116. Begunia is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Odisha. This constituency is located in the East region of India and in the Coastal region within Odisha. This seat includes the following districts of Odisha: Khurda. Begunia Assembly seat can be classified as: Rural and the reservation status of this seat is: General. 116. Begunia was scheduled to vote on Saturday, May 25, 2024, alongwith voting in Phase 6 of the 2024 Lok Sabha general election.
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Begunia Assembly constituency (Image: News18)
Location
The geographic coordinates of Begunia Assembly constituency are: 20°10'47.3"N 85°24'40.0"E. Begunia shares its borders with six other Assembly constituencies. Other Odisha Assembly constituencies adjacent to Begunia are: Banki, Jatani, Khurda, Ranpur, Khandapada, Nayagarh. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: .
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Location of Begunia Assembly constituency on the Assembly constituency map of Odisha displaying the 147 different Assembly constituencies (Image: News18)
There were a total of 2,17,345 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election, of which 1,12,443 were male, 1,04,879 female and 23 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,15,252 registered voters, of which 1,12,443 were male, 1,02,881 female and 5 of the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 1,95,553 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,03,485 were male, 92,063 female and 5 of the third gender. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 1,88,949 which included 99,448 male, and 89,501 female.
The number of service voters in Assembly constituency was 595 in 2019, 527 in 2014 and 425 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 933, in 2019 it was 916, 890 in 2014 and 900 in 2009.
Poll dates
Begunia Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 3 of the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The counting of votes is on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 23, 2019.
In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 2 on Thursday, April 17, 2014 and the results were declared on Friday, May 16, 2014.
In 2009, Begunia voted in Phase 2 on Thursday, April 23, 2009 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 16, 2009.
Extent
According the latest delimitation documents for 116. Begunia Assembly seat, the extent of this constituency covers the following areas of Odisha: 1. Begunia Block, 2. Bologarh Block.
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Odisha constituency was 71.5%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 72.63%, while it was 73.53% in 2014 and 61.98% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -1.13% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Odisha Assembly elections, Rajendra Kumar Sahoo of BJD won in this constituency beating Pradeep Kumar Sahoo of INC by a margin of 20,048 votes which was 12.89% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Prasanta Kumar Jagadev of BJD was the winner in this seat beating Pradeep Kumar Sahoo of AOP by a margin of 43,425 votes which was 30.21% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Prashanta Nanda of NCP won this seat defeating Pradip Kumar Sahoo of INC by a margin of 10,617 votes which was 9.07% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Odisha Assembly elections, Rajendra Kumar Sahoo of BJD had a vote share of 47.06% in this seat. In 2014, Prasanta Kumar Jagadev of BJD secured a vote share of 51.46% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Prashanta Nanda of NCP got a vote share of 38.73% in Begunia.