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Jagatsinghpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jagatsinghpur
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.


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