Jagatsinghpur | |
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Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency | |
District | Jagatsinghpur |
Blocks | Jagatsinghpur, Nuagaon |
Electorate | 1,93,927 |
Major settlements | jagatsinghpur |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1951 |
Party | Indian National Congress |
MLA | Chiranjib Biswal |
Const. No. | 104 |
Lok Sabha Constituencies | Jagatsinghpur |
Jagatsinghpur (Sl. No.: 104) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Jagatsinghpur, Jagatsinghpur block and Nuagaon block.
Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2009 including one Bye-Poll in 1959. Elected member from the Jagatsinghpur constituency are:
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chiranjib Biswal defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bishnu Charan Das by a margin of 2,888 votes.
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bishnu Charan Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Chiranjib Biswal by a margin of 10,077 votes.