Jatani

Jatani or Jatni or Khurda Road is a town and a major sub-urban area of Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha. It is also a municipality in Khordha district in the Indian state of Odisha. Jatni,also known as Khurda Road Junction in Indian Railways parlance, acts as an important railway junction between the main railroads running between Kolkata to Chennai, with diversions to the Hindu pilgrimage city of Puri, and also with another diversion to the vast tribal hinterland of Odisha. It has emerged as a commercial hub with a number of educational and other institutions. Jatni is famous for its celebration of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi and lots of people gather here during the festival.

Geography

Jatani is located at 20°05′N 85°25′E / 20.09°N 85.42°E / 20.09; 85.42. It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Jatani had a population of 63,697. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jatani has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 72%. In Jatani, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Its surrounding villages are Bachhara, Khudupur, Uparabasta, Sandhapur, Gobindpur, Gopinathpur, Kusumati, Kudiary.

Jatani (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jatani (Sl. No.: 115) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.

This constituency includes Jatani, Jatani block and 6 Gram panchayats (Gadahaladia, Keranga, Malipur, Tangiapada, Pubusahi and Nalipada-Arjunpur) of Khurda block and 3 GPs (Chandaka, Darutheng, Andharua, Paikerapur, Mendhasal, Tamando, Nanput, Kantabad and Patrapada) of Bhubaneswar block.

Elected Members

Ten elections were held between 1974 and 2014. Elected members from the Jatani constituency are:

2014 Election Results

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhagirathi Badajena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Kumar Routray by a margin of 5747 votes.