Gunupur Assembly constituency

Gunupur
Gunupur
Constituency No. 138 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Gunupur Assembly constituency in Rayagada district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Southern Division
District	Rayagada
Lok Sabha constituency	Koraput
Established	1951
Total electors	2,24,055
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Satyajeet Gomango
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024
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Gunupur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rayagada district, Odisha.^[1]

Map of Gunupur Constituency

This constituency includes Gunupur, Gudari, Gunupur block, Ramanaguda block, Padmapur block, Chandrapur block and Gudari block.^[2]^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			47.80%
2019			34.2%
2014			41.6%
2009			38.62%
2004			41.45%
2000			62.08%
1996 (bypoll)			32.86%
1995			59.28%
1990			56.04%
1985			80.57%
1980			56.19%
1977			60.45%

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including in two bypoll in 1955 & 1996. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.^[5]

List of members elected from Gunupur constituency are:^[6]^[7]

Year	Member
2024^[8]	Satyajeet Gomango	Indian National Congress
2019^[9]	Raghunath Gomango	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[10]	Trinath Gomango
2009^[11]	Ramamurty Mutika
2004	Hema Gamang	Indian National Congress
2000	Rammurty Gomango	Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 (bypoll)^[c]^[12]	Bhagirathi Gomango	Independent politician
1995	Akshya Kumar Gomango	Indian National Congress
1990	Rammurty Gomango	Janata Dal
1985	Bhagirathi Gomango	Indian National Congress
1980		Indian National Congress (I)
1977		Indian National Congress
1974		Indian National Congress
1971		Indian National Congress (R)
1967		Indian National Congress
1961	Naroshimho Patro	Indian National Congress
1957^[d]	Sanyasi Charan Pidikaka	Independent politician
1957^[d]	Naroshimho Patro	Indian National Congress
1955 (bypoll)^[e]	Bhagirathi Gomango	Ganatantra Parishad
1951	Soboro Dumba	Ganatantra Parishad

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[13] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Satyajeet Gomango defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Gomango by a margin of 29,885 votes.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Gunupur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Satyajeet Gomango	77,637	47.80	17.99
	BJD	Raghunath Gomango	47,752	29.40	4.80
	BJP	Trinath Gomango	21,808	13.43	1.88
	NOTA	None of the above	3,205	1.97	1.3
Majority			29,885	18.40	14.01
Turnout			1,62,410	72.49	1.95
	INC gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Gomango defeated Indian National Congress candidate Purusottam Gomango by a margin of 6,270 votes.^[9]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Gunupur^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Raghunath Gomango	48,839	34.20
	INC	Purusottam Gomango	42,569	29.81
	Independent	Trinath Gomango	26,321	18.43
	BJP	Shishir Kumar Gamang	16,491	11.55
	NOTA	None of the above	4,671	3.27
Majority			6,270	4.39
Turnout			1,48,499	70.54
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Trinath Gomango defeated Indian National Congress candidate Purusattam Gomango by a margin of 8,286 votes.^[10]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Gunupur^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Trinath Gomango	59,527	41.6	2.98
	INC	Purusattam Gomango	52,141	36.44	15.19
	BJP	Ramurty Gomango	15,596	10.9	0.63
	NOTA	None of the above	2,877	2.01	−
Majority			7,386	5.16	−
Turnout			1,43,079	74.17	13.26
Registered electors			1,92,905
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramamurty Mutika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sisir Kumar Gamang by a margin of 18,749 votes.^[11]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Gunupur^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ramamurty Mutika	41,687	38.62	−
	INC	Sisir Kumar Gamang	22,938	21.25	−
	CPI(ML)L	Tripati Gomango	12,890	11.94	−
	BJP	Aswini Gomango	12,441	11.53	−
	Independent	Bhagirathi Gomango	5,979	5.54	−
Majority			18,749	17.37^[f]	−
Turnout			1,08,841	60.91^[g]	1.17
	BJD gain from INC

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ Death of Akshya Kumar Gomango
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ Resignation of Soboro Dumba
^ %of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 59.74%

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014. Constituency: Gunupur (138) District: Rayagada
^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
^ "Seats of Odisha".
^ "80 - Gunupur (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ "Gunupur Cuttack Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Gunupur Assembly Election Results 2024: Gunupur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 18749
^ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Gunupur 1996". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ "Odisha - Gunupur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Gunupur (138)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
^ "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

[14] Death of Akshya Kumar Gomango

[16] It was a 2 member constituency

[17] Resignation of Soboro Dumba

[23] %of total valid votes

[24] 2004 Voter turnout was 59.74%

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014. Constituency: Gunupur (138) District: Rayagada

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

[5] "Seats of Odisha".

[6] "80 - Gunupur (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[prevMLAs-8] "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[9] "Gunupur Cuttack Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

[:2-10] "Gunupur Assembly Election Results 2024: Gunupur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[election2019-11] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[:1-12] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.

[:0-13] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 18749

[15] "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Gunupur 1996". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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

[FP_Ass_Cand-19] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[20] "Odisha - Gunupur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.

[21] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Gunupur (138)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2014.

[election2009-22] "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 Rayagada district
Constituencies	Bissam Cuttack Gunupur Rayagada
Towns and villages	Bhaliapadar Bissam Cuttack Chandili Chatikona Gudari Gunupur Kujendri Muniguda Padmapur Rayagada
Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Cuttack Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

v t e Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Current constituencies	A Anandapur Angul Aska Athagarh Athmallik Attabira Aul B Badasahi Balasore Baliguda Balikuda-Erasama Bangriposi Banki Barabati-Cuttack Baramba Barchana Bargarh Bari Baripada Basta Basudevpur Begunia Berhampur Bhadrak Bhandaripokhari Bhanjanagar Bhatli Bhawanipatna Bhograi Bhubaneswar Central Bhubaneswar North Bijepur Binjharpur Biramitrapur Birmaharajpur Bissam Cuttack Bolangir Bonai Boudh Brahmagiri Brajarajnagar C Champua Chandabali Chhatrapur Chhendipada Chikiti Chilika Chitrakonda Choudwar-Cuttack Cuttack Sadar D Dabugam Daspalla Deogarh Dhamnagar Dharmagarh Dharmasala Dhenkanal Digapahandi E Ekamra-Bhubaneswar G G. Udayagiri Ghasipura Gopalpur Gunupur H Hindol Hinjili J Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jaleswar Jashipur Jatani Jayadev Jeypore Jharigam Jharsuguda Junagarh K Kabisuryanagar Kakatpur Kamakhyanagar Kantabanji Kantamal Karanjia Kendrapara Keonjhar Khalikote Khandapada Khariar Khurda Koraput Korei Kotpad Kuchinda L Lanjigarh Laxmipur Loisingha M Mahakalapada Mahanga Malkangiri Mohana Morada N Nabarangpur Narla Nayagarh Niali Nilgiri Nimapara Nuapada P Padampur Pallahara Paradeep Paralakhemundi Parjanga Patkura Patna Patnagarh Phulbani Pipili Polasara Pottangi Puri R Raghunathpali Rairakhol Rairangpur Rajanagar Rajgangpur Ranpur Rayagada Remuna Rengali Rourkela S Salipur Sambalpur Sanakhemundi Saraskana Satyabadi Simulia Sonepur Soro Sukinda Sundargarh Surada T Talcher Talsara Telkoi Tirtol Titlagarh U Udala Umerkote
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