Jagatsinghpur Parliamentary Constituency Election and Results Update

One of the 21 parliamentary constituencies of Odhisha, JagatsinghpurLok Sabha Constituency was formed prior to the 1977 elections. It consists of seven segments of Vidhan Sabha and is reserved for the ST category. According to Election Commission of India 2009 data the total electorates in the Jagatsinghpur Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 16) were 1,455,406 of which 691,294 are females and 764,112 are males. The city of Jagatsinghpur is 41 kms away from Cuttack, covering an approximate area of 9 sqkms. It has an average elevation of 15 metres and is surrounded by Cuttack, Kendrapara and Puri and lies along the Bay of Bengal just 15 kms from the largest port of the state, Paradeep. The Jagatsinghpur district covers an area of 1,759 sqkms.

As of 2011, the city has a total population of about 33,000 of which child population is about 10%. 52% of the population comprises of males and the sex ratio is 967 females per 1,000 males. The official language is Oriya and Jagatsinghpur has an average literacy rate of 75%. Male literacy rate is 81%, while the female literacy rate stands at 69%. The city is home to several premier institutions imparting education at various levels and colleges which have degree courses in fields of arts, engineering, law, medical sciences and other general sciences. Trade and transportation are the major sources of income besides manufacturing of forest goods. The Odisha State Highway SH-43 is connected to the city.

Jagatsinghpur 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.

List of winner/current and runner up MPs Jagatsinghpur Parliamentary Constituency.

The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Jagatsinghpur 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 Jagatsinghpur constituency is Shri Kulamani Samal of BJD.

Year	PC No.	PC Name	Category	winner/current MP	Gender	Party	Vote	Runner Up MP	Gender	Party	Vote
2014	16	Jagatsinghpur	(SC)	Kulamani Samal	M	BJD	624492	Bibhu Prasad Tarai	M	INC	348098
2009	16	Jagatsinghpur	(SC)	Tarai,Shri Bibhu Prasad	M	CPI	457234	Rabindra Kumar Sethy	M	INC	380499
2004	7	Jagatsinghpur	GEN	Brahmananda Panda	M	BJD	466383	Ranjib Biswal	M	INC	409121
1999	7	Jagatsinghpur	GEN	Trilochan Kanungo	M	BJD	439888	Ranjib Biswal	M	INC	290606
1998	7	Jagatsinghpur	GEN	Ranjib Biswal	M	INC	337492	Trilochan Kanungo	M	BJD	317563
1996	7	Jagatsinghpur	GEN	Ranjib Biswal	M	INC	365157	Nityananda Samntaray	M	JD	317879
1991	7	Jagatsinghpur	GEN	Loknath Choudhury	M	CPI	321635	Nityananda Samantaray	M	INC	304610
1989	7	Jagatsinghpur	GEN	Lokanath Choudhary	M	CPI	408057	Basudev Mohapatra	M	INC	259921
1984	7	Jagatsinghpur	GEN	Lakshman Mallick	M	INC	263352	Rabi Roy	M	JNP	262394
1980	7	Jagatsinghpur	GEN	Lakshman Mallick	M	INC(I)	228795	Rabi Ray	M	JNP(S)	168903
1977	7	Jagatsinghpur	GEN	Pradyumna Kishore Bal	M	BLD	228620	Basudev Mohapatra	M	INC	118669

List of Assembly Constituencies in Jagatsinghpur Parliamentary Constituency

The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Jagatsinghpur parliamentary constituency.

Names of Assembly Constituencies
Niali (SC)	Paradeep	Tirtol (SC)
Balikuda-Erasama	Jagatsinghpur	Kakatpur (SC)
Nimapara