Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 42
Simulia assembly constituency
Simulia is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Balasore district and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Padma Lochan Panda of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 13,183 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Padma Lochan Panda
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 2,57,238
- Turnout (2024)
- 71.15%
Election results
2024
Turnout 71.15% · 1,83,028 votes · Margin 13,183
| Padma Lochan PandaWonBharatiya Janata Party | 49.54% | 90,676 | |
| Subhashini SahuBiju Janata Dal | 42.34% | 77,493 | |
| Himanshu Sekhar BeheraIndian National Congress | 7.14% | 13,067 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.38% | 693 |
2019
Turnout 72.55% · 1,75,430 votes · Margin 14,959
| Jyoti Prakash PanigrahiWonBiju Janata Dal | 51.35% | 90,083 | |
| Padma Lochan PandaBharatiya Janata Party | 42.82% | 75,124 | |
| Ananta Prasad SethiIndian National Congress | 4.76% | 8,353 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.46% | 802 |
2014
Turnout 73.84% · 1,55,906 votes · Margin 7,937
| Jyoti Prakash PanigrahiWonBiju Janata Dal | 42.24% | 65,854 | |
| Padma Lochan PandaIndian National Congress | 37.15% | 57,917 | |
| Shashi Kumar SahooBharatiya Janata Party | 17.97% | 28,011 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.49% | 769 |
2009
Turnout 67.56% · 1,32,618 votes · Margin 10,927
| Parsuram PanigrahiWonBiju Janata Dal | 47.87% | 63,479 | |
| Padma Lochan PandaIndian National Congress | 39.63% | 52,552 | |
| Tanuja PandaBharatiya Janata Party | 3.79% | 5,023 |
Members elected since 1961
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Padma Lochan Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Parsuram Panigrahi | Janata Party |
| 1977 | Gopinath Das | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Sailen Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Chintamani Jena | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Uchhab Charan Jena | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1961 | Bhagiratha Das | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
Simulia block and Khaira block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Khaira block · 37 of 37 gram panchayats
- Achutipur
- Amiria-agnipur
- Antara
- Badajaypur
- Badanuagan
- Barada
- Bartana
- Baunsagfadia
- Dalanga-ii
- Dangarpada
- Dungura
- Gadpokhari
- Gagandhuli
- Garsang
- Goliha
- Govindapur
- Haripur
- Jalada
- Jhinkiria
- Kaithagadia
- Kapeya
- Khaira
- Kupari
- Kurunta
- Mahatipur
- Makhanpur
- Manatri
- Nahanga
- Nandur
- Nayakhandi
- Palasa
- Ratina
- Sardang
- Sarkona
- Sarugan
- Shyamsundarpur
- Sundiragandibed
Simulia block · 23 of 23 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.