Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 26 · reserved for ST
Jashipur assembly constituency
Jashipur is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Mayurbhanj district and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 34,667 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 2,19,031
- Turnout (2024)
- 77.57%
Election results
2024
Turnout 77.57% · 1,69,913 votes · Margin 34,667
| Ganesh Ram Singh KhuntiaWonBharatiya Janata Party | 50.25% | 85,384 | |
| Chakradhar HembromBiju Janata Dal | 29.85% | 50,717 | |
| Shweta ChattarIndian National Congress | 10.68% | 18,151 | |
| Nilambar NaikSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 3.62% | 6,146 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 2.09% | 3,555 |
2019
Turnout 76.24% · 1,60,118 votes · Margin 8,552
| Ganesh Ram Singh KhuntiaWonBharatiya Janata Party | 36.67% | 58,708 | |
| Golakbihari NayakBiju Janata Dal | 31.32% | 50,156 | |
| Sambhunath NaikSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 20.57% | 32,937 | |
| Mahendra Nath NayakIndian National Congress | 5.65% | 9,039 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.28% | 2,044 |
2014
Turnout 80.07% · 1,53,003 votes · Margin 5,794
| Mangal Singh MudiWonBiju Janata Dal | 25.78% | 39,440 | |
| Sambhunath NaikSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 21.99% | 33,646 | |
| Mahesh Chandra HembramJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 16.39% | 25,077 | |
| Ragunath HembramBharatiya Janata Party | 15.89% | 24,319 | |
| Minati NayakIndian National Congress | 6.22% | 9,518 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.08% | 1,660 |
2009
Turnout 69.48% · 1,18,951 votes · Margin 13,190
| Kamala Kanta NayakWonBiju Janata Dal | 29.9% | 35,569 | |
| Sambhunath NaikIndependent | 18.81% | 22,379 | |
| Sudhir NaikBharatiya Janata Party | 14.27% | 16,974 | |
| Mahendra Nath NayakIndian National Congress | 11.2% | 13,318 | |
| Masuri ChattarJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 7.89% | 9,391 |
Members elected since 1957
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Mangal Singh Mudi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Kamala Kanta Nayak | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Sambhunath Naik | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 2000 | Bhanu Charan Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Sambhunath Naik | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1990 | Mangal Singh Mudi | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Sambhunath Naik | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1980 | Sundar Mohan Majhi | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1977 | Kanhuram Hembram | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Ghanshyam Hembram | Jharkhand Party |
| 1971 | Lal Mohan Nayak | Indian National Congress (R) |
| 1967 | Durga Charan Nayak | Swatantra Party |
| 1961 | Mochiram Tiriya | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Mochiram Tiriya | Ganatantra Parishad |
Area covered
Jashipur block, Raruan block, Sukruli block, and 9 GPs (Badhatnabeda, Chuapani, Dhangdimuta, Hatbadra, Jarada, Jhipabandh, Talapati, Tolakpokhari and Uparbeda) of Kusumi block. Many villages consisting of small clusters of houses are located near Jashipur like Kanjipia, Keunjhar etc.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Joshipur block · 20 of 20 gram panchayats
Kusumi block · 9 of 14 gram panchayats
Raruan block · 12 of 12 gram panchayats
Sukruli block · 10 of 10 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.