Barabati-Cuttack Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Barabati-Cuttack
| state = Odisha
| constituency_no = 90
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = Cuttack
| loksabha_cons = Cuttack
| established = 2009
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Sofia Firdous MLA.jpg
| mla = Sofia Firdous
| party = Indian National Congress
| latest_election_year = 2024
| electors = 2,44,574{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}
Barabati-Cuttack is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha, India.
This constituency includes 25 wards of Cuttack.{{cite web |title=Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2010 |access-date=13 October 2021 }}[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation{{Cite web |title=Delimitation 2008 |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/forms/int1.pdf |website=ECI}} and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|37.86}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|37.57}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|45.8}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|53.61}}
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Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Barabati-Cuttack constituency are:
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
|---|
| 2024{{Cite web |title=Barabati-Cuttack Assembly Election Results 2024: Barabati-Cuttack Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/barabati-cuttack-constituency-result-18090 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 2019 |
| 2014{{Cite web |title=Barabati-cuttack Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/barabati-cuttack-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=resultuniversity.com}}
| rowspan="2" |Debashish Samantaray |{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 2009 |
| colspan="4" |{{Center|Before 2009 : See Cuttack City}} |
Election Results
= 2024 =
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=ECI}} In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sofia Firdous defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Purna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 8,001 votes.
{{Election box begin |
|title= 2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Barabati-Cuttack}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Indian National Congress
|candidate=Sofia Firdous
|votes=53,339
|percentage=37.86
|change={{increase}}0.29}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate=Purnachandra Mohapatra
|votes=45,338
|percentage=32.18
|change={{increase}}6.88}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Biju Janata Dal
|candidate=Prakash Behera
|votes=40,035
|percentage=28.42
|change={{decrease}}6.29}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=None of the above
|candidate=None of the above
|votes=585
|percentage=0.42
|change={{decrease}}0.55}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=8,001
|percentage=5.68
|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=1,40,887
|percentage=57.61
|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2019=
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Mohammed Moquim defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray by a margin of 3,827 votes.{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |accessdate=7 October 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barabati-Cuttack{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase3/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%283rd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=20 April 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mohammed Moquim
|votes = 50,244
|percentage = 37.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Debashish Samantaray
|votes = 48,101
|percentage = 34.71
|change =
|Symbol =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Samir Dey
|votes = 33,825
|percentage = 25.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,298
|percentage = 0.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,827
|percentage = 2.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,33,718
|percentage = 56.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2014 =
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mohammed Moquim by a margin of 14,289 votes.
{{Election box begin |
| title=2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barabati-Cuttack}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Debashish Samantaray
|votes = 57,663
|percentage = 45.8
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mohammed Moquim
|votes = 43,335
|percentage = 34.44
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Pradeep Swain
|votes = 20,552
|percentage = 16.33
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,238
|percentage = 0.98
|change = -
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,289
|percentage = 11.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,25,824
|percentage = 59.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2009 =
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 24,485 votes.{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=24485 |accessdate=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=2013-05-27 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Lobbying begins for new seats in Cuttack |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article30789.ece?service=print |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422233229/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article30789.ece?service=print |archive-date=22 April 2014 |publisher=The New Indian Express}}
{{Election box begin |
|title= 2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barabati-Cuttack{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 6 October 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Debashish Samantaray
|votes = 52,097
|percentage = 53.61
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Suresh Mohapatra
|votes = 27,612
|percentage = 28.41
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Samir Dey
|votes = 15,131
|percentage = 15.57
|change = -
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,485
|percentage = 25.19{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = -
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 97,187
|percentage = 50.55
|change = -
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,92,277
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}
Notes
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References
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Category:Politics of Cuttack district