| State | Odisha |
|---|---|
| Constituency no | 70 |
| Division | Northern Division |
| District | Balangir |
| Loksabha cons | Bolangir |
| Established | 1961 |
| Reservation | None |
| Mla | Laxman Bag |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest election year | 2024 |
| Electors | 3,50,47[a][b] |
Kantabanji is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Kantabanji, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block.[2][3]
MLAs were Prasanna Pal of JD in 1990, independent candidate Chaitanya Pradhan in 1985, Prasanna Kumar Pal representing INC (I) in 1980 and representing INC in 1977. This seat became very trending when Naveen Patnaik got defeated here.
Elected members
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Kantabanji constituency are:[4][5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | Laxman Bag | ||
| 2019[7] | Santosh Singh Saluja | ||
| 2014[5] | Laxman Bag | ||
| 2009[1] | Santosh singh saluja | ||
| 2004[8] | Ashok Rath | ||
| 2000 | Ramesh Chandra Dash | ||
| 1995 | Paramananda Hatti | ||
| 1990 | Prasanna Pal | ||
| 1985 | Chaitanya Pradhan | ||
| 1980 | Prasanna Pal | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1974 | Ram Prasad Mishra | ||
| 1971 | Achyutananda Mahananda | ||
| 1967 | Lokanath Rai | ||
| 1961 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | ||
Election Results
2024
Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[9] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Laxman Bag defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Naveen Patnaik by a margin of 16,344 votes.[6]
2019
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Laxman Bag by a margin of 128 votes.[7]
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Haji Md. Ayub Khan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja, who was seeking re-election, by a margin of 3,868 votes.[10]
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Haji Md. Ayub Khan by a margin of 5,304 votes.[1]
Notes
References
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
Constituency: Kantabanji (70) District : Bolangir
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "Kantabanji Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Kantabanji Assembly Election Results 2024: Kantabanji Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.