Jaganathprasad Assembly constituency

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Jaganathprasad
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictGanjam
Lok Sabha constituencyAska
Established1951
Abolished2008
ReservationSC

Jaganathprasad was an Assembly constituency from Ganjam district of Odisha.[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 1957.[2] It was revived in 1961[3] and again abolished in 2008. After 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency.[4] This constituency was reserved for Schedule Castes.

Elected members

Between 1951 & 2008, 12 elections were held.[5]

List of members elected from Jaganathprasad constituency are:

Year Member Party
1951 Biju Patnaik Indian National Congress
1956-1961: Constituency did not exist
1961 Udia Nayak Indian National Congress
1967 Udayanath Naik Indian National Congress
1971 Shribatcha Naik Indian National Congress
1974 Shribatcha Naik Utkal Congress
1977 Udaynath Naik Janata Party
1980 Shribatcha Naik Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Dambarudhar Sethy Indian National Congress
1990 Madhaba Nanda Behera Janata Dal
1995 Janata Dal
2000 Simanchala Behera Indian National Congress
2004 Madhaba Nanda Behera Biju Janata Dal

References

  1. ↑ Election Commission of India (1951). 1951 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Statewise) Order of India.
  2. ↑ Election Commission of India (1957). 1956 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India.
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India (1961-12-07). 1961 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India.
  4. ↑ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". p. 321.
  5. ↑ "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2025-09-12.