Barabati-Cuttack Assembly constituency

Barabati-Cuttack
Barabati-Cuttack
Constituency No. 90 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Cuttack
Lok Sabha constituency	Cuttack
Established	2009
Total electors	2,44,574
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Sofia Firdous
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024

Barabati-Cuttack is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha, India.

This constituency includes 25 wards of Cuttack.^[1]^[2]

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation^[3] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates

2024			37.86%
2019			37.57%
2014			45.8%
2009			53.61%

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Barabati-Cuttack constituency are:

Year	Member
2024^[4]	Sofia Firdous	Indian National Congress
2019^[5]	Mohammed Moquim	Indian National Congress
2014^[6]	Debashish Samantaray	Biju Janata Dal
2009^[7]	Debashish Samantaray	Biju Janata Dal
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.^[8] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sofia Firdous defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Purna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 8,001 votes. ^[4]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Barabati-Cuttack
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sofia Firdous	53,339	37.86	0.29
	BJP	Purnachandra Mohapatra	45,338	32.18	6.88
	BJD	Prakash Behera	40,035	28.42	6.29
	NOTA	None of the above	585	0.42	0.55
Majority			8,001	5.68
Turnout			1,40,887	57.61
	INC hold

2019

In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Mohammed Moquim defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray by a margin of 3,827 votes.^[5]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barabati-Cuttack^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Mohammed Moquim	50,244	37.57
	BJD	Debashish Samantaray	48,101	34.71
	BJP	Samir Dey	33,825	25.30
	NOTA	None of the above	1,298	0.97
Majority			3,827	2.86
Turnout			1,33,718	56.71
	INC gain from BJD

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mohammed Moquim by a margin of 14,289 votes.^[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barabati-Cuttack
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Debashish Samantaray	57,663	45.8	−
	INC	Mohammed Moquim	43,335	34.44	−
	BJP	Pradeep Swain	20,552	16.33	−
	NOTA	None of the above	1,238	0.98	−
Majority			14,289	11.36
Turnout			1,25,824	59.85
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Samantaray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 24,485 votes.^[7]^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Barabati-Cuttack^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Debashish Samantaray	52,097	53.61	−
	INC	Suresh Mohapatra	27,612	28.41	−
	BJP	Samir Dey	15,131	15.57	−
Majority			24,485	25.19^[c]	−
Turnout			97,187	50.55	−
Registered electors			1,92,277
	BJD win (new seat)

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ %of total valid votes

References

^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
^ ^a ^b "Barabati-Cuttack Assembly Election Results 2024: Barabati-Cuttack Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Barabati-cuttack Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 24485
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Lobbying begins for new seats in Cuttack". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[14] %of total valid votes

[delimitation2008-3] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[4] Seats of Odisha

[5] "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.

[:2-6] "Barabati-Cuttack Assembly Election Results 2024: Barabati-Cuttack Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

[election2019-7] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[:1-8] "Barabati-cuttack Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

[:0-9] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 24485

[10] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[TP_Ass_Cand-11] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[12] "Lobbying begins for new seats in Cuttack". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.

[election2009-13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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Cuttack district
Constituencies	Athagad Banki Barabati-Cuttack Baramba Choudwar-Cuttack Cuttack Sadar Niali Mahanga Salepur
Towns and villages	Adheigundi Athagad Banki Belagachhia Bherasalepur Charibatia Choudwar Cuttack Dadhapatna Jhajia Kadampara Kusupur Mahanga Nageshpur Nuapatna Salepur Sarobarpur
Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

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Former constituencies	Bahalda Baisinga Bamra Bisra Kaptipada Khunta Kuliana Nandapur Padua Panchpir
Related topics	List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Elections in Odisha