Pipili Assembly constituency

Pipili
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
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Ashrit Pattanayak
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly Election

Pipili is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Pipili, Pipili block and Delanga block.^[3]^[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[5]

2024			51.55%
2021 (bypoll)			53.6%
2019			50.66%
2014			51.19%
2009			49.14%
2004			52.08%
2000			56.25%
1995			50.22%
1990			66.35%
1985			43.61%
1980			39.83%
1977			49.73%

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
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
1957^[c]	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.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Pipili
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.

2021 Odisha Legislative Assembly by-election: Pipili
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.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Pipili^[11]
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.

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Pipili
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]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Pipili^[13]
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]

Notes

^ as on 1 January 2014
^ Death of Pradeep Maharathy
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ % of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 73.39%

References

^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Pipili (110) District: Puri{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "52 - Pipili Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Pipili Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
^ Hindustan Times (3 October 2021). "BJD retains Pipili assembly constituency in Odisha, notches up bigger margin". Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 12505
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[2] s on 1 January 2014

[9] Death of Pradeep Maharathy

[12] It was a 2 member constituency

[17] % of total valid votes

[18] 2004 Voter turnout was 73.39%

[1] "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Pipili (110) District: Puri{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "52 - Pipili Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Pipili Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

[BJD_retains_Pipili_assembly_constituency_in_Odisha,_notches_up_bigger_margin-10] Hindustan Times (3 October 2021). "BJD retains Pipili assembly constituency in Odisha, notches up bigger margin". Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

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

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

[TP_Ass_Cand-14] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[15] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 12505

[16] "Archived copy" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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