Gopalpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Gopalpur, Ward Nos. 25 to 27 of Brahmapur, Rangailunda block and 4 Gram panchayats (Hugulapatta, Gurunthi, Barigan and Nimakhandi) of Kukudakhandi block.
Elected Members
Ten elections were held between 1974 and 2014. Elected members from the Gopalpur constituency are:
- 2014: (132): Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy (BJD)
- 2009: (132): Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy (BJD)
- 2004: (74): Trinath Behera (Indian National Congress)
- 2000: (74): Rama Chandra Sethy (BJD)
- 1995: (74): Rama Chandra Sethy (Janata Dal)
- 1990: (74): Rama Chandra Sethy (Janata Dal)
- 1985: (74): Ghansyam Behera (Congress)
- 1980: (74): Ghansyam Behera (Congress-I)
- 1977: (74): Ghansyam Behera (Congress)
- 1974: (74): Mohan Nayak (Congress)
2019 Election Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 61628 | 45.69% | ||
| BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 58955 | 43.71% | ||
| INC | S. Dharmaraj Reddy | 10053 | 7.45% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1293 | 0.96% | ||
| ANC | Durya Dhana Behera | 763 | 0.57% | ||
| SUCI(C) | P. Siba Prasad Reddy | 667 | 0.49% | ||
| AIFB | Santosh Kumar Sahu | 593 | 0.44% | ||
| Independent | Biswa Bihari Bishoyi | 936 | 0.69% | ||
| Majority | 2673 | ||||
| Turnout | 134888 | 62.91% | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by a margin of 20,112 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 55,265 | 46.98 | 4.21 | |
| BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 35,153 | 29.88 | 14.97 | |
| INC | Bhagaban Gantayat | 21,741 | 18.48 | -2.96 | |
| AAP | Debasish Bebartta | 1,335 | 1.13 | ||
| BSP | Jitendra Kumar Panda | 623 | 0.53 | ||
| SUCI(C) | P. Sibaprasad Reddy | 585 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Ujala Behera | 538 | 0.46 | ||
| SKD | Namita Panda | 535 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | A. Raghunath Varma | 531 | 0.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,337 | 1.14 | – | |
| Majority | 20,112 | 17.09 | -4.24 | ||
| Turnout | 1,17,643 | 67.26 | 11.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 174905 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
Summary of results of the 2009 Election
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dr. Trinath Behera by a margin of 18,758 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy | 37,612 | 42.77 | – | |
| INC | Trinath Behera | 18,854 | 21.44 | – | |
| Independent | Anuja Kumar Nayak | 14,679 | 16.69 | – | |
| BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Jena | 13,112 | 14.91 | – | |
| Independent | A. Raghunath Verma | 1,094 | 1.24 | – | |
| SAMO | Ajit Kumar Dalai | 1,064 | 1.21 | – | |
| Independent | Binaya Kumar Padhi | 966 | 1.10 | – | |
| Independent | Debasish Pramanik | 565 | 0.64 | – | |
| Majority | 18,758 | 21.33[b] | – | ||
| Turnout | 88,010 | 55.55 | – | ||
| BJD gain from INC | Swing | -3.74 [c] | |||