Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat
Now only a few days are left for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The upcoming general elections can be announced at any time, hence all the political parties are busy in preparations. The capital Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat has been a seat of prestige. Aparajita Sarangi was elected from Bhubaneswar in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. After the delimitation of 2008, there are seven assembly constituencies under Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat – Jaydev, Bhubaneswar Central, Bhubaneswar North, Ekmara Bhubaneswar, Jatni, Begunia and Khurda. BJD won all these seats in the 2014 assembly elections. In 2019, BJD will face challenge from both BJP and Congress on Bhubaneswar seat. But, the real contest seems to be between BJD and BJP. Congress also has the ability to show miracles. The contest is expected to be close.
Why is Bhubaneswar famous?
Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 parliamentary constituencies of Odisha. This city is the capital of Odisha. In this area, there is the world famous Sun Temple in Konark. The famous Kalinga war took place in this area in the third century BC. Bhubaneswar is also called Kashi of the East. It is also a famous Buddhist and Jain place. The astonishing temples and caves here tempt the tourists. Beautiful sculptures and utensils made of stone are found here. The sarees of this region are also quite popular. Especially the saree with zaridar work.
How many voters are there?
Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat consists of 7 assembly constituencies. Of them, 7,90,394 are male voters. The number of women voters is 9,08,758. Third gender voters are 526. The total number of voters in 2019 was 10,05,215. Out of which total male voters were 5,34,680 and female voters were 4,68,962. The total voting percentage in 2019 was 59.14%.
What were the results of the 2019 elections?
Talking about the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s Aparajita Sarangi had won this seat. He got 486,991 votes. On the other hand, Arup Mohan Patnaik, who contested the election on Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ticket, got 463,152 votes. CPM’s Janardhan Pati was at third position with 23,026 votes.
What were the results of the 2014 elections?
BJD’s Prasanna Kumar Patsani was the MP from Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat continuously from 1998 to 2019. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Prasanna Kumar Patsani secured 49.25 percent votes. He got 4 lakh 39 thousand 252 votes. BJP stood second, whose candidate Prithviraj Harichandan got 2 lakh 49 thousand 775 votes. In this way, in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Prasanna Kumar Patsani won by a huge margin of 1 lakh 89 thousand 477 votes. Congress’s Bijay Mohanty stood third, getting 1 lakh 45 thousand 783 votes.
What is caste equation?
The population of Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency is 18 lakh 86 thousand 793. Half the population lives in cities, while more than 49 percent of the population is rural. The Scheduled Caste population is 13.04 percent while the tribal population here is 5.08 percent.
When were the elections held in the year 2019?
The Election Commission had announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections on March 10, 2019. The Election Commission had announced that the 2019 elections would be conducted in 7 phases. These elections ran from 11 April to 19 May. The counting of votes took place on 23 May.
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