One of the 21 constituencies of the state of Odisha, Berhampur or BrahmapurLok Sabha was formed prior to 1971 and comprises of seven Vidhan Sabha assemblies of which one is reserved for the SC category. 1,207,552 is the total electorate count in the Berhampur Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency
According to 2011 census, it has a total population of 3,55,000 with a 52% male majority. About 11% of the population is under six years of age and the sex ratio is 917 females per 1,000 males. The official languages are Oriya and English and it has an average literacy rate of 91%, with male literacy rate of 94% and female literacy rate of 86%. Some of the country’s first public schools are located here and the city is an important centre of education in the area. Several premier higher education institutions including nine engineering colleges, fourteen Industrial Training Centres and 11 Polytechnic Colleges are located here. Berhampur is well known for its silk sarees, handloom work, brass metal works and silver jewellery. Granite processing, rice mills, handloom units are the major economic activities here. National Highways, NH-5 and NH-59 connect the city to a large road network.
Berhampur Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandra Sekhar Sahu | Biju Janata Dal | 443145 | 0 | 698 | 443843 | 44.84 | Winner |
| Bhrugu Baxipatra | Bharatiya Janata Party | 347302 | 0 | 1697 | 348999 | 35.26 | 1st Runner-up |
| V.Chandrasekhar Naidu | Indian National Congress | 142372 | 0 | 260 | 142632 | 14.41 | 2nd Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 14363 | 0 | 18 | 14381 | 1.45 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Srihari Patnaik | Odisha Pragati Dal | 8293 | 0 | 11 | 8304 | 0.84 | 4th Runner-up |
| Somanath Behera | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) | 8283 | 0 | 13 | 8296 | 0.84 | 5th Runner-up |
| Tirupathi Rao Karanam | Bahujan Samaj Party | 8252 | 0 | 38 | 8290 | 0.84 | 6th Runner-up |
| K. Shyambabu Subudhi | Independent | 8077 | 0 | 7 | 8084 | 0.82 | 7th Runner-up |
| Chakradhar Sahu | Independent | 7076 | 0 | 5 | 7081 | 0.72 | 8th Runner-up |
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Berhampur Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Berhampur parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Berhampur constituency is Shri Sidhant Mohapatra of BJD.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20 | Berhampur | GEN | Sidhant Mohapatra | M | BJD | 398107 | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | M | INC | 270387 |
| 2009 | 20 | Berhampur | GEN | Mohapatra,Shri Sidhant | M | BJD | 319839 | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | M | INC | 262552 |
| 2004 | 11 | Berhampur | GEN | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | M | INC | 355973 | Anadi Sahu | M | BJP | 304316 |
| 1999 | 11 | Berhampur | GEN | Anadicharan Sahu | M | BJP | 310704 | Jayanti Patnaik | M | INC | 256581 |
| 1998 | 11 | Berhampur | GEN | Smt. Jayanti Patnaik | F | INC | 271044 | Gopinath Gajapati Narayandeo | M | BJP | 235804 |
| 1996 | 11 | Berhampur | GEN | P V Narasimha Rao | M | INC | 340555 | V Sugnana Kumari Deo | M | JD | 172015 |
| 1991 | 11 | Berhampur | GEN | Gopinath Gajapathi Naryandeo | M | INC | 235260 | Surjya Narayan Patro | M | JD | 161436 |
| 1989 | 11 | Berhampur | GEN | Gopinath Gajpathi Narayan Deo | M | INC | 232082 | Surjya Narayan Patro | M | JD | 217336 |
| 1984 | 11 | Berhampur | GEN | R.Jagannath Rao | M | INC | 235466 | Sujiyanarayan Patra | M | JNP | 90606 |
| 1980 | 11 | Berhampur | GEN | Jagannath Rao R. | M | INC(I) | 158990 | Ramanath Das | M | JNP(S) | 44820 |
| 1977 | 11 | Berhampur | GEN | Jagannath Rao R. | M | INC | 119132 | Varahagiri Shanker Giri | M | BLD | 69043 |
List of Assembly Constituencies in Berhampur Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Berhampur parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chhatrapur (SC) | Gopalpur | Berhampur |
| Digapahandi | Chikiti | Mohana (ST) |
| Paralakhemundi | ||
Last Updated on July 12, 2019