Sambhalpur Lok Sabha Constituency in Punjab Live Results 2019: Leading Candidates From The Seat, 2014 Winning MP And More
Sambhalpur is one of the key Lok Sabha constituencies of Odisha. The voting for the parliamentary polls 2019 on this seat will take place in the second phase on April 18.
The results of the Sambhalpur Lok Sabha Constituency will be declared today. The counting of votes began on the Parliamentary seat in Odisha at 8 am on Thursday, May 23. Voting for the Sambhalpur seat took place in the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Sambhalpur is one of the key Lok Sabha constituencies of Odisha. Before delimitation, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Padmapur, Melchhamunda, Bijepur, Bhatli, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Rairakhol. Following delimitation, it comprises of assembly seats -Kuchinda, Rengali, Sambalpur, Rairakhol, Deogarh, Chhendipada, and Athmallik. The seat is not reserved for any category and its constituency number is 3. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) fielded Nalini Kanta Pradhan, while the Congress gave the ticket to Sarat Pattanayak from Sambhalpur. Whereas, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded sitting MLA Nitesh Ganga Deb from here. The last date of filing nominations for the seat was April 4. The scrutiny of nominations papers took place on April 5. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature was April 8. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase II: List of States And Constituencies Voting On April 18.
Details of Phase-III elections:
| Issue of Notification | March 28 |
| Last date for filing nomination | April 4 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | April 5 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | April 8 |
| Date Of Poll | April 23 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
Watch: Details of Phase II of Lok Sabha Polls 2019
In 2014, Nagendra Kumar Pradhan had won the seat on the BJD ticket defeating BJP's Suresh Pujari with a margin of over 30,000 votes. While, Congress' sitting MP Amarnath Pradhan came at the third spot. The BJD had won three Lok Sabha elections from this constituency from 1998 to 2004. Meanwhile, in 2004, Pradhan had won the seat on Congress ticket.
List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 23 In Phase III
| State (No. of seats voting in this phase) | Constituencies |
| Assam (4) | Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Guhati |
| Bihar (5) | Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria |
| Chhattisgarh (7) | Surguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur |
| Gujarat (26) | Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad |
| Goa (2) | Noth Goa, South Goa |
| Jammu And Kashmir (1) | Anantnag |
| Karnataka (14) | Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere, Shimoga |
| Kerala (20) | Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Maharashtra (14) | Jalgaon, raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Raigad, Pune, Baramati, Ahmednagar, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle |
| Odisha (6) | Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar |
| Uttar Pradesh (10) | Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Badaun, Aonla, Bareilly, Pilibhit |
| West Bengal (5) | Balurghat, Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli (1) | Dadra And Nagar Haveli |
| Daman And Diu (1) | Daman And Diu |
On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The elections will take place in seven phases, and the results will be declared on May 23. Along with Lok Sabha elections, the second phase voting for Odisha Assembly Elections 2019 will also take place on the same date.
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