Puri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Puri
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Puri
Blocks	Puri Sadar, Gop
Electorate	2,21,892
Major settlements	Puri
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	BJD
MLA	Maheswar Mohanty
Const. No.	107
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Puri

Puri (Sl. No.: 107) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Puri Ranpur block, 15 Gram panchayats (Birapratappur, Balipada, Jamarsuan, Baliput, Raigoroda, Garhmrugasira, Chalisbatia, Malatipatpur, Chandanpur, Sasandamodarpur, Samanga, Gopinathpur, Harekrushnapur, Baliguali and Talajanga) of Puri sadar block and 3 GPs (Itibhuan, Garhbhingura and Chhaitana) of Gop block.

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one Bye election in 1991. Elected member from the Puri constituency are:

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 34,721 votes.

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 13,394 votes.

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