Bhubaneswar was an Assembly constituency from Khordha district of Odisha.[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 2008. Following 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency.[2]
Between 1951 & 2008, 14 elections were held till date including 2 bypolls in 1967 & 1996. It was a 2-member constituency in 1951.[3][4]
List of members elected from Bhubaneswar constituency are:
| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951[a] | Kanhu Mallik | Indian National Congress | |
| Satyapriya Mohanty | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 | Satyapriya Mohanty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1967 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1967 (bypoll)[b] | Subhadra Mahtab | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1971 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1977 | Satyapriya Mohanty | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Rama Krushna Pati | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | Biju Patnaik | Janata Dal | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1996 (bypoll)[c] | Biswabhusan Harichandan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 onwards: See Bhubaneswar Central | |||
In 2004 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Kumar Kar by a margin of 85,897 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Biswabhusan Harichandan | 123,671 | |||
| INC | Sarat Kumar Kar | 37,774 | |||
| Margin of victory | 85,897 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,78,624 | ||||
| BJP hold | |||||
In 2000 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Biswabhusan Harichandan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jagannath Mohapatra by a margin of 94,555 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Biswabhusan Harichandan | 117,150 | 78.96% | ||
| INC | Jagannath Mohapatra | 22,595 | 15.23% | ||
| Margin of victory | 94,555 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,48,372 | ||||
| BJP hold | |||||
