (Itibhuan, Garhbhingura and Chhaitana) of Gop block.
Elected Members
Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one Bye election in 1991. Elected member from the Puri constituency are:
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 34,721 votes.
2009 Election Result
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 13,394 votes.