Sonepur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Subarnapur district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Sonepur, Tarbha, Sonepur block, Tarbha block, Dunguripali block and two GPs (Julunda and Mahada) of Binika block.Assembly Constituencies and their ExtentSeats of Odisha
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
Elected members from the Sonepur constituency are: YearMemberParty2024Niranjan Pujari2019201420092004Binod Patra2000Kunduru Kushal199519901985Achyuta Biswal1980Dhaneswar Kumbhar1977Debaraj Seth1974Daulat Bagh1971Nilambar Raiguru19671961Daulata Ganda1957Anantaram NandaDaulata Ganda1951Anantaram Nanda
Election results
2024 Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pramod Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 15,239 votes.
2019 In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Kumar Pujari by a margin of 25,726 votes.
2014 In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pramod Kumar Mahapatra by a margin of 51,485 votes.
2009 In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pujari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nabakrushna Danta by a margin of 28,307 votes.
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