Salipur is a

Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, also known as the Vidhan Sabha or the Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in each of the states and certain union territories of India. Members of the legislative assembly are often directly elected to serve fiv ...

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Cuttack district Cuttack district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in India. It is located in the coastal part of the state and its administrative headquarters are located in the city of Cuttack. As of 2011 Census, after Ganjam district, Ganjam, it is t ...

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. This constituency includes Salepur block and 11 Gram panchayats (Govindpur, Jaripada, Harianta, Napanga, Bhatimunda, Kanheipur, Uchapada, Kotsahi, Garudagaon, Safa and Salagaon) of Tangi-Chowdwar block.

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held here till date. It was a 2-member constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly elections held in 1952 & 1957. List of members elected from Salipur constituency are:

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election,

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...

candidate

Prasanta Behera Prasanta Behera is a Politician from Odisha in India. He is serving as M.L.A. of Salipur since 2019. Early life Prasanta Behera was born in 1977 in a Gopal (Yadav) family. His father Dharmananda Behera is a veteran Politician and former M.L.A ...

defeated

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candidate

Arindam Roy Arindam Roy (also spelled Arindam Ray) is a politician and actor who works predominantly in Cinema of Odisha, Odia cinema apart from a few Bengali films. Personal life Arindam Ray born to Gopal Chandra Ray in a Karan (caste), Karan family. He ...

by a margin of 7,594 votes.

2019

In 2019 election,

candidate

defeated

candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 32,210 votes.

2014

In 2014 election,

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candidate Prakash Chandra Behera defeated

candidate

by a margin of 2,117 votes.

2009

In 2009 election,

candidate

Chandra Sarathi Behera Chandra Sarathi Behera is an Indian politician from Odisha who was elected three times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly in 2009, representing the Salipur Assembly constituency, and in 2014 and 2019, representing the Cuttack Sadar Assembly con ...

defeated

candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 1,277 votes.

Notes

References

{{coords, 20.48, 86.11, display=title Assembly constituencies of Odisha Politics of Cuttack district Constituencies established in 1951 1951 establishments in Orissa