2. Bijepur is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Odisha. This constituency is located in the East region of India and in the West region within Odisha. This seat includes the following districts of Odisha: Bargarh. Bijepur Assembly seat can be classified as: Rural and the reservation status of this seat is: General. 2. Bijepur was scheduled to vote on Monday, May 20, 2024, alongwith voting in Phase 5 of the 2024 Lok Sabha general election.
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Bijepur Assembly constituency (Image: News18)
Location
The geographic coordinates of Bijepur Assembly constituency are: 21°04'19.9"N 83°24'21.6"E. Bijepur shares its borders with seven other Assembly constituencies. Other Odisha Assembly constituencies adjacent to Bijepur are: Padampur, Bargarh, Attabira, Bhatli, Patnagarh, Loisingha, Sonepur. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: .
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Location of Bijepur Assembly constituency on the Assembly constituency map of Odisha displaying the 147 different Assembly constituencies (Image: News18)
There were a total of 2,39,696 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election, of which 1,21,404 were male, 1,18,279 female and 13 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,32,190 registered voters, of which 1,21,404 were male, 1,12,086 female and 15 of the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,07,055 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,08,947 were male, 98,108 female and 0 of the third gender. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 1,97,953 which included 1,03,008 male, and 94,945 female.
The number of service voters in Assembly constituency was 185 in 2019, 52 in 2014 and 38 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 974, in 2019 it was 933, 901 in 2014 and 922 in 2009.
Poll dates
Bijepur Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections on Monday, May 20, 2024. The counting of votes is on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Thursday, April 18, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 23, 2019.
In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, April 10, 2014 and the results were declared on Friday, May 16, 2014.
In 2009, Bijepur voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, April 16, 2009 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 16, 2009.
Extent
According the latest delimitation documents for 2. Bijepur Assembly seat, the extent of this constituency covers the following areas of Odisha: 1. Gaisilet Block, 2. Bijeypur Block, 3. Patkulunda, Remta, Bandhpali, Khemesara, Kainsir, Satalma, Barguda, Mahada, Tileimal, Agalpur, Bhatigaon, Raxa, Gopeipali, Tinkani, Tulundi, and Kumbhari GPs of Barpali Block, 4. Barpali (NAC)..
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 77.2%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 79.78%, while it was 80.24% in 2014 and 70.23% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -2.58% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Odisha Assembly elections, Naveen Patnaik of BJD won in this constituency beating Sanat Kumar Gartia of BJP by a margin of 57,122 votes which was 30.87% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Subal Sahu of INC was the winner in this seat beating Prasanna Acharya of BJD by a margin of 458 votes which was 0.28% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Subal Sahu of INC won this seat defeating Prabhat Aditya Mishra of BJD by a margin of 8,971 votes which was 6.45% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Odisha Assembly elections, Naveen Patnaik of BJD had a vote share of 59.78% in this seat. In 2014, Subal Sahu of INC secured a vote share of 32.15% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Subal Sahu of INC got a vote share of 40.91% in Bijepur.