Begunia Assembly constituency

Begunia
Begunia
Constituency No. 116 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Begunia Assembly constituency in Khordha district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Khordha
Lok Sabha constituency	Bhubaneswar
Established	1957
Total electors	2,20,052
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Pradip Kumar Sahu
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024
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Begunia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.^[1] This constituency includes Begunia block and Bologarh block.^[2]^[3]

Begunia is a block town of Khordha district of the Indian state of Odisha. The distance from district headquarters is 18 km.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			57.45%
2019			47.06%
2014			51.46%
2009			38.73%
2004			47.71%
2000			42.70%
1995 (bypoll)			59.79%
1995			45.85%
1990			58.80%
1985			59.99%
1980			47.08%
1977			34.49%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1995.

List of members elected from Begunia constituency are:^[5]^[6]

Year	Member
2024^[7]	Pradip Kumar Sahu	Biju Janata Dal
2019^[8]	Rajendra Kumar Sahoo
2014^[6]	Prasanta Kumar Jagadev
2009^[9]	Prashanta Nanda	Nationalist Congress Party
2004	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	Indian National Congress
2000	Prashanta Nanda	Bharatiya Janata Party
1995 (bypoll)^[c]^[10]	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	Indian National Congress
1995	Harihara Sahoo	Indian National Congress
1990	Surendranath Mishra	Janata Dal
1985	Kailash Chandra Mohapatra	Indian National Congress
1980	Kailash Chandra Mohapatra	Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Chintamani Panigrahi	Indian National Congress
1974	Satyananda Champatiray	Utkal Congress
1971	Gangadhar Paikaray	Communist Party of India
1967
1961
1957	Satyananda Champatiray	Indian National Congress
1951	Gangadhar Paikaray	Communist Party of India

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.^[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradip Kumar Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prakasha Chandra Bijuli by a margin of 47,814 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pradip Kumar Sahu	90,964	57.45	10.39
	BJP	Prakasha Chandra Bijuli	43,150	27.25	10.32
	INC	Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik	18,144	11.46	22.70
	NOTA	None of the above	998	0.63	0.05
Majority			47,814	30.20
Turnout			1,58,346	71.96
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 20,048 votes.^[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajendra Kumar Sahoo	73,178	47.06	4.40
	INC	Pradeep Kumar Sahoo	53,130	34.16	19.77
	BJP	Rhishav Nanda	26,321	16.93	9.55
	NOTA	None of the above	909	0.58
Majority			20,048	12.90
Turnout			1,55,511	72.25
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Jagadev defeated Aama Odisha Party candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 43,425 votes.^[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Prasanta Kumar Jagadev	73,984	51.46
	AOP	Pradeep Kumar Sahoo	30,559	21.26
	INC	Debasis Patnaik	20,689	14.39
	BJP	Jatin Kumar Mohanty	10,611	7.38
	NOTA	None of the above	767	0.53
Majority			43,425	30.20
Turnout			1,43,761	73.52
Registered electors			1,93,920
	BJD gain from NCP

2009

In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Prashanta Nanda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by a margin of 10,617 votes.^[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Begunia^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Prashanta Nanda	45,355	38.73	−
	INC	Pradeep Kumar Sahoo	34,738	29.66	−
	Independent	Kailash Chandra Mahapatra	13,074	11.16	−
	Independent	Prafulla Kumar Jati	12,171	10.39	−
	BJP	Surendranath Mishra	6,692	5.71	−
Majority			10,617	9.07^[d]	−
Turnout			1,17,113	61.98^[e]	3.53
Registered electors			1,88,949
	NCP gain from INC

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ Resignation of Harihara Sahoo
^ %of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 65.51%

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014. Constituency: Begunia (116) District: Khordha
^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
^ "Seats of Odisha".
^ "60 - Begunia Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Begunia Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Begunia Assembly Election Results 2024: Begunia Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 10617
^ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Begunia 1995". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "Constituency: Begunia (116)". EmpoweringIndia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[12] Resignation of Harihara Sahoo

[18] %of total valid votes

[19] 2004 Voter turnout was 65.51%

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014. Constituency: Begunia (116) District: Khordha

[4] "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).

[5] "Seats of Odisha".

[6] "60 - Begunia Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[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 20 February 2014.

[Candidate-8] "Begunia Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 April 2014.

[:0-9] "Begunia Assembly Election Results 2024: Begunia Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

[election2019-10] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[:1-11] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 10617

[13] "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Begunia 1995". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

[14] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[TP_Ass_Cand-15] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[16] "Constituency: Begunia (116)". EmpoweringIndia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[election2009-17] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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v t e Khordha district
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