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Salipur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Salipur? — Prasanta Behera (BJD), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 7,594 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Prasanta Behera

BJD
Margin: 7,594Comfortable win

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Prasanta Behera

BJDComfortable win

votes

87,701

Margin

7,594(4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Prasanta Behera · BJDArindam Roy · BJP
87,70180,107
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Prasanta Behera✓ WinnerBJD87,70145.75%
  2. 2Arindam RoyBJP80,10741.79%
  3. 3Aquibuzzama KhanINCDeposit lost19,93010.4%
  4. 4Badri Narayan DashCPI(M)Deposit lost1,7510.91%
  5. 5NOTA9260.48%
  6. 6Bisheswar SwainINDDeposit lost4560.24%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7Suvesh Ranjan ParidaINDDeposit lost3160.16%
  2. 8Jasobanta JenaBSPDeposit lost2170.11%
  3. 9Madhusudan SahooKrupaa PartyDeposit lost1630.09%
  4. 10Amaresh PatraSPDeposit lost1300.07%
Total votes1,91,697

Deposit lost: 7 of 9 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,49,033

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,91,767

incl. 241 postal

Turnout
77%
Polling stations
254

Turnout of men and women

Women74.9%

91,385 of 1,21,951 voted on EVMs

Men78.8%

1,00,140 of 1,27,059 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 23; 1 voted.

  • Candidates9
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA926
  • Valid votes1,90,771

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Salipur?

Prasanta Behera (BJD) won Salipur in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 87,701 votes.

What was the winning margin in Salipur?

Prasanta Behera defeated Arindam Roy (BJP) by 7,594 votes.

What was the turnout in Salipur in 2024?

77% — 1,91,767 of 2,49,033 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74.9%, men's 78.8%.

How many voters does Salipur have?

2,49,033 electors at the 2024 election — 1,27,059 men, 1,21,951 women, 23 third gender (service voters included), and 254 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Salipur?

The last general election was completed in June 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer