Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 2
Bijepur assembly constituency
Bijepur is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Bargarh district and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Sanat Kumar Gartia of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 10,066 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Sanat Kumar Gartia
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 2,41,753
- Turnout (2024)
- 81.09%
Election results
2024
Turnout 81.09% · 1,96,028 votes · Margin 10,066
| Sanat Kumar GartiaWonBharatiya Janata Party | 47.52% | 93,161 | |
| Rita SahuBiju Janata Dal | 42.39% | 83,095 | |
| Kishor DafadarIndian National Congress | 8.01% | 15,707 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.05% | 2,055 |
2019 by-election
Turnout 79.32% · 1,84,059 votes · Margin 97,990
| Rita SahuWonBiju Janata Dal | 73.87% | 1,35,957 | |
| Sanat Kumar GartiaBharatiya Janata Party | 20.63% | 37,967 | |
| Dillip Kumar PandaIndian National Congress | 3.19% | 5,873 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.08% | 1,982 |
2019
Turnout 79.69% · 1,85,024 votes · Margin 57,122
| Naveen PatnaikWonBiju Janata Dal | 59.78% | 1,10,604 | |
| Sanat Kumar GartiaBharatiya Janata Party | 28.91% | 53,482 | |
| Ripunath SethIndian National Congress | 7.75% | 14,344 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.91% | 1,675 |
2018 by-election
Turnout 82.17% · 1,81,716 votes · Margin 41,932
| Rita SahuWonBiju Janata Dal | 56.61% | 1,02,871 | |
| Ashok Kumar PanigrahyBharatiya Janata Party | 33.54% | 60,939 | |
| Pranaya Kumar SahuIndian National Congress | 5.65% | 10,274 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.93% | 1,684 |
2014
Turnout 80.29% · 1,65,747 votes · Margin 458
| Subal SahuWonIndian National Congress | 32.15% | 53,290 | |
| Prasanna AcharyaBiju Janata Dal | 31.88% | 52,832 | |
| Jayshankar PattanaikBharatiya Janata Party | 18.1% | 30,001 | |
| Ashok Kumar PanigrahiIndependent politician | 11% | 18,232 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.78% | 1,285 |
2009
Turnout 70.23% · 1,39,018 votes · Margin 8,971
| Subal SahuWonIndian National Congress | 40.9% | 56,864 | |
| Prabhat Aditya MishraBiju Janata Dal | 34.45% | 47,893 | |
| Mohammad RafiqueBharatiya Janata Party | 14.02% | 19,493 |
Members elected since 1961
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sanat Kumar Gartia | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 (bypoll) | Rita Sahu | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Naveen Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2018 (bypoll) | Rita Sahu | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Subal Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Subal Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Subal Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Ripunath Seth | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 (bypoll) | Kishorimani Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1990 | Nikunja Bihari Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Nikunja Bihari Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Rajib Lochan Hota | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1977 | Nityananda Gartia | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Gananath Pradhan | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Tribikram Malik | Indian National Congress (R) |
| 1967 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress |
| 1961 | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
* Gaisilet Block * Bijepur Block * Barpali Block : Patkulunda, Remta, Bandhpali, Khemesara, Kainsir, Satalma, Barguda, Mahada, Tileimal, Agalpur, Bhatigaon, Raxa, Gopeipali, Tinkani, Tulundi and Kumbhari GPs * Barpali NAC.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Towns: Barapali
Barpali block · 15 of 23 gram panchayats
Bijepur block · 23 of 23 gram panchayats
Gaisilet block · 19 of 19 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.