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Jashipur
Jashipur is a town in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Orissa, India. It is an excellent place to stay and tour the Mayurbhanj region, a region with one of the most important wildlife parks of India(Similipal), lush valleys, forest lands and scores of ancient temples.
Jashipur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Jashipur (Sl. No.: 26) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
Area of this constituency include Jashipur block, Raruan block, Sukruli block and 9 GPs (Badhatnabeda, Chuapani, Dhangdimuta, Hatbadra, Jarada, Jhipabandh, Talapati, Tolakpokhari and Uparbeda) of Kusumi block.
In 2009 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Kamala Kanta Nayak, defeated Independent candidate Sambhunath Naik by a margin of 13,190 votes.