Pipili is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.[2]
| Pipili | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 110 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Puri |
| LS constituency | Puri |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,07,162[1][a] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ashrit Pattanayak | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election |
This constituency includes Pipili, Pipili block and Delanga block.[3][4]
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2021. It was a 2 member constituency for 1957.
List of members elected from Pipili constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ashrit Pattanayak | BJP | |
| 2021 (bypoll)[b] | Rudra Pratap Maharathy[8] | BJD | |
| 2019 | Pradeep Maharathy[9] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Pradeep Maharathy | BJD | |
| 2009 | Pradeep Maharathy | BJD | |
| 2004 | Pradeep Maharathy | BJD | |
| 2000 | Pradeep Maharathy | BJD | |
| 1995 | Yudhistir Samantray | INC | |
| 1990 | Pradeep Maharathy | JD | |
| 1985 | Pradeep Maharathy | JP | |
| 1980 | Bipin Dash | INC | |
| 1977 | Kiran Lekha Mohanty | JP | |
| 1974 | Bipin Dash | INC | |
| 1971 | Abhimanyu Ransingh | Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Banamali Patnaik | Jana Congress | |
| 1961 | Ram Chandra Patnaik | INC | |
| 1957[c] | Gopinath Bhoi | INC | |
| Ram Chandra Patnaik | Independent | ||
| 1951 | Jayakrushna Mohanty | INC | |
Election Results
2024
Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[10] Biju Janata Dal candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashrit Pattanayak by a margin of 15,162 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashrit Pattanayak | 99,310 | 51.55 |  9.51 | |
| BJD | Rudra Pratap Maharathy | 84,148 | 43.68 |  9.92 | |
| INC | Gyan Ranjan Patnaik | 3,449 | 1.79 | 0.57 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 597 | 0.31 | - | |
| Majority | 15,162 | 7.87 | |||
| Turnout | 1,92,653 | 80.50 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2021 Bypoll
In 2021 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashrit Pattanayak by a margin of 20,916 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rudra Pratap Maharathy | 96,972 | 53.60 | 2.94 | |
| BJP | Ashrit Pattanayak | 76,056 | 42.04 | 0.42 | |
| INC | Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra | 4,261 | 2.36 | 3.27 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Ashok Pradhan | 898 | 0.5 | 0.19 | |
| ABHM | Jayaprakash Sethi | 455 | 0.25 | - | |
| Majority | 20,916 | 11.56 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,81,066 | 78.62 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Maharathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashrit Pattanayak by a margin of 15,787 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradeep Maharathy | 88,518 | 50.66 | 0.53 | |
| BJP | Ashrit Pattanayak | 72,731 | 41.62 | 36.87 | |
| INC | Ajit Mangaraj | 9,830 | 5.63 | 24.80 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Ashok Pradhan | 1,214 | 0.69 | 0.41 | |
| BSP | Ahemad Khan | 949 | 0.54 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 867 | 0.50 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Padmacharan Jena | 626 | 0.36 | ||
| Majority | 15,787 | 9.07 | |||
| Turnout | 1,74,875 | 76.43 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Maharathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Yudhistir Samantray by a margin of 33,474 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradeep Maharathy | 82,550 | 51.19 | - | |
| INC | Yudhistir Samantray | 49,076 | 30.43 | - | |
| Independent | Ashrit Pattanayak | 18,000 | 11.16 | - | |
| BJP | Prafulla Prasad Gajendra | 7,656 | 4.75 | - | |
| CPI(ML)L | Satyapriya Behera | 1,782 | 1.10 | - | |
| Majority | 33,474 | 20.76 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,290 | 77.27 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Maharathy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Yudhistir Samantray by a margin of 12,505 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradeep Maharathy | 74,112 | 49.14 | -2.94 | |
| INC | Yudhistir Samantray | 61,607 | 40.85 | -2.73 | |
| BJP | Ajit Mangaraj | 11,138 | 7.39 | - | |
| Independent | Shyam Sundar Chhotaray | 1,998 | 1.32 | - | |
| CPI(ML)L | Ashok Pradhan | 1,386 | 0.92 | - | |
| SP | Sudarsan Pradhan | 568 | 0.38 | - | |
| Majority | 12,505 | 8.29[d] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,50,809 | 73.43 | - | ||
| BJD hold | Swing | 0.04[e] | |||