Simulia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.

Area of this constituency includes Simulia block and Khaira block.

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates
202449.54%
201951.35%
201442.24%
200947.87%
200450.28%
200049.95%
199549.41%
199064.08%
198546.94%
198028.32%
197739.03%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held thru 2024.

List of members elected from Simulia constituency are:

YearMemberParty
2024Padma Lochan PandaBharatiya Janata Party
2019Jyoti Prakash PanigrahiBiju Janata Dal
2014
2009Parsuram Panigrahi
2004Padma Lochan PandaIndian National Congress
2000Parsuram PanigrahiBiju Janata Dal
1995Padma Lochan PandaIndian National Congress
1990Parsuram PanigrahiJanata Dal
1985Padma Lochan PandaIndian National Congress
1980Parsuram PanigrahiJanata Party
1977Gopinath Das
1974Sailen MohapatraIndian National Congress
1971Chintamani JenaCommunist Party of India
1967Uchhab Charan JenaPraja Socialist Party
1961Bhagiratha DasIndian National Congress

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Lochan Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subhashini Sahu by a margin of 13,183 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPPadma Lochan Panda90,67649.54
BJDSubhashini Sahu77,49342.34
INCHimanshu Sekhar Behera13,0677.14
NOTANone of the above6930.38
Majority13,1837.2
Turnout1,83,02871.15
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 14,959 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJDJyoti Prakash Panigrahi90,08351.35
BJPPadma Lochan Panda75,12442.82
INCAnanta Prasad Sethi8,3534.76
NOTANone of the above8020.46
Majority14,9598.53
Turnout1,75,43072.55
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 7,937 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJDJyoti Prakash Panigrahi65,85442.245.63
INCPadma Lochan Panda57,91737.152.48
BJPShashi Kumar Sahoo28,01117.97
NOTANone of the above7690.49
Majority7,9375.09
Turnout1,55,90673.84
Registered electors2,11,136
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parsuram Panigrahi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Padma Lochan Panda by a margin of 10,927 votes.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Simulia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJDParsuram Panigrahi63,47947.87
INCPadma Lochan Panda52,55239.63
IndependentMahendra Prasad Jena8,0476.07
BJPTanuja Panda5,0233.79
Majority10,9278.24
Turnout1,32,61867.56
BJD gain from INC

Notes

21°16′N 86°44′E/21.27°N 86.73°E/ 21.27; 86.73